35mmc - Photography Blog - Reviews, Theory, Reflections, Tutorials, Knowhow and Photography Experiences.

Today's Posts

30 June, 2025

Wanderer Above the Peaks – A One-Shot Story

By Nathan Sherwood

30 June, 2025

/ Portrait Photography, /

Latest Posts

24 April, 2021

5 Frames with a Yashica Mat 124 at The Painted Hills – By Elisha Zepeda

By Elisha

Eastern Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds are home to The Painted Hills, a sprawling Mars-esque landscape that offers a stark contrast to the Pacific Northwest's dense greenery.

23 April, 2021

The Whole Roll and Nothing but the Roll – Kodak E100 in Iceland – A Journey into Colour – by Laura Cogan

By Laura Cogan

I have this intention of writing a quick and dirty post about my first (technically not but for the purposes of this let's pretend) journey into colour film. We all know I can ...

22 April, 2021

Repairing & Shooting a Nikon EM & 50mm f/1.8 – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

Once again my friend Enrique has lent me a camera whose previous job was to serve as a decorative object and collect dust. When I saw the Nikon EM the first thing I did was chec...

22 April, 2021

Designing a 3D Printed Scanning System for Cut Strip Negatives – By Stuart Jenkins

By Stuart Jenkins

I've designed and 3D printed some film holders that work well with cut strips, and the models are free to download on Thingiverse. It can be a faff to digitise your negatives w...

21 April, 2021

Swimming for Sam / Documenting Louise Banks – By Harley Jaffar

By harley jaffar

I moved from London to Devon at the end of 2020, so that my young family could grow up closer to nature and closer to their grandparents. We ended up moving into my grandparents...

20 April, 2021

Minolta Freedom Zoom 160 Date Review – A Highly Sophisticated Focusing System – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

Out of focus pictures have always been a major problem with film any point & shoot camera. Unlike an SLR with the ability to give you a preview of the final result, with a c...

19 April, 2021

5 frames from Ecuador with a Nikon FM2n & Ilford SFX – By Jorge Carmigniani

By jorge carmigniani

My name is Jorge Carmigniani, I am a documentary photographer from Guayaquil, Ecuador. I travel the country searching for images that describe our way of living in relationship ...

19 April, 2021

Keks EM-01 Shoe Mount Light Meter Review

By Hamish Gill

The Keks EM-01 is the last shoe mount light meter I will be reviewing for this little series of reviews - for the time being at least. I have so far looked at the Voigtlander VC...

Support 35mmc

There are two ways to contribute to 35mmc and experience it without the adverts:

Paid Subscription – £2.99 per month and you’ll never see an advert again! (Free 3-day trial).
If you think £2.99 a month is too little, then please subscribe and I can manually edit the subscription value for you – thank you very much in advance if this is what you would like to do!

Subscribe here.

Content contributor – become a part of the world’s biggest film and alternative photography community blog. All our Contributors have an ad-free experience for life.

Make a donation – If you would simply like to support Hamish Gill and 35mmc financially, you can also do so via ko-fi

Donate to 35mmc here.

Photography & Projects

Looking for some inspiration, or just want to flick through the project work and photos?

Reviews & Experiences

If you're looking for photography equipment and peripheral reviews, this is the place to start!

Theory & Reflections

If you're looking for photography equipment and peripheral reviews, this is the place to start!

Tutorials & Knowhow

If you want to learn or discover a new technique, build on your skills, or be inspired to have a go at a bit of DIY or camera modification, then you’re in the right place.

Contribute to 35mmc