Canon used the Sureshot brand for decades, the first, actually called “The Canon Sureshot” appeared in 1979. The last appeared in 2005, with the last 10 or so models having a “u” added after the name. I have no idea what that stands for! Rather like the Olympus trip range, there were some great cameras,Continue reading “Canon Sureshot Zoom 60”
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Travel: Luxor, Egypt
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the start of a trip I made to Egypt. You can read part one here if you wish. I had with me my Bronica ETRS, with a couple lenses and backs. Since that post I’ve had time to scan a couple more films, and thought today, IContinue reading “Travel: Luxor, Egypt”
Half Frame: Olympus EE-2
When I think back over maybe 46ish years of photo making I’ve used and owned pretty much all formats that might be considered “normal”. By this I mean mainstream enough that you may once have found the films on sale at your local camera store of the day. I’ve never tried 5×7 or 11×14 (yet)Continue reading “Half Frame: Olympus EE-2”
645: When the sun starts to set
I like photographing as the sun gets low, I like the warm light and the length of the shadows. The images above and below were made on the fields that lead up to Maiden Castle, just to the south of Dorchester, on Fuji Reala. The image below is of the Fleet Lagoon that sits betweenContinue reading “645: When the sun starts to set”
… and so it begins (stops)!
When I’m going to buy a batch of film, I often look at a few dedicated businesses. In the UK I consider: AG Photographic, Mathers, Firstcall, Speedgraphic, and Silverprint. If I’m considering FP4 only – then I’ll also check out Wex. I’ve used Speedgraphic the most, they are pretty close to me – keeps theContinue reading “… and so it begins (stops)!”
6×6: Another Roll of Fuji Reala
I was born and raised in the seaside town of Weymouth on the South Coast (UK). For a while it was host to the International Firework Competition, we had some spectacular displays out in the bay. One day I hatched the idea of making a photo with the “Jubilee Clock” (Queen Victoria) in the foregroundContinue reading “6×6: Another Roll of Fuji Reala”
Thought: Film Prices, Again!
I’ve read 3 really good posts recently about film prices: Film $$$ at Fogdog The surprising cost difference between Kodak and Ilford B/W films at Down the Road How To Pay As Little As Possible for Fresh Film at Thoughts & Photography of Johnny Martyr The 3 above have caused me to think over both myContinue reading “Thought: Film Prices, Again!”
Millennium Dome
The other day while pulling the “Egypt” negative sheets out of the file for scanning, I noticed that the next film along was a roll of black and white Fuji NP400. The film was discontinued in 2013, about the same time as the original Acros was introduced I think. I can’t find a “birth-date” forContinue reading “Millennium Dome”
126: The end of the line
I’ve written before that my first camera was an Ilford Sportsman 50c 126 camera. To be honest looking back it was awful. It did however get me hooked on photography! When the shop I was working in got down to it’s last roll of 126 film (20 years ago?) I purchased it for old timesContinue reading “126: The end of the line”
Travel: Egypt
Not too long ago I purchased an Epson V600 scanner, mainly so I could scan 120 film. This was for two reasons. I now have a Hasselblad camera and need to scan new work. The second reason is that I’ve had a few medium format cameras over the years and would like to scan someContinue reading “Travel: Egypt”
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