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Food Van at a food festival

4 November, 2025

5 Frames with Royalty at a Food Festival

By Richard Becker

4 November, 2025

/ Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 533/24, /

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I took a German/Italian Countess to a food festival the other week thinking it was the sort of outing she might enjoy, local artisan food producers along with some art and craft stalls. While we were there the light was very dull and flat so we fa...

Motorway bridge over the River Exe and Exeter Ship Canal

4 November, 2025

The Motorway Bridge – A One Shot Story

By Ed

4 November, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, /

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This photograph shows the underside of the motorway bridge that crosses the head of the Exe Estuary. I regularly cycle or walk under this bridge. It’s an impressive structure and a testament to our cultural preference for triumphant engineer...

Front view of Samsung L85

4 November, 2025

Samsung Digimax L85 (and How It Replaced a Sigma DP2s)

By Ed

4 November, 2025

/ Compact Digital, Samsung Digimax L85, Samsung Digital, /

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During the summer I bought a Foveon-based camera, the Sigma DP2s. The DP2s was released in 2010, a minor update to the DP2. I’d always wanted to try a Foveon camera and I thought I had a reasonable buy at just over £220. I knew the DP2s ate ...

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6 October, 2019

(First) 5 Frames with the Leica Monochrom and 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 – By Rob MacKillop

By Rob MacKillop

After a bit of a windfall, I suddenly found myself able to indulge in a camera I had been intrigued by, and yes, consequently lusted after since it first arrived on the scene: t...

5 October, 2019

Ilford HP5 Plus & The Yorkshire War Experience – By Phil Harrison

By Phil Harrison

The Yorkshire War Experience is held once a year near a town called Hunsworth. Many hundreds of people meet, together with around 500 military vehicles and other military equipm...

4 October, 2019

Rangefinder vs. SLR – Protest Photography – by Simon King

By Simon King

One of my favourite environments to photograph is a protest. Over the last few years I've had plenty of opportunities to document all kinds of demonstrations and protests; peace...

3 October, 2019

5 frames with an Olympus XA and XP2 Super at the Pet Parade – By Alex Solomon

By solomab

Olympia, Washington has a strange fascination with animals and dress-up. In late April there's a parade where a bunch of people dress up like animals and make big animal floats ...

2 October, 2019

5 Frames With An Olympus OM1 MD (Again) – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

I’ve been in possession of what has become my favourite 35mm SLR, the Olympus OM1 now for about eight months. Truth be told I have not shot it as often as I was expecting. The h...

1 October, 2019

5 frames with Kodak Ektachrome E100 in low light – By David Narbecki

By David Narbecki

Something readers of 35mmc might not know is that Kodaks new Ektachrome E100 has been available in super 8 and now 16mm. I don't usually shoot slide film, but I do shoot a lot o...

30 September, 2019

Fuji X-Pro 3 – A digital camera design philosophy I can get on board with!

By Hamish Gill

The Fuji X-Pro 3 is the first digital camera that’s genuinely piqued my interest in a long time - and it’s not even been officially released yet. Fuji did some sort of pre-annou...

29 September, 2019

5 frames with the Mamiya 35 ‘Executive’ – By Nigel Haycock

By NigelH

I have to be honest that until now I didn't know that Mamiya made 35mm Rangefinders. I saw this one by chance and was intrigued enough to act on whim, paying at the upper end o...

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