35mmc - Photography Blog - Reviews, Theory, Reflections, Tutorials, Knowhow and Photography Experiences.

Today's Posts

25 May, 2025

Photographing the Acropolis with an Antique Roll of Film

By David Pauley

25 May, 2025

/ Expired Film, Orwo Film, Orwo NP22, /

Latest Posts

11 June, 2024

What does it take to be a Photographer?

By Tony Warren

In photography’s infancy, the mark of a photographer was black fingers from contact with the chemicals used (and probably a pale complexion). In the later 20th century, a...

10 June, 2024

5 frames with a Nikon FM2 & Kentmere 400 pushed to 3200

By Máté Krausz

I am definitively a newcomer when it comes to film photography. Apart from a few rolls taken with point-and-shoot cameras as a child, I was shooting only digital until I picked ...

10 June, 2024

Pearl River 4 – A Chinese TLR camera

By Bill Watts

This is a review of the Pearl River 4. But first a little Chinese camera history. The first TLR to be manufactured in China was the Shanghai TLR by the Shanghai Camera company. ...

9 June, 2024

Pentax K-3 Mark 3 Monochrome Vs… – In Search of a Monochrome Option

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

For those of us who learned photography shooting Kodak’s Tri-X or Plus-X – bless that emulsion’s sainted memory – hope springs eternal that thereȁ...

8 June, 2024

5 frames with the Olympus XA that were ruined by the addition of my finger

By Joseph Irvin

There seems to be a lot of love for the Olympus XA (and its sequels) on this site. I’m not here to add to that. Sure, it’s a fine camera with a lens that is ve...

7 June, 2024

5 Unintended frames with Agfa APX100 (and an OM4-Ti)

By Roger

The sun was shining and my wife and I went out for a walk we had long intended to do, round the perimeter of a local Common. Nothing dramatic, but it was a walk we had not done ...

7 June, 2024

Leica M8 – A “Better” Alternative to Shooting Film Rangefinders?

By Taffy Ledesma

Today there are some who want to get into film and there are those who want to get back into film. I fall in the category of the latter, having started out with film beginning w...

6 June, 2024

Rolleicord Vb, a roll of Portra 400 and the Reggia di Venaria

By Massimiliano Grivetti

After the first test of my Rolleicord Vb with Ilford HP5, I wanted to try a color film, and my choice fell on Kodak Portra 400, a film considered a milestone by many. The cloudy...

Support 35mmc

There are two ways to contribute to 35mmc and experience it without the adverts:

Paid Subscription – £2.99 per month and you’ll never see an advert again! (Free 3-day trial).
If you think £2.99 a month is too little, then please subscribe and I can manually edit the subscription value for you – thank you very much in advance if this is what you would like to do!

Subscribe here.

Content contributor – become a part of the world’s biggest film and alternative photography community blog. All our Contributors have an ad-free experience for life.

Make a donation – If you would simply like to support Hamish Gill and 35mmc financially, you can also do so via ko-fi

Donate to 35mmc here.

Photography & Projects

Looking for some inspiration, or just want to flick through the project work and photos?

Reviews & Experiences

If you're looking for photography equipment and peripheral reviews, this is the place to start!

Theory & Reflections

If you're looking for photography equipment and peripheral reviews, this is the place to start!

Tutorials & Knowhow

If you want to learn or discover a new technique, build on your skills, or be inspired to have a go at a bit of DIY or camera modification, then you’re in the right place.

Contribute to 35mmc