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

Today's Posts

6 November, 2025

Kodak Tri-X 400 or Ilford HP5+ 400 who? when? where?

By Giacomo Cecot

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford HP5+, Kodak Film, Kodak Tri-X, /

Leave a comment

There were several options for black and white films back in the day. There has been a period a few years ago when suddenly the options were limited and the films sometimes hard to come by, especially for analog-camera-enthusiasts living outside m...

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF

6 November, 2025

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF (Z Mount) Review

By Hamish Gill

6 November, 2025

/ 35mm Lens, 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF, Mirrorless Lens, Wide-Angle Lens, /

Leave a comment

As part of my transition from Sony to Nikon for my primary digital camera I am going to be testing a few more lenses from the budget end of the market. The next one the list is this, the surprisingly interesting 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF. I have menti...

Lockdown 2025

6 November, 2025

By Geoff Chaplin

6 November, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, SmartPhone Camera, /

Leave a comment

We got back in the afternoon having spent several days in Osaka – for the centre of Hokkaido it was a reasonable temperature, around 9 degrees (48 in old money), but in the evening the weather was horrible, heavy rain and a storm. The house was co...

Minolta X700 SLR with two lenses and old camera bag.

6 November, 2025

5 Frames at Penmon Point

By Nic

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Minolta X-700, /

Leave a comment

A trip to north Wales provided a long overdue opportunity for some ‘proper’ photography. To me that means picking up my camera and going out with the sole purpose of creating photographic images, as distinct from a walk or a visit with the camera...

Latest Posts

12 April, 2018

5 frames with Pentax SuperA – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

Recent news about decline of choices in consumer film market – Agfa Vista discontinuation, triggered me to revisit my own favorite stock of consumer grade film – Fujifilm Superi...

11 April, 2018

5 Frames with a Contax G1 – by Carlos Albisu

By carlos

There are families and families. Some can be kind of normal, others can be kind of ¨interesting¨. This is the case with my wife's family. For sure they are not extraordinary, bu...

10 April, 2018

5 Frames with the Lomography Minitar Art Lens – by Barnaby Nutt

By Barnaby Nutt

Saturday 24th of March saw the 'Beers and Cameras' photowalk around Birmingham, brought about by our hosts Richard, Robert James, Martin 'Photowalk.Me' Smith and a certain Hamis...

8 April, 2018

5 Frames with the 7Artisans Prototype 35mm f/2 m-mount lens

By Hamish Gill

As the official release of the 7Artisans 35mm f/2 looms, I’ve been getting excited about it and have taken to using the prototype I’ve had kicking around for a while. Mechanical...

7 April, 2018

Hasselblad X-Pan Review – Fulfilling a Vision – By Cal Stewart

By CalStewart

It is probably easiest if I just come out and say it like this: The XPAN will forever hold a special place in my heart. It's been two years since I've owned it, and roughly 200...

6 April, 2018

Reflecting on some analogue memories – by Rob MacKillop

By Rob MacKillop

I gave a review of the Hexar here which was wholly positive, and Hamish gave his more negative thoughts here. Suffice to say I still have the camera. Yes, the menu system (if we...

5 April, 2018

5 Frames with a Kodak Retina IIc – By Howard Dale

By Howard Dale

This is one of my all time favorite cameras. Approx. 136,000 were made between 1954 - 1957. Kodak acquired German manufacturer Nagel in order to produce a camera that could comp...

4 April, 2018

5 Frames with The Contax RTSii – by Anil Mistry

By Anil Mistry

I've been intrigued by Contax SLRs for a while so I eventually caved and got an RTSii and I'm blown away. It's beautiful. a Porsche designed solid hunk of metal with a luxuriou...

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.

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.