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8 July, 2025

VE Day – Victory in Europe Day with a Balda CA 35 and Polaroid High Definition 200

By Ibraar Hussain

8 July, 2025

/ Balda CA 35, Event Photography, Polaroid High Definition 200, /

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27 April, 2021

Konica C35 EF aka ‘Pikkari’ Mini-Review – Compact Fun Shooting – By Meifei Tang

By tangmeifei

I picked up a Konica C35 EF in early in 2018 from eBay Japan. It cost me US$17 and it arrived with some issues such as a missing glass panel and the film rewind knob. I took it ...

26 April, 2021

Photography through the Pandemic – 35mmc’s First Book! – By Holly Gilman

By Hamish Gill

It’s official, we have created our first book! This book is a look at the myriad ways that the Pandemic has affected photographers from all around the world and from all differ...

26 April, 2021

DIY Repairs to Not-So-Precious Lenses – Chinon 55mm f/1.4 M42

By Hamish Gill

I recently undertook the repair of a Chinon 55mm f/1.4 M42 lens - the iris was jammed open meaning the I wasn’t able to set the aperture in manual mode and it didn’t function at...

25 April, 2021

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2021 – “Uncertainty But Also Joy” – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

Today – April 25 – is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD for short), when anyone, anywhere in the world, who makes a pinhole photograph can upload it to the WPPD online gal...

24 April, 2021

5 Frames with a Yashica Mat 124 at The Painted Hills – By Elisha Zepeda

By Elisha

Eastern Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds are home to The Painted Hills, a sprawling Mars-esque landscape that offers a stark contrast to the Pacific Northwest's dense greenery.

23 April, 2021

The Whole Roll and Nothing but the Roll – Kodak E100 in Iceland – A Journey into Colour – by Laura Cogan

By Laura Cogan

I have this intention of writing a quick and dirty post about my first (technically not but for the purposes of this let's pretend) journey into colour film. We all know I can ...

22 April, 2021

Repairing & Shooting a Nikon EM & 50mm f/1.8 – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

Once again my friend Enrique has lent me a camera whose previous job was to serve as a decorative object and collect dust. When I saw the Nikon EM the first thing I did was chec...

22 April, 2021

Designing a 3D Printed Scanning System for Cut Strip Negatives – By Stuart Jenkins

By Stuart Jenkins

I've designed and 3D printed some film holders that work well with cut strips, and the models are free to download on Thingiverse. It can be a faff to digitise your negatives w...

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