35mmc - Photography Blog - Reviews, Theory, Reflections, Tutorials, Knowhow and Photography Experiences.

Today's Posts

17 May, 2025

Lego Ideas Polaroid Onestep SX-70 camera – A non-camera camera review

By Bob Janes

17 May, 2025

/ Lego, /

Latest Posts

3 July, 2016

Pentax Espio 120 – 1/3rd roll review

By Hamish Gill

Unfortunately this is yet another post about a camera that's failed me in use. The Pentax Espio 120 actually failed me more seriously than the few others that have failed me bef...

2 July, 2016

Zeiss 28mm 2.8 ZM Biogon Review

By Hamish Gill

The Zeiss 28mm ZM Biogon is a Zeiss's answer to the m-mount 28mm lens. Its reputation precedes it as an excellent piece of glass, but however objectively good it is, that's not ...

26 June, 2016

KKE – Film photography for a local architects

By Hamish Gill

I haven't posted any film photography that I've taken for work on here for a little while. I should make more effort really, as quite often it's the photography I enjoy taking t...

25 June, 2016

Halina AF810 Review – a Bloody Awful Camera

By Hamish Gill

I had high hopes for the Halina AF810 - the photos from the recently published post from Miriam showing a few results from a Halina AF700 made me think this thing might churn ou...

21 June, 2016

Samsung ECX1 Review – The bargain “Dad Cam” of Yore

By Hamish Gill

There is a good reason this sort of camera isn't widely popular these days. Quite simply, it was designed to appeal to a marketplace that just doesn't exist in film photography ...

18 June, 2016

A few snaps with the Leica M8 and Zeiss 28mm ZM Biogon

By Hamish Gill

My Leica M8 has been out of action for a little while. It'd become difficult to use for anything other than close up portraits, so I just lost interest in using it. Yesterday mo...

15 June, 2016

Olympus AF-1 Twin Review – A travel camera of (no) choice – by Douglas Pulman

By Douglas Pulman

This story begins with my beloved Canon A1. Shock, horror and snorts of derision echoing off your computer screen, ‘this is a trap, that’s not a rangefinder or a compact’ I hear...

11 June, 2016

Canon Sure Shot AF-7/8 Review – Simplicity is fun – by Christos Theofilogiannakos

By Christos Theofilogiannakos

Well, after shooting with nearly 50 different P&S compacts during these past 4 years, I have come to the conclusion that you should never write a camera off before actually test...

Support 35mmc

There are two ways to contribute to 35mmc and experience it without the adverts:

Paid Subscription – £2.99 per month and you’ll never see an advert again! (Free 3-day trial).
If you think £2.99 a month is too little, then please subscribe and I can manually edit the subscription value for you – thank you very much in advance if this is what you would like to do!

Subscribe here.

Content contributor – become a part of the world’s biggest film and alternative photography community blog. All our Contributors have an ad-free experience for life.

Make a donation – If you would simply like to support Hamish Gill and 35mmc financially, you can also do so via ko-fi

Donate to 35mmc here.

Geoff Chaplin on Lego Ideas Polaroid Onestep SX-70 camera – A non-camera camera review
I bet Ibraar hasn't had one of those! Wonderful story! Sounds like you had fun - I'd have been in…
Tim Denning on Financial Support for 35mmc – Part 3
Just for interest - could you try £4.99 for mine! An important test to see if decimal parts of a…
Martin Siegel on Lego Ideas Polaroid Onestep SX-70 camera – A non-camera camera review
Mine is here: https://www.lomography.com/search/photos/27693932?query=Legoroid It was fun to build. As a kid a good 50 years ago I would have…

Photography & Projects

Looking for some inspiration, or just want to flick through the project work and photos?

Reviews & Experiences

If you're looking for photography equipment and peripheral reviews, this is the place to start!

Theory & Reflections

If you're looking for photography equipment and peripheral reviews, this is the place to start!

Tutorials & Knowhow

If you want to learn or discover a new technique, build on your skills, or be inspired to have a go at a bit of DIY or camera modification, then you’re in the right place.

Contribute to 35mmc