As I was keen to try out my newly purchased Pentax P30T, I loaded it with a roll of Ilford Delta 100 film and went off to nearby Little Moreton Hall, a National Trust run property in Cheshire. It was a bright but cloudy day, no sunshine but plenty of light, ideal for photographing thisContinue reading “First film through the Pentax P30T”
Monthly Archives: Dec 2019
My second “new” film camera
I didn’t intend this to happen but looking through some blogs on film cameras the other day made me think that a second film camera might not be a such bad idea just in case I have problems with the Zorki again. Reading through various suggestions it seemed to me that a Pentax K1000 mightContinue reading “My second “new” film camera”
Now I have a scanner of my own
In my last post I tried to compare the quality of commercial scans of my 35mm negatives with various home brewed low cost alternative methods. The overall conclusion I came to was that none of the alternatives I tried were really up to the job so after much research and several changes of mind IContinue reading “Now I have a scanner of my own”
Scanning my negatives at home – a trial.
Having decided to develop my own black and white negatives at home – partly to save a little money but mainly so I could experiment with film/developer combinations to find a combination or combinations I liked – I was then left with the problem of how best to convert the negatives into prints. I hadContinue reading “Scanning my negatives at home – a trial.”
I decided to start developing my own film
You might have gathered by now that I didn’t really like the combination of contrast and grain I was seeing from the Delta 100 film that I was having commercially developed and scanned, so I started looking for some equipment on ebay so that I could do my own processing. I already had a fewContinue reading “I decided to start developing my own film”
The Zorki goes to Iceland
My wife and I had planned a trip to Iceland, hiring a car and going around the Ring Road taking in the sights as we went. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to test the Zorki out some more so I packed it and a few cans of Delta 100 as wellContinue reading “The Zorki goes to Iceland”
First film through the Zorki
After changing my mind so many times I eventually bought some Ilford Delta 100 film to try out the Zorki. I’m still not sure why I chose this film but I had long since lost any preference for one film over another that I think I must have decided to try something new – atContinue reading “First film through the Zorki”
My 1967 Zorki 4
This is the camera I told you I had bought last time – the cost including postage was about £35 (I can’t actually remember). To me it looks to be in very good condition and the shutter sounds right on all speeds (whatever that might mean, but it is reassuring). There are a few scuffContinue reading “My 1967 Zorki 4”
My first “new” old camera
When I retired a decided that I wouldn’t rush around joining clubs and finding things to do – I wanted to just take it easy for a while, sort out the garden (which is large) and generally potter about for a bit. As it happens a lot of things got in the way of thatContinue reading “My first “new” old camera”
Why would you want to buy an old film camera?
When I was ten or eleven, I was given a camera for my birthday, a Brownie 127. I loved that little camera. Sure it had a simple fixed focus lens and could only take photos in good light but at least I could point it where I wanted to. In truth I wasn’t much ofContinue reading “Why would you want to buy an old film camera?”
I BOUGHT AN OLD FILM CAMERA 