23 April, 2026
5 Frames with a Rolleicord VB II
I struck up a bit a a friendship via Facebook Marketplace with a young fellow who lives here in my city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It started when I responded to an add he h...
19 March, 2026
5 Frames with Flic Film Ultrapan 400 Pushed to 1600
My go-to, daily shooter is Flic Film’s Ultrapan 400. It has a smooth midtone roll while zones II and III hold texture. It comes in reusable cartridges for my hopes of one day bu...
10 March, 2026
5 Frames of Snowstorms and Coyotes
Scarborough, Ontario. January 25th, 2026. Minus 20 Celsius. It’s a blurry, flurry, bitterly cold day. There’s a snowstorm raging, but it’s calm inside. Suddenl...
5 March, 2026
5 Frames with a Voigtländer Vito B and Ferrania orto 50
When you prepare for shooting in the darkest time of the year, in a place that’s further north than Quebec City people would most likely say ISO 400 minimum and a fast lens. So,...
3 March, 2026
5 Frames with the Mamiya 43mm f/4.5
A lot has been written about this wide-angle lens for the Mamiya 7 and 7II medium format (6 x 7) rangefinder cameras, including here at 35mmc. It’s a non-retrofocal (10 el...
24 February, 2026
5 Frames with a Nikonos V and Rollei 400 Infrared film in the dust of Burning Man 2025
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the concept of Burning Man. Maybe it’s from growing up with Mad Max films, maybe it’s a love for Frank Herbert and the Dune nov...
21 February, 2026
5 Frames from a 50mm f1.7 Carl Zeiss Planar T* lens
One evening, while scrolling through the second-hand section of online camera shops, I discovered a CONTAX 137 MA with a Carl Zeiss Planar 50 mm f/1.7 T* lens. It had been reduc...
12 February, 2026
5 Frames with a Nikon SP (Super Power)
Last year I decided to switch from my tried and true Canon AT-1 to the Nikon platform, purchasing an all-black F2. Regrettably 1/500 was off, which was a great disappointment as...
