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Vintage Camera #032

Laurence — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:04:12 +0000

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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Vintage Camera #026

Laurence — Wed, 25 May 2022 22:47:55 +0000

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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Vintage Camera #017

Laurence — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:13:56 +0000

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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New year, new…resolution?

Laurence — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 23:23:26 +0000

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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Photo Project – Kodak Retina II S, 1959

Laurence — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:23:18 +0000

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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Photo Project – Kodak No 2 Folding Brownie

Laurence — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:08:38 +0000

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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Vintage Camera #3

Laurence — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:31:57 +0000

Canon AE-1 Program I’m taking a bit of a liberty calling this camera vintage, it’s not even as old as me…well the one I have isn’t anyway. The AE-1 Program was introduced in 1981 as the successor to the AE-1, its key difference being the ability to set both the shutter speed and aperture automatically. […]

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Vintage Camera #2

Laurence — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:36:33 +0000

Kodak Retina IIs The second in my series of posts about vintage cameras is a Kodak Retina IIs. It was produced between 1959 and 1960, and has a Xenar 45mm f2.8 lens with a Synchro-Compur shutter. Around 20,000 of these cameras were made in its short production life. This camera is known as a Coupled […]

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Vintage Camera #1

Laurence — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:32:43 +0000

Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie I have gained a number of old cameras from various sources, so I thought I’d write a short series of posts, each highlighting them, and maybe I will be able to inspire others to do the same. I’m going to get this series rolling with a Kodak No. 2 […]

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