Photographically I’ve had a slow start to the year, in fact my first roll of film, although started in January, I’ve only just used up and developed in early February. Almost un-heard of for me. I had to go to the local town of Wimborne for an appointment, so decided as it had been aContinue reading “First roll of the year!”
Category Archives: Cameras
Kodak 2d Archaeology
I’ve moved on to the “rail” bit of my restoration of the Kodak 2D. I removed the hinge, applied my homemade paint stripped, scraped off the gunk, then sanded. Sanded again, and then some more. I have no idea what stain Kodak used back in the day, but I’m beginning to hate that red wineContinue reading “Kodak 2d Archaeology”
2D Baseplate Complete!
In my last post on my proposed Kodak 2D restoration, I had stripped down the baseplate, as a “test case” to see if my skills were anything like good enough to warrant proceeding any further. I’ve done nothing like this before! Having rubbed the baseplate down as much as I was going to, I testedContinue reading “2D Baseplate Complete!”
Exercising the Spotmatic
A couple of weeks ago, just before Christmas, I needed to pop into the local town of Ringwood. It’s the opposite direction to my usual route, so although it’s close by I don’t go there that often. I thought I’d take the good old Pentax Spotmatic for a day out and make a few exposuresContinue reading “Exercising the Spotmatic”
From the 5D to the 5D
20 Years ago (October 2005) Canon released the “original” 5D into the world. Back then it was a big deal – but let me re-wind a little. When I worked in the camera store, I changed cameras often. When a second-hand camera came in, if I hadn’t tried one of its type before, I’d oftenContinue reading “From the 5D to the 5D”
Large Format: Thoughts of a madman!
Happy New Year! Yes, I know by the time you read this we will be well into the year, but as I sit writing this, New Years Eve is approaching. I don’t make New Years Resolutions, a pointless activity, I never manage to keep any even till the end of January! I do like toContinue reading “Large Format: Thoughts of a madman!”
Fujica Compact 35
I haven’t been enthused about trying any new cameras recently, in fact I’ve been more in the mind of using what I know and really getting to know it better. A few weeks ago however I was gifted a Fujica Compact 35, and that broke the mould and made me want to try it out.Continue reading “Fujica Compact 35”
Last day of Summer?
Last week, on my day off, I drove the short distance into Bournemouth, parked up and had a photo walk. I park near the top of a chine, and walk down to the beach. All along the seafront promenade until I reach the pier then turn around and walk back, unless I need to walkContinue reading “Last day of Summer?”
Why is film photography so cheap? (Canon EOS 1000)
What? I hear you exclaim! As you press the “Continue to Basket” on a roll of Portra at £20! Stay with me… The Canon EOS 1000 was introduced in 1991 and was produced for about 2 years. It was known as the Canon Rebel in the USA. There were a few variations, there was aContinue reading “Why is film photography so cheap? (Canon EOS 1000)”
Okehampton Castle in Colour
A while back I wrote a post about Okehampton Castle, and photographed it in B/W on my little Olympus XA2 on out-of-date FP4. You can re-read that here if you’d like! I also took along the Hasselblad and used, nearly a roll of colour. I’m not sure I overly like Fuji 400 Pro. It seemsContinue reading “Okehampton Castle in Colour”
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