3 January, 2025
One Shot Story: Behind the Fence
There is nothing special about this photo in itself, but when placed in context, it changes the way we may look at it. The photo was taken in the fishing neighbourhood of my hom...
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3 January, 2025
Orwo Wolfen NC500 – Pushed a stop (or 2)
I waited a long time to shoot Orwo Wolfen NC500. When I got my hands on a few rolls, I was determined to do something different. I’d already seen plenty of box speed resu...
Recently, I stumbled upon a collection of old slides from the 1980s, depicting a fascinating African journey. Although the individuals captured in these images are unknown to me...
1 January, 2025
TLR under Grey Skies – A response to Geoff’s TLR challenge
For months after I got a Mamiya C220, I struggled with focusing. There were all sorts of possible explanations and I even visited an optician to discuss the issue in detail. Fin...
1 January, 2025
Kodak Single-Element Plastic Meniscus Lens – A Quest for the Primitive, Episode 1: The Worst Lens Ever Produced?
If one accepts that no optical design can ever attain perfection, one should also consider that no lens can be so bad as to be totally useless either. When you think of lenses n...
31 December, 2024
The Most Commented upon Posts Published on 35mmc in 2024
I normally do a post about the top ten most read and most commented upon posts of the year. This year it’s just most commented upon as I have stopped tracking the traffic ...
30 December, 2024
5 Frames TombRaiding with the Minolta 500mm F8 AF REFLEX
I’m a frequent visitor to the Angkor Wat temples and am always looking for something different to shoot the experience on. That combined with an interest in perhaps ...
30 December, 2024
20 Frames on the Space Coast with Lomochrome Turquoise
In the Spring of 2023, I traveled for work to Coco Beach, Florida, which is situated on some barrier islands. It’s not really a fun trip (though I do love my co-workers) s...
