1 December, 2023
410 East 65th Street
Whatever the reason, my telephone fell off the wall regularly, and I used tape and gum to effect repairs. When the handset gave up, I used my stereo headphones for the receiver....
29 November, 2023
500mm Mirror Lens with Film – by Simon King
I sometimes feel a fear of falling off. It once occurred to me that looking up at the moon was like looking over the edge of a chasm except that while there may be an edge of so...
24 November, 2023
Huaxia 822 – Jumping into the Analog Deep End – My First Foray into Film
To kind of half-quote my favourite TV show: You best put seatbelts on your eyes Roy, because I’m about to write a long article. ( If you know which show I’m quoting,...
14 November, 2023
Confessions of a Failed Camera Flipper
For the longest time, I owned only one camera. When I bought a new camera, I just donated or gave my old camera away, and I usually hung on to a camera for years. In fact, I was...
9 November, 2023
Camera Manuals, Coffee, and a Big Duh Moment
I have a confession. I rarely read the camera manual. Yeah, I know. Pretty dumb. That’s why I confessed. Recently, though, I have reformed. I dug out all my camera manuals...
22 October, 2023
Digitisation – a tale of a film scanning options rabbit hole
This is my first article for 35mmc, so hi to everyone in this community. Recently I got myself a shiny new Leica M-A film camera (more on this in another article). And then I fo...
14 October, 2023
Your 2024 Film Challenge
I have a challenge for you as we approach the new year and it’s super simple: Use just one film. No… not one roll of film, one film. I’ll explain the rules ...
8 October, 2023
My First Major Development Fail
I was really excited to go for a studio day! I’d never used anything other than natural light for photos so far, and I was going to get to learn the effects of different ...
