23 October, 2026
Giving small negatives the justice they deserve
I started my film photography journey with 35mm, like most people do. I remember getting my first film camera around 2022. It was a Nikon F70. Bought it from a vintage camera re...
21 October, 2026
Rediscovering what I had never lost
If the Volkswagen Beetle was the people’s car, then to an extent, all the Pentax models with the Asahi name etched into their pentaprisms could be considered the people’s SLRs. ...
14 October, 2026
5 frames with a 85mm and a 75mm lens – Does it make a difference?
Recently, several 75mm lenses for full-frame cameras were presented by Chinese lens manufacturers. Only few 75mm lenses were produced in the past, like the Zeiss Biotar 75mm (a ...
30 September, 2026
Two Cameras, One City – What Gear Choice Taught Me About Shooting Barcelona in Black and White
I’ve been photographing for twenty-five years, and for most of that time I’ve lived just outside Barcelona, in Castelldefels — close enough to be in the city in twen...
26 September, 2026
Close Focus at 800mm – Macro on a Super Tele
Lizards on my doorstep! I’ve tried for two years to get the little guys on camera, but every time I tried to get them into range of my 70mm macro they scurried into the wall. So...
31 August, 2026
Wider Horizons – Making Panoramic Images
When photographers talk about “going wide”, the typical assumption is that they are referring to using lenses with shorter focal lengths. Yet many pictures that “feel” wide– suc...
20 August, 2026
Being Un-Leica
Am I un-Leica? No… Well in the case of a IIIf, yes I am. I’ve been giving some thought as to why I’m not a Leica user. It’s not because I don’t like them. What’s not to li...
17 August, 2026
Why I’m Choosing the W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 LTM or Omnar NK35-18 MkII Conversion as my 35mm (Pt. 1 of 3)
It all started with Sonnar Love. Like many regulars of 35mmc, over ten-years ago I was enlightened and soon began pursuing Sonnar-formula lenses because of community founder Ham...
