35mmc https://www.35mmc.com/ Photography Blog - Reviews, Theory, Reflections, Tutorials, Knowhow and Photography Experiences. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:23:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.35mmc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-35mmc-edit-32x32.png 35mmc https://www.35mmc.com/ 32 32 91523988 Monster LA-FZ1 and 180mm AF with V1.3 Firmware (on the Nikon Zf) https://www.35mmc.com/14/08/2026/monster-la-fz1-and-180mm-af-with-v1-3-firmware-on-the-nikon-zf/ https://www.35mmc.com/14/08/2026/monster-la-fz1-and-180mm-af-with-v1-3-firmware-on-the-nikon-zf/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:47 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=119253 I recently published a post containing a series of photos I took at Welland Steam Fair, some of which that were taken with the Nikon Zf, Monster LA-FZ1 and Nikon 180mm with a new version of the firmware for the adapter. I wanted that post to just be about the photos, but given the success...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/14/08/2026/monster-la-fz1-and-180mm-af-with-v1-3-firmware-on-the-nikon-zf/feed/ 0 119253 Two Years, Two cameras; One Lens, One Frenetic (yet calming) Event https://www.35mmc.com/14/08/2026/two-years-two-cameras-one-lens-one-frenetic-yet-calming-event/ https://www.35mmc.com/14/08/2026/two-years-two-cameras-one-lens-one-frenetic-yet-calming-event/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:08 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=119226 (Photo above from Welland Steam Fair 2025) The last two years I have taken the Nikon 180mm AF lens to Welland Steam Fair. I meant to post some of the photos last year, but I didn’t get any further than about half way through a draft, so I thought I’d combine them into a post...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/14/08/2026/two-years-two-cameras-one-lens-one-frenetic-yet-calming-event/feed/ 3 119226 5 Frames from the Partial Eclipse 2026 (with a Panasonic LX100) https://www.35mmc.com/13/08/2026/5-frames-from-the-partial-eclipse-2026-with-a-panasonic-lx100/ https://www.35mmc.com/13/08/2026/5-frames-from-the-partial-eclipse-2026-with-a-panasonic-lx100/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:42 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=119238 I remember a time when something like an eclipse would almost give me a feeling of panic when it came to my photography. Like it was somehow my job to take the best photo of the thing possible, forgetting that there would be literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people taking – or...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/13/08/2026/5-frames-from-the-partial-eclipse-2026-with-a-panasonic-lx100/feed/ 17 119238 Homogenization of Belenzinho, São Paulo: Real Estate Transformation 2019–2025 https://www.35mmc.com/13/08/2026/homogenization-of-belenzinho-sao-paulo-real-estate-transformation-2019-2025/ https://www.35mmc.com/13/08/2026/homogenization-of-belenzinho-sao-paulo-real-estate-transformation-2019-2025/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:17 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=117546 Between 2019 and 2025, I worked at a company located in the Belenzinho neighborhood, in the East Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. Along with the neighborhoods of Mooca and Brás, also in the same region, Belenzinho was part of one of the city’s largest industrial hubs in the early twentieth century, when it concentrated factories...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/13/08/2026/homogenization-of-belenzinho-sao-paulo-real-estate-transformation-2019-2025/feed/ 4 117546 Processing Kodacolor-X Film in Rodinal https://www.35mmc.com/12/08/2026/processing-kodacolor-x-film-in-rodinal/ https://www.35mmc.com/12/08/2026/processing-kodacolor-x-film-in-rodinal/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:49 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=117371 I have an interest in abandoned film. More to the point, I’m interested in abandoned film that’s been exposed yet remains undeveloped. The attraction to me is the potential reveal,…the notion that serendipity may bless you with the discovery of people long forgotten by family and friends. This is poignant to me. It’s like I’m...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/12/08/2026/processing-kodacolor-x-film-in-rodinal/feed/ 25 117371 The battle of the accordion and the violin – Two Shots Story https://www.35mmc.com/11/08/2026/the-battle-of-the-accordion-and-the-violin-two-shots-story/ https://www.35mmc.com/11/08/2026/the-battle-of-the-accordion-and-the-violin-two-shots-story/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:00:35 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=117524 Feeling music performed live is a unique experience that reconnects us with our primal self, the one that lived in communities where music was part of rituals and marked the key moments in the life of a group. This is why I am a firm believer that people shouldn’t take photos during concerts — unless it...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/11/08/2026/the-battle-of-the-accordion-and-the-violin-two-shots-story/feed/ 4 117524 Vanishing Soon https://www.35mmc.com/11/08/2026/vanishing-soon/ https://www.35mmc.com/11/08/2026/vanishing-soon/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:44 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=117022 This post features buildings near where I currently live that are scheduled for removal. I believe that all of them will be replaced by subdivisions of large houses laid out to match other recent construction projects.  Legacy plots of land with old wooden buildings and fully grown trees are becoming rare.  The density of the...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/11/08/2026/vanishing-soon/feed/ 21 117022 5 Frames with a Cameradrama https://www.35mmc.com/10/08/2026/5-frames-with-a-cameradrama/ https://www.35mmc.com/10/08/2026/5-frames-with-a-cameradrama/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:17 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=117690 For a little roadtrip recently, I dusted off an old piece of kit I had lying around still. I thought I had gotten rid of it already, but it appeared stubbornly in a box in the study while I was rummaging around in there, unphazed and untouched, for what I’m sure has been some years...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/10/08/2026/5-frames-with-a-cameradrama/feed/ 7 117690 First attempts at Bird Photography (beginner’s luck) – One Shot Story https://www.35mmc.com/10/08/2026/first-attempts-at-bird-photography-beginners-luck-one-shot-story/ https://www.35mmc.com/10/08/2026/first-attempts-at-bird-photography-beginners-luck-one-shot-story/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:56 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=118577 I’ve borrowed a Tamron 50-400mm lens to review over the summer. I have a few plans for it, one of which, as I have recently decided, is to try my hand at taking photos of wildlife. We’ve recently won a contract at work with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust – albeit a video/documentary contract, but I have...

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]]> https://www.35mmc.com/10/08/2026/first-attempts-at-bird-photography-beginners-luck-one-shot-story/feed/ 10 118577 5 Frames with my Porsche… (designed Fujifilm FinePix 6800z) https://www.35mmc.com/09/08/2026/5-frames-with-my-porschedesigned-fujifilm-finepix-6800z/ https://www.35mmc.com/09/08/2026/5-frames-with-my-porschedesigned-fujifilm-finepix-6800z/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:08 +0000 https://www.35mmc.com/?p=116838 Being that this is the closest to the actual sports car that I’ll probably ever be, I decided to take the ole’ 6800z out for a spin and see what it could do. As I had just finished watching an episode of Top Gear (British version, thank you very much) and cars were top of...

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