19 September, 2024
A DIY 35mm Film Stripper
A device for producing a 16mm strip from 35mm.
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19 September, 2024
Kodak 66 II – a refreshingly simple 6×6 folding camera
Back in 2000, when I was making some feeble attempts to return to medium format, I had a few choices regarding cameras suitable for me. Obviously, one of the best was the Rollei...
18 September, 2024
5 Frames with a Retinette 1B and Lomochrome Metropolis – Patina at Lullingstone Castle
Situated in the Darenth Valley in north-west Kent Lullingstone Castle is a rare survivor, a manor house and grounds that have remained in the same family for centuries, since 14...
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...
17 September, 2024
The Director – A One Shot Story
Back in 1988 I was trying out my new Mamiya C330s TLR camera loaded with Ilford XP1 film at the Pier Head in Liverpool. I stumbled across a film crew on the roof terrace of a bu...
16 September, 2024
Jagglé – Introducing my Daylight Enlarger
First, let me introduce myself; I am a mechanical design engineer and amateur photographer living in Potsdam, Germany. I’m 32 years old and have grown up around cameras, as both...
16 September, 2024
Nikon 500mm Mirror Lens – The short fat cheap deal!
I bought a used 500mm mirror lens in 1975 when I was shooting for United Press International. It was the longest focal length in the smallest form factor available at the time. ...
15 September, 2024
5 Frames with A Few Minolta X-300s
A gift for my twenty-first birthday, my old Praktica SLR had been hiding up in the attic for many years. I would occasionally fire the shutter a few times just to hear that reas...
