Rolls and shots One of the features that gets used by both film and digital advocates to promote their argument for their preferred medium is the limitation of the number of shots on a roll. Continue Reading →
What is light, anyway? I expect that better writers and philosophers than me have explored what it is that photography teaches us about perception. Certainly it is teaching me that light is not perception. Continue Reading →
More film experiments – C41 colour in B&W chemicals Yesterday I developed some cheap ISO200 Agfa colour film from Poundland – unsurprisingly, £1 a roll – in B&W chemicals. Continue Reading →
Experiments with stand development I have occasionally heard about “stand development”, which appeared to be, instead of using a concentrated solution of film developer for a short period of time (agitating frequently), using a diluted solution of a film developer and letting it sit there for a long period of time. Continue Reading →
Blurry Trip – the fix I decided that there was no point not trying to fix my Trip 35 with the focussing problem, but knowing that I don’t have the best record when it comes to disassembling cameras, I also decided to use the least invasive method possible. Continue Reading →
Blurry Trip – maybe it is the focus after all I did take a test roll with the Trip to test the focussing, and it looks like I may have been wrong about the speed and camera shake. Continue Reading →
Things I wish I had known about black and white developing These are of course just In My Experience, but I like to think they’re at least close to correct. Continue Reading →
Pictures from the Easter city – Lubitel 2, Rollei Retro 80S I got a roll of 120 Rollei Retro 80S a while ago and decided, on Friday, that it was sunny enough to try it out – so I loaded it into my Lubitel 2, went out to where the City meets the East End, and wandered about in the Easter Bank Holiday emptiness. Continue Reading →