The Ricoh K5 was introduced in 1978 and was the cheapest in the, then, line up of cameras. It’s nothing special nor is it anything terrible! People who often cast their eye over cameras will see plenty that is common. There were similar cameras available from most manufacturers at the time. This one came toContinue reading “Ricoh KR-5”
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Tamron SP 17mm
Back in the spring I brought a second hand Tamron SP 17mm. Originally I wanted it to use on a 16mm movie camera, and it served it’s purpose well enough. Then I thought why not simply change the mount and try it on the Pentax ME Super? So that’s what I did. There are twoContinue reading “Tamron SP 17mm”
Canon EOS 30 and Ilford Delta 400
I guess when it comes to a choice in cameras my preference might be described as being for “modern classics”. The Canon EOS 30 fits this description well. I’ll do a post on the camera sometime soon, but for now lets just say it’s one that I grab most often when I’m out for aContinue reading “Canon EOS 30 and Ilford Delta 400”
Ilford FP4 Plus – a lot of it!
A very dangerous time to surf eBay is after a gin and tonic on a hot day, luckily I never follow my own advice and ended up winning some FP4 Plus. It’s 23 years out of date, and 410 ft long!! As you can see from the tin it is indeed 23 years past it’sContinue reading “Ilford FP4 Plus – a lot of it!”
Зени́т (Zenith 11)
The picture above is me filming years ago in Norway. What’s that got to do with the Zenith 11? I hear you ask! Well the camera was a 16mm Krasnogorsk, never thought about the name, why would I? I doubt there is a town in Japan called Canon or Yashica, perhaps there is! Well…. TheContinue reading “Зени́т (Zenith 11)”
Fuji GSW 690 III
A while back I traded my Bronica SQA kit for this behemoth of a camera. Although it is large, it is in fact much lighter than the SQA kit. I found that the SQA was getting left behind more and more due to its weight and sat in a rucksack in the corner. Often referredContinue reading “Fuji GSW 690 III”
Rolleiflex 28a
After watching the John Maloof film about Vivian Maier and her amazing photography, I was over enthusiastic and brought myself a Rolleiflex 28a from the wonderful guys at West Yorkshire Cameras. It’s a lovely camera, and mine had a nice clean Zeiss Opton 80mm f2.8 lens. There is a quirk with these cameras that IContinue reading “Rolleiflex 28a”
Olympus OM10
My thoughts on the Olympus OM10 – This camera must be one of the most popular SLR’s from the early 80’s. I believe it was released in 1979 and I think it was my 2nd SLR after the Zenith 11. It came to me in a strange way. I was working in a film processingContinue reading “Olympus OM10”
Fox Talbot and the Negative
If you’ve read this blog so far you might be forgiven for thinking I live in a charity shop! The reality is there are about 5 in the town where I work and I go out for a wander about once a week. Having cleared that up, this week’s buy were two books. I needContinue reading “Fox Talbot and the Negative”
Yashica 635
I picked up my example of this TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) in a way that I often pick up cameras. I don’t intend to have many cameras, in fact I conspire to own one and use one film stock – if it was nearly good enough for Henri Cartier Bresson, then it should be nearlyContinue reading “Yashica 635”
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