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7 July, 2025

Rectaflex 1000 – A Review of a (very) Early Pentaprism VF SLR

By Jim Palmer

7 July, 2025

/ Rectaflex 1000, Rectaflex SLR, SLR Camera, /

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10 April, 2023

Nikon D40 – an Ode to my First “real” Camera

By Kary Schumpert

(The idea of an ode to my first "real" and favorite camera is inspired by Pablo Neruda’s Odes to Ordinary Things. I love that we can pay allegiance to those beautiful, ordinary ...

9 April, 2023

The Whole Roll – 12 Exposures with 30 year Expired Kodak Ektar 100

By Simon King

June 2022 I was documenting the ceremony and spectacle of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II. Earlier, while allocating my kit, I had found a roll of Ektar...

9 April, 2023

The Ricoh GRii in the Delivery Room – When Less is More Than Enough

By Taffy Ledesma

Most plans are pretty good until they aren’t. I know I had it all planned out in my head as I waited for the birth of my son - the cameras, the lenses, and even the settings. B...

8 April, 2023

Rolleiflex 3.5F and Agfa Ultra 50 – Taveling in Turkey and Pakistan

By Ibraar Hussain

The Rolleiflex 3.5F wasn't my first TLR - that honour goes to the MPP Microcord. But the Rolleiflex is a name up there with Leica and Carl Zeiss. When one thinks of a TLR, imag...

7 April, 2023

35mmc Website Issues – Update 3

By Molly Kate

Good news – we’ve turned all the lights back on! Flipping the figurative switch back on for everything also meant that posts scheduled before the website issues began have...

7 April, 2023

Pentax 67 – Successfully Use With Wide Lenses

By Steven Rasmussen

I first became interested in the Pentax 6x7 system when I saw one in a camera shop window in 1976. I thought that the camera looked like a giant 35mm SLR, and in a sense, that's...

6 April, 2023

Bolívia: 12 Days with One Camera & One Lens – By Rodrigo Castro

By Rodrigo Castro

A few months ago, thinking about the possibility of traveling, my girlfriend and I came across a discount offer on plane tickets to Bolivia. The country was on our radar, but at...

6 April, 2023

PPP Cameras – Repair & Servicing Review

By Simon King

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Beautiful! I’ve made some of my best work with next to no intentions and staying present. It’s just about dedicating…
Ibraar Hussain on Village walks and Life in The Rural Punjab – With a Konica Minolta Dynax Maxxum 7D
Thanks as always my friend ! I hope you do get the opportunity one day! I’ve another post on the…
Jeffery Luhn on Rectaflex 1000 – A Review of a (very) Early Pentaprism VF SLR
Jim, my heart goes out to you, having to exercise those cameras. What a chore!! Haha. Think of the actual…

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