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6 April, 2026

Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – Review Overview & Introduction

By Hamish Gill

6 April, 2026

/ Hamish’s Monster LA-FZ1 experiences, Lens adapter, Lens Adapting & Modification, Monster Adapter LA-FZ1, /

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This is an introduction post to what I intend to be an ongoing series detailing the Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – an adapter that allows screw drive Nikon AF lenses to be used on Nikon Z-Mount cameras. This post series will collectively form some...

6 April, 2026

Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 (v1.2 firmware) & Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF

By Hamish Gill

6 April, 2026

/ 180mm lens, Hamish’s Monster LA-FZ1 experiences, Lens Adapting & Modification, Monster Adapter LA-FZ1, Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF, SLR lens, Telephoto Lens, /

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This is my first follow up article to my Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 overview/review article here, as well as my wider Monster LA-FZ1 experiences. As I said in that article, I currently have a 8 Nikon AF and AF-D lenses, some of which work better than ...

6 April, 2026

Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction

By Scott Ferguson

6 April, 2026

/ Leica 50mm 1.5 Summarit, Leica 50mm Summicron DR, Leica 50mm Summilux, Leica 50mm summitar, Lens Theory, /

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For reasons I may not be able to fully explain (even to myself), but many 35mmc regular readers and contributors will understand, I own four different Leica 50mm lenses. Leica cameras have remained the dominant high end range finder camera throug...

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11 September, 2022

5 frames with Rolleicord Vb in Iran – By Kamil Leszczuk

By Kamil Leszczuk

From fellow backpackers I’ve ever only heard great things about Iran and Iranians. Initially I was going to travel there in early 2020, however the pandemic shattered those plan...

10 September, 2022

5 frames with the Pentax Spotmatic and developed as Stand development – By Nick Ambrose

By Nick Ambrose

One of my more recent projects in the darkroom has been to explore further options on how to process my black and white film. I would in the past just follow the normal method o...

9 September, 2022

5 Frames with an FT-2 Soviet Swing Lens Camera – By Daniel Smith

By Daniel Smith

I find the experience of taking a panoramic photo really satisfying; they are just so immersive. Until recently, this has mostly been accomplished with a digital camera. The onl...

8 September, 2022

5 Frames with the Zorki 2C (S) & Retropan 320 Soft – By David Hoult

By David Hoult

I have been using film cameras since the late 70’s but became serious when I started my wedding photography company in the late 80’s into the 90’s using 35mm and medium format c...

7 September, 2022

New Low-ISO Black and White Film from Argenti – Docemasuno

By Molly Kate

Argenti Film has released a new black and white film called Docemasuno with a box speed of ISO 13. The name of the film was inspired by what Argenti says is a Spanish form of su...

7 September, 2022

Up and Down the Old Lincoln Highway in Reno – By Sonny Rosenberg

By sonny rosenberg

Highway 50 runs pretty much across the middle of Nevada, where it's billed as "the loneliest highway in America" and there are parts of it which certainly fit that description. ...

6 September, 2022

5 Frames with Rollei 35S and Ilford XP2 – Bike Trips Around Singapore – By Tsang Tsang

By Raymond Tsang

The COVID pandemic has changed the way we work and play. I picked up shooting film again last year after a 20+ years of hiatus. I stumbled across the 35mmc website and was inspi...

5 September, 2022

Reto Project’s New Film and Camera Offerings

By Molly Kate

You may already know the Reto project from their Reto 3D camera or their newer Ultra Wide and Slim and Kodak Ektar H35 cameras. But did you know they now sell colour film as wel...

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