Skip to content

35mm Retro Photo

All film. All the time.

  • Instagram
Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Gallery
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Links

A Quick Zine Update

10 January 202210 January 2022 JohnLeave a comment
A Quick Zine Update

In which I blather on about a side project and promise to get back to film photography soon!

Read more “A Quick Zine Update”
Updated: 10 January 2022
Categories: General Ramblings, ZinesTags: 35mm, analogue, camera, film, photography, zines

Mini Zines & Merry Christmas

24 December 202124 December 2021 John8 Comments
Mini Zines & Merry Christmas

In which I finally acknowledge that it’s Christmas and share some (relatively) exciting news…

Read more “Mini Zines & Merry Christmas”
Updated: 24 December 2021
Categories: General Ramblings, UncategorizedTags: 35mm, analogue, camera, christmas, film, photography, prints, vintage, zines

Short & Sweet – 6 Half Frames with the Fujica Half

3 December 20213 December 2021 John6 Comments
Short & Sweet – 6 Half Frames with the Fujica Half

In which I find freedom in having 72 shots to play with, and am ultimately disappointed (but for all the right reasons).

Read more “Short & Sweet – 6 Half Frames with the Fujica Half”
Updated: 3 December 2021
Categories: Camera ReviewsTags: 35mm, 35mmretrophoto, analogue, camera, film, fujica, half, half frame, photography, review, vintage, yorkshire

A Trip Down Memory Lane (via Devon) with the Voigtländer Vito II

14 November 202114 November 2021 John6 Comments
A Trip Down Memory Lane (via Devon) with the Voigtländer Vito II

In which we visit Devon twice, sixty years apart, with this gem of a folding camera.

Read more “A Trip Down Memory Lane (via Devon) with the Voigtländer Vito II”
Updated: 14 November 2021
Categories: Camera ReviewsTags: 35mm, analogue, camera, film, folding, Fomapan 100, photography, review, vito, voigtlander

Bargain Box – Capturing Life with a 99p Kodak No.2 Box Brownie

23 July 202023 July 2020 John10 Comments
Bargain Box – Capturing Life with a 99p Kodak No.2 Box Brownie

In which I buy the cheapest box camera I can get my hands on, and set about photographing life on this 90 year old classic.

Read more “Bargain Box – Capturing Life with a 99p Kodak No.2 Box Brownie”
Updated: 23 July 2020
Categories: Camera ReviewsTags: Box, box camera, Brownie, fomapan, kodak, No.2, review, Slaithwaite

Canon A1 – The Clinical Picture Maker

16 July 202016 July 2020 John8 Comments
Canon A1 – The Clinical Picture Maker

In which we discuss late 70’s fashions, lazy photography, Edward the Confessor, prisoner of war camps, and oh yeah… the Canon A1.

Read more “Canon A1 – The Clinical Picture Maker”
Updated: 16 July 2020
Categories: Camera ReviewsTags: 35mm, A1, Canon, Canon A1, review, SLR, vintage

Fabulous Folders – A New Lease of Life for the Agfa Isolette II

3 July 20204 July 2020 John13 Comments
Fabulous Folders – A New Lease of Life for the Agfa Isolette II

In which Ken’s Agfa Isolette II comes out of retirement, and I discover that focus is much closer than I think.

Read more “Fabulous Folders – A New Lease of Life for the Agfa Isolette II”
Updated: 4 July 2020
Categories: Camera ReviewsTags: 120, 6x6, agfa, camera, folding, isolette, medium format, vintage

Found Film – Exactly What it Says on the Tin

29 June 20201 July 2020 John4 Comments
Found Film – Exactly What it Says on the Tin

Introducing a new semi-regular feature in which we all laugh at bygone fashions, gaze in wonder at sights from around the world, and attempt to deduce where the hell they are!

Read more “Found Film – Exactly What it Says on the Tin”
Updated: 1 July 2020
Categories: Found FilmTags: 35mm, found film, lost film, sheffield park, slides

Swirling Dervish – Bokeh Hunting with the Helios 44-2 and Praktica Nova II

23 June 202029 June 2020 John3 Comments
Swirling Dervish – Bokeh Hunting with the Helios 44-2 and Praktica Nova II

In which I take this behemoth of the lens world out bokeh hunting. Just how many bokehs will I catch?

Read more “Swirling Dervish – Bokeh Hunting with the Helios 44-2 and Praktica Nova II”
Updated: 29 June 2020
Categories: Camera Reviews, LensesTags: 35mm, analog, analogue, film, Fomapan 100, Helios 44-2, Lens, photography, Praktica Nova II, review

Getting to Grips with the Ensign Ful-Vue

19 June 202029 June 2020 John12 Comments
Getting to Grips with the Ensign Ful-Vue

Always one for a challenge, I pit my wits against the 1946 Ensign Ful-Vue. Who won? You decide!

Read more “Getting to Grips with the Ensign Ful-Vue”
Updated: 29 June 2020
Categories: Camera ReviewsTags: 120, 6x6, analog, analogue, box camera, ensign, film, fomapan, ful-vue, medium format, photography, review, vintage

Posts navigation

Older posts

Follow 35mm Retro Photo

If you'd like to follow the blog, just pop your email address in below and I'll let you know whenever I post.

Support 35mm Retro Photo

If you've enjoyed the blog and would like to make a contribution towards the cost of film, you can do that here. Your support is much appreciated!

A Gift from 35mm Retro Photo

Click the picture below for a free roll of Kentmere film with your first order from Analogue Wonderland.

Recent Posts

  • A Quick Zine Update
  • Mini Zines & Merry Christmas
  • Short & Sweet – 6 Half Frames with the Fujica Half
  • A Trip Down Memory Lane (via Devon) with the Voigtländer Vito II
  • Bargain Box – Capturing Life with a 99p Kodak No.2 Box Brownie

Categories

  • Camera Reviews
  • Found Film
  • General Ramblings
  • Lenses
  • Uncategorized
  • Zines
Free dark wordpress theme