25 March, 2026
The Next Ascent
The season of ennui arrives quietly, coasting in months after my 41st birthday. I am halfway there. The climb toward the apex of existence has been tumultuous. I can almost make...
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25 March, 2026
Nikkor AF 85mm 1.8 D – A Rediscovery
If you’ve read any of my posts on 35mmc, you’d think I was a strictly a B&W film shooter. There are times, however, when I fall off the film wagon and shoot digital for two ...
24 March, 2026
A Lucky Shot with a Kiev 60 – One Shot Story
The story behind this photo is, actually, the story of the others that I failed to take on this roll of Ferrania P30 film. Having remembered that I had a number of mid-format ro...
24 March, 2026
Harman Switch Azure
I’m a little late to the party with the release of Harman Azure – it was launched a few weeks back, but I was out of action in the run-up so I only had a chance to shoot o...
24 March, 2026
New Adventures in Lo-Fi with 110
In 2025, with the inspiration of 35mmc, I began to explore the world of 110 gear and film. 110 as a format was developed by Kodak in the early 1970s and was immensely popular du...
23 March, 2026
Farewell to a Friend – A One Shot Story
A recent spring vacation in Europe with our daughter ended in sadness with the death, back home, of our beloved dog Milo at age 14. He had been gradually failing over the past m...
23 March, 2026
Leica D-Lux 8 in India – Part One
The Leica D-Lux 8 has been reviewed to death, so this is not a review. It’s personal observations about how I came to buy this camera, how I didn’t bond with it at first, and ...
As the only photographer many of my friends know, they have sometimes offered me their families no longer wanted old camera, usually another worn brownie of various odd lineage ...
