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1 April, 2026

24 Frames with the Fujica GW690III in Brighton on Valentine’s Day, 2026 (3 Whole Rolls)

By Simon King

1 April, 2026

/ Expired Film, Film Theory, Ilford Delta 3200, Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Kodak Film, Kodak T-max 100, /

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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...

8 June, 2016

Samsung Vega 140S Review – “Millennium Compact” – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

I’ve had a Samsung Vega 140S loaded with Kodak Porta 400 tucked away in the car glove box for a few months and have I’ve taken the occasional photo with. I hadn’t processed a fi...

7 June, 2016

The Future of 35mmc – Stick, or Twist? Your thoughts please!

By Hamish Gill

As previously mentioned, 35mmc is now 3 years old. Whilst the majority of the content – at least if you judge by word count – is still written by me, I now have fair...

6 June, 2016

3D Printed Yashica T4 lens conversion

By Hamish Gill

If you have a broken Yashica T4 and lack the budget or inclination to send it for an all singing all dancing MS conversion, this strikes me as pretty much the most obvious alter...

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Gary Smith on 24 Frames with the Fujica GW690III in Brighton on Valentine’s Day, 2026 (3 Whole Rolls)
The shots on T-Max work best for me.
Gary Smith on Never meet your heros – Misadventures in Camera Repair Land
Although I've braved cracking open mechanical watches I don't think I'll ever touch a camera with any electronic guts (probably…
Mark Azavedo on 24 Frames with the Fujica GW690III in Brighton on Valentine’s Day, 2026 (3 Whole Rolls)
A very informative article, both technically and aesthetically

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