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24 October, 2025

Yodica Andromeda 35mm Film in a Nikon F5

By Jens

24 October, 2025

/ Yodica Andromeda, Yodika Film, /

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4 January, 2019

Asahi Takumar 24mm Lens on a Leica M2 – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

When I travel overseas and need to pack light, I often take my Leica M2 rangefinder camera with compact 35mm and 50mm f/2.0 Summicron lenses (along with light meter, filters, an...

3 January, 2019

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #30 – Wen Zeng

By Wen Zeng

My name is Wen. I'm a 23 year-old design strategist from Los Angeles, California. I'm an avid traveler, reader, and someone who possesses an unbound curiosity for the world.

2 January, 2019

5 frames with a Smena Symbol – by Matt Evans

By Matt Evans

I can't remember when or how I came to own my Smena Symbol, mostly because I've got two young kids and can barely remember what I had for dinner yesterday but at a guess I'd say...

1 January, 2019

Motivation in Your Photography or The Importance of A Project – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

It is often said that the best way to improve something, anything that you do creatively is to give yourself a project. A self set goal that focuses your creative energies onto ...

31 December, 2018

Enjoy 35mmc? Then why not support me on Patreon?

By Hamish Gill

I have never, and will never demand anything in return for the work I put into 35mmc - it will always remain free for people to read and enjoy! With that said, if you enjoy rea...

31 December, 2018

The Lesser Photographer by CJ Chilvers – a particularly sage photography book

By Hamish Gill

The lesser photographer, a book by CJ Chilvers, is a reorganised and edited compendium of thoughts about photography taken from his blog. I suppose you could call it tips, or ma...

30 December, 2018

5 Frames with a 90mm Summarit on a Leica M8 – By David Evans

By David Evans

It’s 10 years since I bought my first Leica - the M8. As anyone who knows this camera will testify, it’s a strange beast, albeit one which still manages to deliver excellent res...

29 December, 2018

5 frames with the Minolta TC1 – By Isa Maidan

By Isa

I spent a long time searching for the perfect compact and after weeks of thinking (and having read Hamish's review a number of times) I ended up with a Minolta TC1.

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