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Marion & Co. Ltd 12×10 View Camera
5 Feb 2016

Marion & Co. Ltd 12×10 View Camera

by James | posted in: Build & Repair Projects, Camera Gear, Large Format, Wet Plate Collodion | 3

Last year, after a patient search, I bought a 12×10 view camera. It needed a bit of a fix up before it could be used – it was rather stiff, needed a ground glass, and some other repairs to the … Continued

10x12, 12x10, large format camera, Marion & Co. Ltd., view camera, wooden camera
Building a Large Wet Plate Rack to Hold 10×8 and 12×10
12 Aug 2015

Building a Large Wet Plate Rack to Hold 10×8 and 12×10

by James | posted in: Build & Repair Projects, Camera Gear, Darkroom, Wet Plate Collodion | 0

Over the next weeks and months I will try to post some pictures and stories about the various projects I have been completing in my upgrade to making 10×8 wet plates. There are many challenges involved in moving up from … Continued

darkroom gear, plate holder, plate rack, wet plate collodion, woodworking
Polaroid 405 Instant Film Back
12 Aug 2015

Polaroid 405 Instant Film Back

by James | posted in: Camera Gear, Instant Photography, Large Format | 0

12th August 2015 – Another old post I didn’t get round to publishing. This one is from September 2013!! (I’m not a very good blogger) I recently acquired a Polaroid 405 back that will let me expose Type 100 Polaroid … Continued

James in the Darkroom [Guest Post by Lynsey]
16 Jan 2014

James in the Darkroom [Guest Post by Lynsey]

by James | posted in: Camera Gear, Darkroom, Film Photography, Guest Post, Large Format | 3

My wonderful wife Lynsey, a brilliant Family Life Photographer, documented me making my first ever paper negatives with a camera I borrowed from my friend Alastair Cook. There were so many unknowns (like the lens aperture) and challenges I was … Continued

darkroom, developing, field camera, large format, paper negatives, portrait
Olympus OM10 + Kentmere 400 on a Wee Walk Down the Road
6 Apr 2013

Olympus OM10 + Kentmere 400 on a Wee Walk Down the Road

by James | posted in: Camera Gear, Film Photography, SLR | 6

We went for a wee walk down our road the other day so I decided to try out the Olympus OM10 with Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens and Kentmere 400 film, neither of which I’ve used before. The Kentmere film has … Continued

135 Film, 35mm, B&W, Black and White, Children, ilford, Kentmere 400, Kids, Olympus OM10
LOMO Lubitel 2
13 May 2012

LOMO Lubitel 2

by James | posted in: Camera Gear, Film Photography, TLR | 12

I’ve been really looking forward to shooting with the Lubitel 2 – my dad kindly gave me it; it was his first camera when he bought it back in the 1960s. Here’s a snap of my dad giving me the … Continued

Ilford HP5, Lomo Lubitel 2, Soviet Camera
The Fuji / Kodak / Polaroid Land Camera 340
15 Feb 2012

The Fuji / Kodak / Polaroid Land Camera 340

by James | posted in: Camera Gear, Instant Photography | 11

I recently bought a Polaroid Land Camera 340 (manufactured between 1969 and 1971) from eBay. After resisting the temptation for many months to delve into instant photography, in fact I wasn’t at all interested in it and I didn’t really … Continued

AAA Battery Conversion, Fuji FP-100C, Fuji FP-3000B, instant film, instant photography, Polaroid Land Camera 340
FSU Rangefinder Lens and Body Choices
12 Feb 2012

FSU Rangefinder Lens and Body Choices

by James | posted in: Camera Gear, Rangefinder | 7

A picture of the two FSU solutions giving me 35mm and 50mm focal lengths: I have accumulated a number of different FSU bodies and lenses including: Bodies: FED 2 FED 3 FED 5 Zorki 4K Lenses: Industar-26 50mm f/2.8 Industar-61 … Continued

FED, FSU, Jupiter-12, Jupiter-8, KMZ, Universal Turret Finder, Zorki
My ‘New’ 1960s Yashica-Mat TLR – TtV
17 Dec 2011

My ‘New’ 1960s Yashica-Mat TLR – TtV

by James | posted in: Camera Gear, Film Photography, TLR | 3

Whilst I’m trying to figure out the best way to scan my colour negatives properly (boy is that hard to master), I thought I’d share a quick TtV (Through the Viewfinder), as it’s commonly known on Flickr, of my latest … Continued

Medium Format, TLR, TTV, Yashica-Mat

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