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

Today's Posts

Antony Gormley's "Another Time"

22 October, 2025

5 frames from freezing Margate with a Leica M5

By KoniOmegaSam

22 October, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Gold 200, Leica M5, /

Leave a comment

As is the case with many photographers, working a “9-5” office job often leads to the feeling of wanting to get out and explore if the opportunity arises. Sometimes, you have to create your own opportunities, rather than waiting for opportunity to...

22 October, 2025

5 Frames with Expired Soviet Svema ISO 25 at Cinevilla, Tukums, Latvia

By Felix Flores Rodriguez

22 October, 2025

/ Expired Film, Svema Film, /

Leave a comment

Father Time waits for no one — and that includes film. I was talking with a friend of mine, one of the last camera repairmen in Riga. More about him later — I plan to write an article about his life during the Soviet Union era. For now, let’s retu...

22 October, 2025

New Film Cameras: The Lomography MC-A and SilverBridges WideluxX

By Hamish Gill

22 October, 2025

/ Film Camera News, News, /

Leave a comment

Two new film cameras on the horizon, the Lomography MC-A and SilverBridges WideluxX – it’s not often we get one new film camera coming down the road, so with there being two, I thought I would give a bit of a shout out to them both in ...

22 October, 2025

Minolta a-9 – Raspberry Picking in September with a 24mm f2.8, Red 25 Filter and Rollei Retro 80s

By Ibraar Hussain

22 October, 2025

/ Minolta a-9, Minolta SLR, Rollei Film, Rollei Retro 80 S, SLR Camera, /

Leave a comment

It was a lovely day in early September, a month where I’m often filled with anxiety; dreading the coming Winter and the end of the brief days of fine weather of Spring and Summer, but the Summer still lingered on. The sky was blue, filled wi...

Latest Posts

10 July, 2025

Tokyo Street Photography – A One Shot Story

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

First, an admission: I don’t get the term “street photography.” I’ve always assumed that’s what we did when we just called it photography. But I realize this is probably a gene...

9 July, 2025

One roll of film, two cameras

By Roger

Like my last post this story begins with a purchase at a flea fair. I already had one Zeiss nettar, but was tempted by seeing what seemed a more modern one that took 6×6 pi...

9 July, 2025

Konica Autorex – Shooting full and half frames on the same roll of film

By Stuart Jenkins

Here we have the Konica Autorex; the only 35mm SLR that can switch mid-roll between full-frame and half-frame. It’s quite rare (only a handful in the UK) and I was able to...

8 July, 2025

Introducing Analog Photography Assistant – a full featured film photographers app

By Logan Mortimer

The Fuji GW690iii was my first camera that had no electronics. It has produced some of my favourite photographs, but fundamentally changed the way I meter scenes for light. Give...

8 July, 2025

VE Day – Victory in Europe Day with a Balda CA 35 and Polaroid High Definition 200

By Ibraar Hussain

8th May is when this day is celebrated in many countries, Britain especially rejoices for Peace in Our Time. Alas, there’s no peace, but war, war and more war everywhere. ...

7 July, 2025

Rectaflex 1000 – A Review of a (very) Early Pentaprism VF SLR

By Jim Palmer

After I finally retired, my wife and I moved from the hectic, congested, expensive, etc. Washington D.C. area to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. It’s so much calmer, quiet, f...

6 July, 2025

Why its important wander aimlessly with your film camera

By Vincent Botton

To begin with what may seem like a cliché: in today’s world, avoiding screens has become nearly impossible. Sitting in front of a laptop monitor, sketching on a tablet, with a p...

5 July, 2025

Kentmere and I – Musings on recent film choices

By Paul Quellin

Firstly the cover shot. Having picked up on a comment recently, the cover shot was also on film. A Voigtlander Vito B and a roll of Kodak Gold that had just come out of two othe...

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.

Matthew Bigwood on 5 frames from freezing Margate with a Leica M5
Great pictures, really atmospheric
Joel Keller on New Film Cameras: The Lomography MC-A and SilverBridges WideluxX
Love the idea of the WideluxX, but can't imagine paying the US$2-3k it will likely cost. Amazing how Lomography can…
Eagle Omomuro on Minolta a-9 – Raspberry Picking in September with a 24mm f2.8, Red 25 Filter and Rollei Retro 80s
Beautiful work as always, IBRAAR. I especially love the tone in your shots. The Alpha 9 has been my most…

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.