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

Today's Posts

4 July, 2025

Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4 – A Brace of Elmars – Sublime to Ridiculous

By Geoff Chaplin

4 July, 2025

/ 135mm Lens, 50mm Lens, Leitz 135mm f/4 ltm Elmar, Leitz 50mm f/3.5 Elmar, normal lens, Rangefinder Lens, /

Latest Posts

5 March, 2016

Ricoh FF-8WR – one roll review

By Hamish Gill

The Ricoh FF-8WR is one of a bunch of compact cameras that I didn’t recently get shot of. This might sound like an odd distinction to make, but recently I parted company w...

4 March, 2016

Yeg with the Travelling Yashica – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

By weedos

Way back in the late summer of 2015 a package arrived at my door. All the way from Australia it had come (that’s a long way from Sherwood Park, Alberta). I was so pleased ...

1 March, 2016

Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim – Modifying & Shooting – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

The Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim 35mm film camera (sometimes shortened to VUWS or UWS) was made in China and sold for not much money as a truly basic point and shoot with an unus...

27 February, 2016

35mm Compact Photographer #16 – Patrik Rośen

By Patrik Rosén

Today I still shoot with my M6, and I'm also into panorama photography with a Fuji G617 (6x17). In a few weeks I'll receive the final step for me when it comes to 35mm cameras, ...

24 February, 2016

Nightcap Pro – An iPhone camera app review

By Hamish Gill

You're probably wondering what on earth a blog post about a camera app is doing on a website about 35mm compact cameras? Well it's quite simple, a lot of the photos I take of th...

22 February, 2016

Minolta Riva Panorama – A Fun Intermezzo – by Aukje

By Aukje

My first year of shooting film Part 6 (Read Part 5 here) I have a confession to make. I am starting to feel a bit like I am cheating, and slowly it is making me feel more uncomf...

21 February, 2016

35mm Compact Photographer #15 – Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

I’m Frank Lehnen from Luxembourg, 52 years old, married with 4 big kids and working as a civil servant here in Luxembourg (not necessarily meaning that I have a lot of time for ...

18 February, 2016

Olympus 35RC – 3 Days in Hong Kong – by Jay Meador

By Jay Meador

I found an Olympus 35RC at a thrift store in the US for $15 during the summer of 2015. At that point, I already had a Canonet QL17 GIII and an Olympus 35SP, but this one was a ...

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.

Ibraar Hussain on Agfa Scala 200X – Bittersweet Memories made with my last and only roll
Thank you my friend Yes a yellow at least is essential for all films An orange with this would be…
Ibraar Hussain on Agfa Scala 200X – Bittersweet Memories made with my last and only roll
Thanks man! I’ll check it out
Ibraar Hussain on Agfa Scala 200X – Bittersweet Memories made with my last and only roll
Thanks Geoff I think I’m going to try some Adox equivalent at some point Home processing anything more that regular…

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