The Minox Factor

During the second half of the past year I have had quite a pivot towards film photography. I’m not sure why, but maybe I just find it more creative, especially working in my local area (air travel with film is not something I’m planning on returning to). The most significant evidence for this is my acquisition of a Hasselblad 501 CM, which so far I don’t regret. But following along with my usual philosophy of never avoiding unnecessary complexity, I am now working with 3 film formats (35mm, 35mm pano and 6x6) and 4 camera systems. For 35mm I have always had at least one compact camera alongside my Olympus OM kit, and since the mid 1990s I’ve usually had a Minox lying around somewhere. So I thought it was about time to dedicate a blog post to Minox 35mm cameras.