When I purchased this camera it was advertised as not working. So why buy it? It had a working meter which told me that there may be a chance of getting it working. I have taken a few cameras apart, cleaned, and successfully put them back together again and still have them working! Since the … More Canon AT-1
Having recently purchased a Nikon F and then an F2, more about that another time, I honestly was not looking to purchase any more cameras 🙂 But I suppose it was inevitable that a Nikon F4 would follow. But surely why not the more highly regarded F3? One main reason for acquiring the F4 was … More Nikon F4s
Why CS2? Simply, because I can. I do use more up to date imaging programs when I need to. As I have a small collection of computers I feel I can justify there existence by getting them to do some work for me. What better way than to combine it with my photography? In addition, … More Photo Editing with CS2
In the last 10 years, in the south east of England, I can count on one hand the number of times we have had any significant amounts of snow. Today, we had a spell of two hours leaving behind about 1 1/2 inches, which we count as significant. Unheard of for me, I got through … More Bubbles in the Snow
This camera has been on my wish list since I started my return to film. However due to the price that a good Nikon F commands these days, I have contentented myself with using the various Nikomat models, all of which I have to say I have thoroughly enjoyed. In fact among my first camera … More Nikon F
Spending more time at home due to the Covid pandemic has allowed my family more time to observe things in and around our garden. Over the last few weeks in particular we have had a number of birds regularly make a stop during the course of their activities. The following photos have been taken by … More Garden Visitors.
I mentioned at the beginning of December that I had acquired a Kaiser colour enlarger . Having done a dry run it was now time to try it out for real. The pictures below shows my setup. After turning the lights out and while my eyes adjust to the lack of light, I can turn … More Home Printing in the Darkroom for the First Time
Over the last couple of years I have been quite happily developing my colour films and getting consistent results with the chemicals I was using. I saw no need to change anything. Then in September of last year I developed my first roll of Ilford XP2. Here. To get black and white images and still … More Bulk Loading Ilford HP5+ with the Computrol 35mm loader.
This is the second instalment of my experiment to photograph autumn with black and white film. As mentioned in the previous post I really struggle to “see’ a scene in all its monochromatic glory and so have found this challenge ……a challenge! The picture above is probably a typical autumn scene. A little mist, the … More The Autumn Leaves of … Black and White Part Two
Ever since I started taking photos as a kid, I have looked on in awe as I watched people making a print in a darkroom. How was that possible? It must require great skill, time and of course money to do that! During my adolescence and young adulthood I had neither skill, time, let alone … More A Dream come True
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