6 August, 2024
Agfa APX 400 pushed to 1600 – When Needs Must
During a business trip in Slovakia, deep and up in the Tatra mountains. The weather forecast was telling of upcoming bad weather, but as I am a mountain person myself, I was not...
7 February, 2023
5 frames with Ilford Delta 100 and a Red 25 filter – By Gus
Early on a sunny autumn Saturday, I went for a walk around the neighbourhood to experiment with Ilford Delta 100, a new lens, and a Red 25 filter.
I started my film photography...
I got my first camera in 1966, it was a plasticky grey Ilford Sprite. I took mostly terrible photos on this little camera, but some were quite good, capturing the look of the ti...
7 June, 2020
Nikon FM3a – Code Name: “The Last Ninja” – by Rod ZX
I've heard the Nikon FM3A being described as “The most advanced manual focus SLR camera ever”, “Nikons mechanical epitome”, and “The Perfect Desert Island Camera” by Anil MISTRY...
Dang, this lens is heavy. It seems to pull on the body of the FM3a as if it’s trying to escape using gravity as a weapon and 900g as ammunition. But little does it know that al...
10 March, 2018
Nikon FM3a Review – My desert Island camera – by Anil Mistry
Last year I wrote a short piece for 35mmc as part of the “5 frames with” series. The camera I used was my Nikon Fm3a with the Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AIS lens- a combination that I jus...
It was a week before Christmas back in 2006- I'd had a few pints and was in a panic to buy my wife a Christmas present- something that wasn't perfume for once. I then remembered...