11 January, 2025
5 Shots From Minolta’s Entry Level AF SLR – The Dynax 300si
Quite a few years ago I was gifted a Minolta Dynax 500si. The donor had sold the lens on its own so the body came to me “because I do film photography stuff”. I alre...
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30 November, 2024
Shooting in a cemetery leads to uncovering a local tragedy (and then another). Dangerous currents.
In 2022 I visited the churchyard at St Mary the Virgin at Horton near Blyth to shoot one of my favourite subjects – memorial stones. There has been a church on this site s...
This story began in 2012. I was told by a fellow worker one lunch time: “There’s a Nikon film camera for £15 in the Pawn Broker’s window!” I decided...
28 September, 2024
Balda Super Matic – Quirky but fun
Many years ago, a neighbour offered me a camera he had acquired “from a mate” for £10. I had never seen a Balda or even heard of one but it looked interesting a...
18 September, 2024
Chinon Auto 3501 – Ugly, Noisy and Quite Capable
A Lucky Find in a Antiques Shop It is rare for us to be able to get away for a few days break, but we managed to escape to Moffat in South West Scotland and to record the occasi...