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

Today's Posts

12 March, 2025

5 (random) frames of Bruxelles with a MIR-1B, a Pentax ME Super and a Kodak TMax400

By Andrea Monti

12 March, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak T-Max 400, MIR-1B, Pentax ME Super, /

Latest Posts

22 November, 2014

WIN my Ricoh GR1s

By Hamish Gill

To celebrate the launch of the redesigned 35mmc website I have decided to give away one of the cameras that started it all – my trusty Ricoh GR1s. It might not be in perfe...

18 November, 2014

Minolta Riva Panorama Review – A simple joy!

By Hamish Gill

If I pick up a camera with a panorama switch on it – a switch that blacks out the top and bottom of the viewfinder and flaps in some plastic panels to partially block the ...

1 November, 2014

Leica 50mm f/2 Summar Review – A lens with a good deal of character.

By Hamish Gill

I very nearly didn’t keep my Leica Summar, in fact I’d almost decided to sell it before I’d even shot with it. First off, it’s an ugly little thing. Mine...

30 October, 2014

Hartlebury Train Carriages – Cinestill 800T and 50mm Summicron

By Hamish Gill

These train carriages are parked up on a disused bit of railway line just inside the Hartlebury Trading estate near Kidderminster. Quite beautiful in their decay I think, I deci...

26 October, 2014

Flash switch hack for the Olympus AF-10 super

By Hamish Gill

Edit: Since writing this post, I have also written a review of this brilliantly crap camera – Olympus AF-10 Super or: Pushing the functional limits of a crap point & s...

27 September, 2014

Minolta TC-1 Review – An Eccentric Beauty

By Hamish Gill

The Minolta TC-1 always struck me as an odd looking little camera with a few feature and design choices that just didn’t sit well with me. But over that last 6 months R...

9 August, 2014

The Film Camera – a Tool or Something More

By Hamish Gill

In its most simple form there are three elements to a film camera; the lens the camera and the film. Of course in the process of taking a photo, there is also the light entering...

8 August, 2014

The Traveling Yashica: Moni Smith, Portland, Oregon U.S.A.

By Moni Smith

One morning at the end of September of last year my friend Inge told me about the Traveling Yashica project. She was going to join and thought I might be interested too. I did a...

Jeffery Luhn on 5 frames with a borrowed Konica IIIa
Hamish, Very nice images. The colors are vibrant but not unnatural. I'd love to be getting those results. After almost…
Jeffery Luhn on Contax G2 – The Most Advanced Rangefinder
Simon, I enjoyed your very good shots. The back-and-forth about the labeling of the 'rangefinder' for that camera was interesting.…
Danilo Leonardi on 5 (random) frames of Bruxelles with a MIR-1B, a Pentax ME Super and a Kodak TMax400
Oh wow! Using the MIR-1B 37mm f/2.8 in Brussels, what an amazing thing, considering that a version of the lens…

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