Simon King, Author at 35mmc

1 April, 2026

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

By Simon King

From my experience shooting expired 35mm film, black and white holds up better than colour (less to go wrong), and lower ISO withstands the effects of time much better than high...

16 March, 2026

Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH on my Leica M6 – Second Guessing Myself in the Form of a Long-Term Review

By Simon King

The first question I need to ponder for this particular lens seems to be whether it’s worth no longer being able to pocket my M with it on during my commute. I am spoiled ...

7 March, 2026

Fujica GW690III – Work More, Shoot Less

By Simon King

Actually, the camera is regular sized, I just have tiny hands. Medium format is a difficult commitment for me, especially when covering a situation requiring fast decisions betw...

25 February, 2026

Documenting a Local Mahashivratri Celebration with 500mm, Flash, and Ilford HP5+

By Simon King

It’s quite easy to justify staying in a comfort zone once we find ourselves there, and making decisions we know have achieved great results in the past is easy to justify ...

9 February, 2026

The Times Square New Years Eve Queue – My Final Rolls of 2025

By Simon King

My phone notes from this day begin “cold, minus 5, strong light” which more or less sums it up. I usually try and give myself a little more detail when possible, but...

20 January, 2026

In Terms of “Terms”, and Giving, Taking, or Harvesting a Photograph

By Simon King

A recent article by Tom Warland caught my eye, as it very succinctly offered thoughts from a perspective that to me seems to stand opposed to the conclusions I arrived at in my ...

26 December, 2025

Westminster Bridge Matam – My Most Divisive Photograph of 2025

By Simon King

There’s starting the year strong, and there’s whatever I managed to do this year, in making a photograph I was incredibly pleased with, while also incurring a conseq...

24 December, 2025

5 Frames From The “Uncanny Valley” Training Town in Gravesend – by Simon King

By Simon King

The Metropolitan Police Specialist Training Centre (MPSTC) in Gravesend is a surreal space. It’s a ghost town built as a backdrop for organised chaos, a stage set for practicing...

Gary Smith on Shooting Pano on a Hasselblad
I'm guessing you favor vinyl over CD's for music as well? ;-) I would suspect that you also likely print,…
Scott Ferguson on Shooting Pano on a Hasselblad
Thanks Roger! Interesting about the Bronica -- does the image cover multiple 35mm frames? I also think there are some…
Scott Ferguson on Shooting Pano on a Hasselblad
Hey Gary, I have had a series of digital cameras going back to the early to mid aughts, when they…

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