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2 January, 2016

7 Reasons you should own a Thread Mount Leica

By Hamish Gill

7 reasons and a whole load of waffle about why I (and some reader of 35mmc) think all photographers should own, or at least try, a thread mount Leica

22 December, 2015

A 35mm compact camera lens conversion – Part 1 – Choosing the lens

By Hamish Gill

I've decided to have one of my compact camera lenses converted to Leica thread mount by MS-Optical in Japan. Rather than wait until the end of the project to document the whole ...

3 November, 2015

Creating the (my) perfect camera – Guest Post By James Fox-Davies

By jfd

A while ago I decided to customise a camera and lens, or more precisely a Leica M3 DS and a Canon 50mm f/0.95...

9 October, 2015

The 35mmc (growing) Guide to the 35mm Advanced Compact Camera

By Hamish Gill

I get quite a few emails from people asking me what camera they should buy. Quite often these questions get asked within the sphere of one or another type of camera, and probabl...

4 October, 2015

Hacking a Taab to fit a Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar

By Hamish Gill

One of the big things that concerned me about the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar before I bought it, at least in terms of its handling, was its focusing nubbin.

9 August, 2015

Fuji DL Super Mini (Tiara) Instruction Manual

By Hamish Gill

Benn Murhaaya recently posted a review of the Fuji DL Super Mini, or Tiara as it is otherwise known. Since publishing that post, a kind reader of the blog got in touch to help o...

1 August, 2015

Fixing a detached rewind lever on a Petri Color 35

By Hamish Gill

I took my Petri Color 35 out with me the other day. It’s small enough to fit in in the pocket of my jeans, so I’d just taken it out on a whim when I took the dogs fo...

13 June, 2015

Understanding lens terminology – Part 2 – Bokeh

By Hamish Gill

This post is the second part in a series of posts looking at the definitions of various lens terminology. In the first part I talked about three subjects, contrast, sharpness an...

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Gary Smith on 5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
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Chris Giles on 5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
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