ICA Dresden plate camera – 1910
Glass plate camera, made by ICA in Dresden around 1910, came to me in a rather poor condition: plate holder with some …
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Kodak Retina Ia
The Kodak Retina 1a was a camera that I bought because I wanted a small 35mm folding camera, back in 2000. Found one in a second hand photographic equipment shop …
The strangeness of Fomapan 400
My first roll of Fomapan 400 Action, (loaded in a Minox camera) results were less than encouraging. Something is not right with this film, and I obviously count in my …
Camden Town market – Olympus OM1 & Kodak 100
A winning combination, this. Photographs were taken in the summer of 2001, in Camden Town, at the market and various other places around. Beautiful times, and good memories.
Minox ME2 8×11 Electronic Flash
This is the largest Minox-produced flash unit. It is larger than any of the 8×11 Minox cameras, but it delivers one of the best lights, given the features it incorporates. …
Minox IIIs and Kodak Gold 200 in Athens
Visiting Greece in the summer can be a challenge for anyone using film for their holiday pictures. The sun is pretty hard and strong everywhere, with hard (if any) shadows …
Morris dance with Leica IIIf and APX 400
I was a resident of Horsham in W. Sussex for about a year or so. This small town was usually a quiet one, I mean nothing of the events which …
Olympus OM1 in Brighton
I was visiting Brighton on an almost regular basis, and not only in the summer. I was a guest of this beautiful seaside town every time I had the time …
Porst Compact Reflex SP
Recently bought, on a whim. Actually, not really, no. I bought this camera because I wanted to gift it to my 12 yrs old daughter, who starts into film photography …
Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa
Excellent example of craftmanship from Zeiss, this camera. Purchased it in the summer of 2000, while travelling in Germany. The city of Heidelberg was a place pinned on my “must …