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Mar 16, 20233 min readZeiss IkonA 50-year-old mystery film.A an article about a roll of film found in a camera in a charity shop. I developed the film and was surprised at what I found.
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Jun 28, 20223 min readMamiya 6It’s Not A Photography HolidayIn this blog I explain how the Mamiya 6 enabled "both kinds" of landscape photography on a recent holiday in Derbyshire.
Jun 11, 20224 min readSLRFinally… An SLRI have a variety of medium format film cameras from TLR to point and shoot, but until recently, no SLR. Yes SLRs have advantages, but...
May 19, 20222 min readTLRHow Low Can You Go?The Mamiya C330f is a great camera for close-up work, unless you want to photograph something only 3 centimetres tall, fixed in the...
Apr 7, 20224 min readProjectsWhitstable to Broadstairs ProjectA project can be a great aid to creativity, in this blog I discuss a project to make a book of images of the North Kent coast.
Feb 20, 20226 min readMamiya 6Mamiya 6: The World's Most Perfect Camera System?Claimed to be the "most perfect camera system”. I explain how I came to have one and why I won't be shooting Bergger 400 very often
Feb 1, 20224 min readCompactPoint and ShootThe Fuji GA645 Pro is a lovely "point and shoot" medium format film camera that is quick and easy to use.
Jan 31, 20222 min readZeiss IkonThe Mighty NettarThe Zeiss Ikon Nettar epitomises slow photography, it's basic to the point of being primitive but the results can be excellent.
Jan 31, 20222 min readTLRA 45 Year Old Brand New CameraWhen I returned to medium format film photography after a gap of about 35 years, this "brand new" Mamiya C330f was my first camera.