14 February, 2026
A Filmie goes Digital
We see a lot of stories these days about digital camera users trying their hand at film photography, sometimes getting excited and frustrated in equal measure. Just for fun, thi...
4 February, 2026
5 Frames with a Fujifilm X-T5 – Back to Basics Naturally
I recently bought a new digital camera, a Fujifilm X-T5 and while setting it up on and began to wonder about all the different automatic options. I have never really liked Autof...
26 January, 2026
In Search of Black & White, Appendix 1 – Svema Foto and Derev Pan films from Ukraine
When I learned about Svema Film on a recent post here on 35mmc, I was intrigued enough to try some out. Svema is a Ukrainian film stock that comes in two lines: Svema Foto and ...
23 January, 2026
My 2025 on Colour Film – 9 rolls, 8 emulsions, 6 cameras
I predominantly shoot black-and-white film, preferring digital if I want to take colour photos. But in 2025, besides my usual quota of B&W, I also shot nine rolls of 35mm co...
A notorious website (which address I won’t mention) recently blamed a new cinema lens (which I also won’t name) for being almost unusable outside the centre of the f...
31 December, 2025
My Gateway to Infrared
My introduction to infrared photography—both the inspiration and the activation—began in Hong Kong several decades ago. Infrared photography is a fascination that has stayed wit...
31 December, 2025
The Technical Side of My Photography – A Reflection on How I Shoot
This post will be a mix of reflections on my technical approach, things I have observed while shooting. Let’s start at the beginning: Me! I tend to be a perfectionist. I s...
30 December, 2025
The Discipline of One Lens
Life is too easy for photographers these days! We have wide-ranging, versatile zoom lenses. Those folk using phones also have a choice of focal lengths on many models. Now I usu...
