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11 November, 2025

A Portrait on Velvia 50

By David Hume

11 November, 2025

/ Fuji Velvia 50, Fujifilm film, Portrait Photography, /

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29 August, 2021

Juggling Parenting and Film Photography – by Richard McKenzie

By Richard McKenzie

It’s a cliché but it’s true: everything changes the moment you become a parent. There’s the stuff they tell you about—the crying, the nappies, the many, many sleepless nights—an...

28 August, 2021

5 Frames with a Rolleiflex 2.8F – A Lifetime Partner – By Floyd Takeuchi

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

Like many a photographer, I’ve accumulated a couple of drawers worth of cameras and lenses. In my case, reflecting the fact that I’ve owned a camera since 1963, when I was given...

27 August, 2021

Aperture Zero 01. The Pipes Man

By Merik

With one hand cradling a cigarette inwards, sheltering it from the clear sky, he extended his other arm perpendicular to the horizon. Well steadied, he stared ahead beyond the m...

27 August, 2021

Panasonic GF1 & 7Artisans 18mm – My Analog Point & Shoot Experience Digital Camera – By Frankie Bina

By Frankie Bina

I love the simplest point & shoot film cameras. Take a Holga or some cheap disposable/reusable model and just go enjoy shooting. They are so easy to use, so hard to master, so m...

26 August, 2021

5 frames with a Sigma DP1 – Classic Cars and Overcast Skies – By Wes Hall

By Wes Hall

Bold and brave or exotic tech and ill timed debut on the photography stage? Enter the Sigma DP1, the original Foveon X3 sensor compact camera. Promoted for having an APS-C sized...

25 August, 2021

5 frames with a Canon Sure Shot Supreme on Expired Fujichrome Sensia 100 – By Nige Fishwick

By FishyFishArcade

Over the past couple of years or so I've acquired a smallish stock of expired slide film. Some of it is slightly less expired, dating back to the early 2010s, but I also have a ...

24 August, 2021

Pergear 60mm f/2.8 Prototype (Fuji X mount) – Review by Iurii Zvonar

By yukosteel

Today I’m sharing my impressions on Pergear 60mm F2.8 lens in Fuji X mount. The sample was provided by Pergear in April, and it is an early prototype. I also had time to shoot w...

23 August, 2021

Façades of Kolkata, and the Value of “Boring” Projects – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

I’ve been part of the 35mmc team for the past year or so; some of you may have come across my articles, but behind the scenes, I also try and look for contributors who can...

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