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30 June, 2025

Fujifilm X100VI – One Camera and 1½ Lenses for Travel – with a Pocket of Light

By Paul Chance

30 June, 2025

/ Compact Digital, Fuji Digital, Fujifilm X100VI, /

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5 December, 2020

5 Frames with a Minolta XG-9 & Ilford HP5 in Howley – By Andrew Lodge

By Andrew Lodge

I decided one day during the height of the first spike of Covid-19 here in Newfoundland, Canada to go to the local antique shop to try my luck at what I could find in terms of c...

4 December, 2020

Experiments in Film Soup – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

My husband has a very bad memory; he always says that he’ll remember things from his childhood only when told the stories. Memory is a funny thing, some memories are evoked thro...

4 December, 2020

Agfa Selectronic 2 Review – The Best of Both Worlds – By Rock

By Rock

The roll over from the 1970s into the 80s saw Agfa boldly launch two new 35mm camera systems. I say boldly as the implosion of West German camera manufacturing was all but compl...

3 December, 2020

The Influence of Film on Film – ‘Preserve’ – By Lucinda Lewis

By Lucinda Lewis

I've been shooting film since I discovered how to use a darkroom during college some 7 years ago. Where I learnt the processes from shooting, developing and printing my own anal...

2 December, 2020

5 Frames with a Nikon F and Kodak Tri-X – By Ian Patton

By ian patton

My first SLR was a Konica, but that was back in the dark ages - my dream was always a Nikon F. Back in the 60’s it was the camera, even the fashion guys were using them. One sun...

2 December, 2020

My First Rolls of Ektachrome – A Tropical Thunderstorm – By Aukje

By Aukje

It has been a while since I have submitted a story for 35mmc, sometimes life gets in the way of photography. This time I broke my foot, and it kept me indoors most of spring and...

1 December, 2020

Microcord & Rolleiflex – A Comparison of two TLRs – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

I have a Microcord & Rolleiflex; two fully functioning Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) cameras, with one of them being 'influenced' rather heavily by the other. I'd like to introduce you...

30 November, 2020

5 frames with Pentax MZ-3, Voigtlander 20mm in Panorama Mode with pushed Tri-X – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

I’d like to get back to topic of shooting wide aspect ratio on 35mm film with crop mode. Pentax MZ-3 and some other MZ series models have panorama mode activated by switch. This...

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JA on Ausgeknipst Reels – Developing 16mm (or 110) in the Paterson tank
meant to say. the little keeper box for holding it all together during darkbag shenanigans is inspired
JA on Ausgeknipst Reels – Developing 16mm (or 110) in the Paterson tank
yeah the 4 in one go is quite a trick. you cut the female core of a Patterson reel down.…
Paul C on Nikon F-301 (N2000) – In Defence of Nikon’s Ugly Duckling – By Brian J. Grossman
and a postscript - the Nikon SB600 speedlight manages TTL Flash exposure for all the film cameras from the FA…

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