22 November, 2014
WIN my Ricoh GR1s
To celebrate the launch of the redesigned 35mmc website I have decided to give away one of the cameras that started it all – my trusty Ricoh GR1s. It might not be in perfe...
Hamish Gill's Posts
18 November, 2014
Minolta Riva Panorama Review – A simple joy!
If I pick up a camera with a panorama switch on it – a switch that blacks out the top and bottom of the viewfinder and flaps in some plastic panels to partially block the ...
1 November, 2014
Leica 50mm f/2 Summar Review – A lens with a good deal of character.
I very nearly didn’t keep my Leica Summar, in fact I’d almost decided to sell it before I’d even shot with it. First off, it’s an ugly little thing. Mine...
30 October, 2014
Hartlebury Train Carriages – Cinestill 800T and 50mm Summicron
These train carriages are parked up on a disused bit of railway line just inside the Hartlebury Trading estate near Kidderminster. Quite beautiful in their decay I think, I deci...
26 October, 2014
Flash switch hack for the Olympus AF-10 super
Edit: Since writing this post, I have also written a review of this brilliantly crap camera – Olympus AF-10 Super or: Pushing the functional limits of a crap point & s...
27 September, 2014
Minolta TC-1 Review – An Eccentric Beauty
The Minolta TC-1 always struck me as an odd looking little camera with a few feature and design choices that just didn’t sit well with me. But over that last 6 months R...
9 August, 2014
The Film Camera – a Tool or Something More
In its most simple form there are three elements to a film camera; the lens the camera and the film. Of course in the process of taking a photo, there is also the light entering...
30 July, 2014
Leica M4-P Review – Function over Mystique
I recently bought a Leica M4-P, very recently in fact. It’s the funny thing with these Leica’s, they seem to inspire me to write about them fairly quickly, especiall...