In the run up towards Christmas this year I took the opportunity to go over to nearby Alderley Edge for a walk in the woods there and I took my Zorki with me. Alderley Edge is a popular place of people to wander around and get some fresh air and is looked after by theContinue reading “Alderley Edge Miner’s Ramble”
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Biddulph Grange
I visited Biddulph Grange in September when the gardens were reopened to visitors and took my Zorki 4 along with me. Biddulph Grange gardens were developed by James Bateman using money he inherited from his father, who had become rich from coal and steel businesses. James Bateman moved to Biddulph Grange around 1840 and createdContinue reading “Biddulph Grange”
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”
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 