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4 July, 2025

Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4 – A Brace of Elmars – Sublime to Ridiculous

By Geoff Chaplin

4 July, 2025

/ 135mm Lens, 50mm Lens, Leitz 135mm f/4 ltm Elmar, Leitz 50mm f/3.5 Elmar, normal lens, Rangefinder Lens, /

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20 August, 2021

Zeiss Distagon 50mm CF f/4 FLE – The Most “Manual” Lens I Know – By Marco Fantin

By Marco Fantin

The Hasselblad Zeiss Distagon 50mm CF f/4 FLE is a wide-angle lens for the Hasselblad V system (Hasselblad 500 C/M, SWC, etc.). In my opinion, this lens embraces the essence of ...

19 August, 2021

Olympus OM10 – It’s Not You, It’s Me – By Jay Ridsdale

By Jay

Purchased for around £50 complete with a Miranda 28-70mm zoom lens, I never loved the Olympus OM10 and by the time we parted company I doubt it was all that fond of me. The came...

18 August, 2021

Joys and Challenges of Publishing Zines – By Floyd K. Takeuchi

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

I thought I knew a thing or two about publishing a zine. In a previous life, I ran a Honolulu, Hawaii-based media company that published six monthly consumer magazines. We cove...

17 August, 2021

Cannonmate AE 808 – Shooting a very fake “Canon” – By Karl Gustavsson

By Karl Gustavsson

Some film cameras are cheap. There is no doubt about it. Sure, you can but a Leica or a Hasselblad for a small fortune but it is fully possible to buy a great camera that suits ...

16 August, 2021

Picking your Color Negative Film Stock – An Alternative Approach – By Matt Wright

By Matthew Wright

The film community is a high point of the internet. Coming back to film after a 20+ year hiatus was facilitated by all of the excellent work that has been done over the last few...

15 August, 2021

Ilford HP5 and a First Experiment at 3200 – by Jonathan Slater

By Jonathan Slater

Minolta's SRT series is regarded as something of a classic for good reason - they're beautifully tactile in the hands, make sounds that you can find videos dedicated to on YouTu...

14 August, 2021

5 frames with a Holga (my First Film Camera) and some Expired Film – By Frankie Bina

By Frankie Bina

I know, Holga and expired film, that sounds like a total cliché of Lomography and hipsters. But for me it was the first taste of the world of a film photography. And it all star...

13 August, 2021

My First Attempt at Colour Developing – a Learning Journey Update from Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

One of the first articles I ever wrote for 35mmc was about my first 3 rolls of black and white film, developed at home. Almost a whole year later, I decided to try c-41 developm...

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Ibraar Hussain on Agfa Scala 200X – Bittersweet Memories made with my last and only roll
Thank you my friend Yes a yellow at least is essential for all films An orange with this would be…
Ibraar Hussain on Agfa Scala 200X – Bittersweet Memories made with my last and only roll
Thanks man! I’ll check it out
Ibraar Hussain on Agfa Scala 200X – Bittersweet Memories made with my last and only roll
Thanks Geoff I think I’m going to try some Adox equivalent at some point Home processing anything more that regular…

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