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 of a photographer but after some time I progressed to a 35 mm Beirette which had more controls and allowed me to learn a little more about photography. This led me on to developing and then printing my own films and eventually converting my parent’s outdoor coal shed into a darkroom where I could use an enlarger. I also bought a secondhand Ross Ensign folding rangefinder camera which took larger 120 film – this camera was of much better quality than I had owned before. Again I was nowhere near an expert but the whole process of photography interested me.
Fast forward several years – school and university behind me, working, left home (and darkroom, contents sold), married – I bought a Canon AV-1 with a couple of extra lenses but used colour print film exclusively. I had this camera until digital started to compete and then it got packed away and was eventually sold on eBay along with the Ross Ensign. No guesses as to which one made the most money.
Fast forward a few more years and I’m retired and fancy rekindling my interest in film photography.
I BOUGHT AN OLD FILM CAMERA 