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15 September, 2026

A Couple of New Features for 35mmc

By Hamish Gill

15 September, 2026

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Just a couple of little features, mostly for contributors really. First, if you are a contributor, you can now add various contact details to your profile. In the backend of the website it looks like this: Put the details in the boxes, then switch...

15 September, 2026

5 frames of the Jazz Street Band of my Father with Pentax P30

By Adrien Grelet

15 September, 2026

/ Agfa APX 400, Agfa Film, Musician Photography, Pentax P30, /

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That was quite a long time I didn’t have the occasion to post a second article on 35mmc. 2 weeks ago, I’ve visited my father in the city he now lives in Montrichard. It’s a city in the center of France which is a bit famous becau...

Peace .....

15 September, 2026

Peace… But a Storm is Coming

By Geoff Chaplin

15 September, 2026

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Living in a city for most of my adult life I only had the opportunity to appreciate the joys of watching a sunset in familiar surroundings when I moved to farmland in Hokkaido. I wrote a B&W “Sunset Story” when there was some cloud in the sky ...

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15 February, 2025

Ilford Delta 3200 – 2016 Expired

By Geoff Chaplin

Brace yourselves, this won’t be pleasant. Stored at the top of the fridge in my London flat I found several rolls of Delta 3200 now eight years past the expiry date. I’m used to...

14 February, 2025

Zeiss Ikon ZM – Why using a Rangefinder doesn’t mean you crave a red dot

By Nigel Gardner

In an earlier article I suggested why I love an unloved camera, the Zeiss Ikon ZM and why after it being stolen in 2018 I very much miss it. From that article a few people on di...

13 February, 2025

5 Frames with a Nikon FM3a, Expired Kodak C200 Developed with AGO Film Processor

By LASousa

This roll of film has been chilling in my freezer for at least five years. It was given to me by my brother-in-law’s ex wife around that time. She handed me a bag of unuse...

Hamburg

13 February, 2025

TLR Challenge: 5 – Hamburg

By Geoff Chaplin

I hate buying presents for birthdays. Generally if I buy something it’s not quite what the recipient wanted. I know my wife likes going to new places particularly in Europe so I...

Mobile device with an app open next to film developers

12 February, 2025

How to save money and get better results in your home lab with Chem Log

By Dmitri Tcherbadji

Film chemicals exhaust and expire. Reusable developers lose potency with each roll; bleach and fixers have a limited life. Though freshly mixed stuff will produce the best image...

Paper Negatives before they are scanned and inverted

11 February, 2025

What I Love About Paper Negatives

By Ian Gamester

For the past few years, I’ve been exploring large-format paper negatives which has been a transformative journey that has reshaped both my creativity and my sense of wellbeing. ...

Paxina 29 camera

11 February, 2025

5 Frames from a Braun Paxina 29 – a mid 1950s “compact” camera.

By Alan Gauld

I acquired this Braun Paxina 29 camera as part of my late father-in-law’s estate and was curious to see how it performed. A little bit of research revealed it to be German...

10 February, 2025

Rolleicord 1 Review – An Art Deco Wonder

By Dan Cuny

Some cameras look so amazing that you consider them more of a work of art than a mechanical piece of metal and glass that takes photos. That was my thought the first time I saw ...

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