convexum.net https://convexum.net/ Ramblings, aimless or otherwise Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:55:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/convexum.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-convexum_512_512.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 convexum.net https://convexum.net/ 32 32 54405214 Vintage Camera #032 https://convexum.net/2023/12/vintage-camera-032/ https://convexum.net/2023/12/vintage-camera-032/#respond Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:04:12 +0000 https://convexum.net/?p=2610 Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie I’ve had this model of Folding Brownie camera for many years; I’ve posted about it previously and I’ve used it previously, it didn’t go well. Recently though, I bought one on eBay that seemed to be in much better condition in the hope that I might get some better […]

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]]> https://convexum.net/2023/12/vintage-camera-032/feed/ 0 2610 Vintage Camera #026 https://convexum.net/2022/05/vintage-camera-026/ https://convexum.net/2022/05/vintage-camera-026/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 22:47:55 +0000 https://convexum.net/?p=3636 Zorki 1 Type C Next out to play from my camera cabinet is one of several Soviet era cameras I bought. This is a 1953 Zorki 1 Type C. If you’ve seen my Pearl River post, you’ll be both pleased and unsurprised to learn that this camera is not as bad as that. I got […]

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]]> https://convexum.net/2022/05/vintage-camera-026/feed/ 0 3636 Vintage Camera #017 https://convexum.net/2022/03/vintage-camera-017/ https://convexum.net/2022/03/vintage-camera-017/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:13:56 +0000 https://convexum.net/?p=3605 Pearl River 6×6 TLR Kicking off my efforts with the latest batch of purchases (New year, new…resolution?), which incidentally didn’t stop at 22, I went out with a Pearl River 6×6 twin lens reflex. Loaded with trusty HP5+ film I duly went ahead and took a few shots, all onto the same frame, before I […]

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]]> https://convexum.net/2022/03/vintage-camera-017/feed/ 0 3605 New year, new…resolution? https://convexum.net/2022/02/new-year-new-resolution-a-selection-of-cameras/ https://convexum.net/2022/02/new-year-new-resolution-a-selection-of-cameras/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2022 23:23:26 +0000 https://convexum.net/?p=3423 New year’s resolutions are not really my thing. I don’t really see the need to wait for a new year to decide to achieve something. January in the UK is often seen as a difficult time for many people; recovering from the excesses of alcohol and spending of Christmas, coupled with it being a long […]

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]]> https://convexum.net/2022/02/new-year-new-resolution-a-selection-of-cameras/feed/ 1 3423 Paris – again? https://convexum.net/2020/06/paris-again/ https://convexum.net/2020/06/paris-again/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:30:05 +0000 https://convexum.net/?p=2208 …and again. I’ve been to a few places since I last posted, but I’ve been back to Paris again twice. The next visit was just a few months after the first, doing a similar type of trip; another spur of the moment, long weekend with no planning or organisation. Those are the best. For this […]

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]]> https://convexum.net/2020/06/paris-again/feed/ 0 2208 Paris – a flying visit, without flying https://convexum.net/2016/09/paris-flying-visit-without-flying/ https://convexum.net/2016/09/paris-flying-visit-without-flying/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:59:06 +0000 http://convexum.net/?p=1710 I’ve never been to Paris before, even though I’ve been to France several times in the (distant) past. Because of this, I decided I would go to Paris in a weekend. In order to maximise the time there and to minimise the cost, I took an overnight coach with Ouibus. I left London on Friday night and […]

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]]> https://convexum.net/2016/08/back-to-school/feed/ 0 1692 Don’t get hung up on camera equipment https://convexum.net/2016/03/getting-hung-camera-equipment/ https://convexum.net/2016/03/getting-hung-camera-equipment/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:08:00 +0000 http://convexum.net/?p=1663 So often I see, hear and read about people who always have to have the best and latest camera, or always need to upgrade their camera; in some ways I’m a culprit of this too…having upgraded digital SLRs twice in about twelve months, but now I’m going to stick with what I’ve got, which is […]

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]]> https://convexum.net/2016/03/getting-hung-camera-equipment/feed/ 0 1663 Photo Project – Kodak Retina II S, 1959 https://convexum.net/2015/08/photo-project-kodak-retina-ii-s-1959/ https://convexum.net/2015/08/photo-project-kodak-retina-ii-s-1959/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:23:18 +0000 http://convexum.net/?p=1613 After a somewhat unsuccessful attempt with the Kodak Brownie as described in my previous post, I’ve decided to park that one for the moment. I have now moved on to the 1959 Kodak Retina II S, which I previously wrote about here: Vintage Camera #2, and has been my carry-around camera for the last three weeks. The first […]

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]]> https://convexum.net/2015/08/photo-project-kodak-retina-ii-s-1959/feed/ 0 1613 Photo Project – Kodak No 2 Folding Brownie https://convexum.net/2015/07/project-photography-with-kodak-no-2-folding-autographic-brownie/ https://convexum.net/2015/07/project-photography-with-kodak-no-2-folding-autographic-brownie/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:08:38 +0000 http://convexum.net/?p=1598 I’ve been intending to get back into film photography for a long time. After completing an A Level in photography eight years ago, I rewarded myself with a second hand Digital SLR, and never picked up a film camera again. That has all changed now though. I couldn’t warrant the cost of paying £10-odd a […]

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