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15 September, 2025

5 Frames to Overcome My Fear of Flying (With Film)

By Gordon Ownby

15 September, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak T-max 100, /

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8 October, 2024

“A day in the life of a” – 83 and counting

By rd

A few years ago, I set about putting together a project that encompassed the everyday lives of creatives that live and work by the Cornish coast. At the time of the projects con...

7 October, 2024

Sekonic Twinmate L-208 – A very versatile little light meter

By Hamish Gill

This is a review of the Sekonic Twinmate L-208. A small reflective and incident reading light meter with a design and user interface that harks back to traditional light meters....

7 October, 2024

Zeiss Ikon SW – First Impressions of this “blind” camera

By Sasha Tsyrlin

When the Zeiss Ikon SW showed up on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago I was already well versed in “blind” M or LTM mount cameras. The “blind” term refers to a Leica body withou...

6 October, 2024

The FA Cup: Capturing the Magic Through Film

By David Priestley

The FA Cup isn’t just another football tournament – it’s a story filled with history, dreams, and unforgettable moments. As the oldest football cup in the world, it ...

A digital-infrared photo of maple leaves colorized to depict the coming of fall.

5 October, 2024

Autumn Emerging – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

In September, 35mmc contributor SKLBA posted an excellent review of the quirky, 21-year-old Sony Cybershot DSC-F828 bridge digital. Since I don’t see a way to include photos in ...

5 October, 2024

Elegy in a Country Churchyard

By Steviemac

Sometimes in life, we may be fortunate enough to stumble upon a place which delights the senses, quickens our imagination, and yet soothes the soul at the same time. One such a ...

4 October, 2024

From Negative to Positive in Colour – My Experience & Workflow

By Tony Warren

A method for inverting colour negatives in software.

4 October, 2024

Marchand Fischer Baby Camera

By Dan Cuny

Whenever my wife and I visit a foreign city, I check to see if the town or a surrounding city has a Flea Market to check out the local market of used and collectible cameras. Th...

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Giacomo Cecot on My five rules for taking street portraits
Beautiful pictures David, and great advise, it sounds easy when you read it but I am sure that feels harder…
Giacomo Cecot on From Analog Photography to Digital and Back – A Journey to Find Meaning in Non-Professional Photography
Thank you Alejandro, I have to admit I am sort of shy about my picture, not sure why I have…
Giacomo Cecot on From Analog Photography to Digital and Back – A Journey to Find Meaning in Non-Professional Photography
Thank you for the comment Bill. I always wanted to try an F1-n, never had a chance to. Funny enough…

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