Emma in the park at Crich
When we recently went to the Crich tramway museum in Derbyshire I took a lot of pictures with my Pentax…
Minolta Vectis S-1 APS slr
I look at the Minolta Vectis S-1 APS film camera from the mid 1990s, and a description of the APS…
Stripping down and cleaning a Petri Flex V
I have a couple of Petri Flex V cameras which are both in need of a clean and a service.…
Small copper butterfly
We took a trip down to Ware this afternoon so that James and Emma could stay with Jan and have…
Fun with a tank of coffee
I first heard about developing film using coffee a few years ago and I must admit I assumed that it…
Voigtlander Bessamatic SLR camera from 1962
The Voigtlander Bessamatic belongs to that family of 35mm SLR cameras which have a leaf shutter fitted between the lens…
The Bishops Palace – Wells Cathedral
When we went on holiday in Somerset last year we stayed at a place called Wookey Hole which is about…
Pentacon Six Project. Step 5 – attempted initial shutter setup.
In my last post I gave some observations and conclusions I’d reached from my initial examination of the shutter assembly…
Agfa Ambi Silette film advance strip down
A couple of weeks ago, I managed to pick up a camera which I’d been on the look out for…
Compaq/HP 8710W Laptop running Ubuntu Linux
This short post is to answer a question potential Compaq/HP 8710W owners may be asking. Just in case it’s useful…
Tamron BBar 28mm f/2.8 on Sony Nex
A review of a classic prime lens very popular in the 1970’s and sold in large quantities, the Tamron BBar…
Evening in Gloucestershire
On a recent trip to Gloucestershire I took out my Pentax K5 fitted with a Sigma 18-125 HSM zoom for…
