Just a little update to the compact camera lens conversion project. If you haven’t read the first part of the project, you can read it here. As it turns out, the Ricoh ff9...
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16 January, 2016
Voigtlander 28/35 mini-finder micro-review
I've had a couple of messages lately asking me about the Voigtlander 28/35 mini finder, specifically whether or not I think it's worth the fairly large amount of cash they go fo...
15 January, 2016
First roll with the Hasselblad Xpan II & 45mm
First impressions of the camera are fairly positive, it's seems largely speaking fairly logical to use and is comfortable in the hand, if a little big and heavy. I'll get to all...
Quite recently, Hamish published an article about Barnack Leica’s giving 7 reasons to own one. Well, he mentioned all the advantages of these cameras, but he didn’t ...
2 January, 2016
7 Reasons you should own a Thread Mount Leica
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
1 January, 2016
The Gear Acquisition Syndrome Horseshoe
Just a bit of fun. I’ve been thinking about Gear Acquisition Syndrome and what it means to me. I thought about writing a post about it but decided instead it could be bett...
23 December, 2015
One camera, four conversations – Pieter Geloen
The man with his cigarette I met when I asked him if there was some nice scenery to take a picture of (I was in a town I never was before) He told me there wasn’t really ...
22 December, 2015
A 35mm compact camera lens conversion – Part 1 – Choosing the lens
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 ...
