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7 July, 2025

Rectaflex 1000 – A Review of a (very) Early Pentaprism VF SLR

By Jim Palmer

7 July, 2025

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21 May, 2021

5 Frames with a Olympus Trip 35 & Argenti Vario Scale-X – By Carlos Viejo

By Carlos Viejo

End of May 2020, after three months of confinement the first weekend of freedom was coming. My buddies and I were thirsty for a bike trip and so we started planning. We couldn't...

20 May, 2021

5 frames during the Pandemic with Fujifilm Provia 100F and a Contax NX – By Eric Jones

By Eric Charles Jones

The plan was simple, spend a year in Japan photographing the Olympics, the events, and the famous Japanese festivals, but something happened along the way... The world got sick....

20 May, 2021

Making Dreamscapes by Developing Film at 30 Degrees – By Tyrell McBride

By Tyrell McBride

Let me just start off by saying that there is no real instruction manual on how to do this, and if you do try this method, on your own head be it... Since I started my journey ...

19 May, 2021

5 Frames with a Kiev 4M & a Helios-103 lens on Fuji C200 – by Chill_Grain

By Chill_grain

Starting out on film photography in eastern Europe is interesting, here you can find an absolute abundance of cheap old soviet cameras for sale. The soviets famously copied almo...

18 May, 2021

NFTs…? – Can You Sell Analog/Vintage Camera Photos on a Blockchain? – By ‘Pixels and Grain’

By Pixels and Grain Photography Collective

Ok ok – we get it. As long-time 35mmc readers and occasional authors, we know it’s pretty rare to see the word “blockchain” on here – and for good reason. Hear us out though:...

17 May, 2021

Sony NEX-5R as an APS-C Camera for the Funleader 18mm f/8

By Hamish Gill

A month or so ago I reviewed the Funleader 18mm f/8 fixed focus Sony mount lens. With some caveats around the need to post process the images to get something I liked out of it,...

16 May, 2021

5 Frames of water taken on Fuji Reala with a Mamiya 6MF – By Keith Beven

By Keith Beven

In 1996 I purchased a Mamiya 6MF rangefinder with the 50, 75 and 150 lenses to replace an Olympus OM1/OM2 35mm system. The Olympus cameras and lenses were, of course, compact ...

15 May, 2021

5 Frames around Norwich with a Purma Special and Rera Pan 100 – By Stuart Jenkins

By Stuart Jenkins

Throughout lockdown, I've looked at my camera display cupboard every day. The fact that I can see my collection easily from my home desk is one of the perks of WFH. The Purma Sp...

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Myles on Kentmere and I – Musings on recent film choices
Thanks Paul. Kentmere is my go to in both 120 and 35mm. A perfect low cost choice for me. I've…
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