Once my pinhole camera was finished the next decision was should I use film or paper for the negatives? To be honest for me it was a fairly simple decision. I had made a pinhole camera really just to see if I could do it and then I planned to use it to decide ifContinue reading “Pinhole Camera: Part 4”
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Pinhole camera: Part 3
Now it’s time to make the pinhole. For this I followed the methods described by SROYON on the 35mmc website ( https://www.35mmc.com/26/10/2020/making-measuring-and-testing-the-optimal-pinhole-pinhole-adventures-part-3-by-sroyon/). This is well worth a read as it explains a lot about how to decide what size pinhole to use, how to make them and various ways of measuring them. I’m not goingContinue reading “Pinhole camera: Part 3”
Pinhole camera: Part 2
So the back of the camera which will take the film holder is all done apart from painting. The next jobs are to make the body of the camera and then the front plate which will hold the pinhole and the shutter. The plan for the body is a simple open ended box made outContinue reading “Pinhole camera: Part 2”
Pinhole camera: Part 1
For quite some time I’ve been pondering over making my own 4×5 large format camera out of wood. As well as an interest in photography I also enjoy woodworking and have some suitable tools so it’s not unreasonable that I should combine two hobbies. There are lots of examples of other people doing just theContinue reading “Pinhole camera: Part 1”
Alderley Edge Miner’s Ramble
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”
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 