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10 October, 2025

Minox 35 EL review – The Original Minox 35

By Bob Janes

10 October, 2025

/ Minox 35 EL, Minox Point & Shoot, Minox Scale Focus Camera, Point & Shoot camera, Scale Focus Camera, /

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Forty-one years ago, I borrowed this very Minox 35 EL from my father for a trip to Zaragossa. When I came back and had the film developed, I was quite blown away by the quality of shots produced by what seemed almost like a toy camera. At Photokin...

10 October, 2025

One By Four – A One Shot Story told by four photographers

By Scott Ferguson

10 October, 2025

/ Street & Urban Photography, /

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First, I’d like to thank my fellow 35mmc contributors David Pauley, David Hume and Dean Lawrence for having the temerity to quadruple down on the idea of a dialogue-driven post on 35mmc, in this case a One Shot Story, in which four photographers w...

10 October, 2025

Leica iiig – a Filmfurbish Edition / Rose Tinted Review

By Hamish Gill

10 October, 2025

/ Leica IIIg, leica rangefinder, rangefinder camera, /

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The Leica iiig is a camera that I have previously been uncertain I would like – I saw it as almost a worst of two worlds option from its era. It’s a camera from a period when the Leica M3 was for sale, and when compared – on paper at l...

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By Hamish Gill

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By Hamish Gill

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Bob Janes on Minox 35 EL review – The Original Minox 35
The Balda sounds good - I really doubt the value of differential focus on lenses that wide and of that…
Scott Ferguson on Leica iiig – a Filmfurbish Edition / Rose Tinted Review
Hey Hamish, Great post and very interesting perspective. I spent some time looking into Barnacks over the winter and actually…
Scott Ferguson on One By Four – A One Shot Story told by four photographers
All good, Ibraar, and thank you! Interesting -- my frame of reference was a 'celebrity' red carpet photo event, but…

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