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Minolta X-700 with the box for a roll of Rollei Retro 400S

23 July, 2025

Rollei Retro 400S in Paris, with a Minolta X700

By James Billings

23 July, 2025

/ Minolta X-700, Rollei Retro 400, travel photography, /

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29 December, 2014

Voigtlander R2A & R3A Review

By Hamish Gill

I’ve mentioned numerous times on this blog that I’ve previously owned and extensively shot with a Voigtlander R2A, a camera that I had previously kept when I sold my...

19 December, 2014

The Traveling Yashica: Austin Beeman – Ohio, USA

By Austin Beeman

I received the Yashica T5 just in time to take it to the Film Photography Podcast’s 2014 Walking Workshop in Findlay, Ohio. This was only an hour or so south of my hometown of T...

14 December, 2014

Modification of Pentax Espio Mini to retain flash settings

By Hamish Gill

As part of the process of playing with, testing and reviewing the Pentax Espio Mini – in much the same way as I did with the Oly mju-ii – I have become intrigued by ...

6 December, 2014

Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton Review

By Hamish Gill

I find the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton a fascinating piece of kit, and that’s not just since I have bought it! I’ve been intrigued by it since the day it was relea...

30 November, 2014

The Traveling Yashica: Daniel VanDurmen – Tulsa, OK. USA

By Daniel VanDurmen

I’d been waiting patiently, almost forgetting about it entirely, but the Traveling Yashica finally arrived to me, safe and sound, last week. David Lee, in Korea, who I’ve recent...

30 November, 2014

The Traveling Yashica: Jonas Lundström in Gothenburg, Sweden

By Jonas Lundström

Finally, I present my roll from the Traveling Yashica! In retrospect I should have shot another roll because I didn’t feel like the two days I spent with actually shooting...

22 November, 2014

WIN my Ricoh GR1s

By Hamish Gill

To celebrate the launch of the redesigned 35mmc website I have decided to give away one of the cameras that started it all – my trusty Ricoh GR1s. It might not be in perfe...

18 November, 2014

Minolta Riva Panorama Review – A simple joy!

By Hamish Gill

If I pick up a camera with a panorama switch on it – a switch that blacks out the top and bottom of the viewfinder and flaps in some plastic panels to partially block the ...

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