So I went to the Adelaide Camera Markets today at St. Peters Town Hall, and managed to get a lot of neat stuff. -RB67 Grip -50mm F/1.8 E series Nikon F mount (My old one had stiff focus, and it was a good deal) -P-MC 70-210mm, f/3.5, Nikon F mount -2 cable releases -20 rolls [...]
Now, one problem I have with film is that I tend to let my backlog build up. It started when I couldnt afford developer or processing, then just grew from there as I kept shooting more and processing less. So this evening, in an attempt to spur me into getting some of this work done, [...]
Ground glass and lens are the first two steps for the project, so let’s get ta’ thinking A year ago I would have suggested [Satin Snow] for ground glass – but they are no longer taking orders, and I’m still waiting for the screen for my speed graphic. It’s been nearly a year. Sad to [...]
Ok, I live in a bad area. I’m the first to admit it. As a friend said, “no no, that’s cool, I’m sure your crack heads talk to our crack heads”. But I didn’t realise this when I moved in a few months ago. So now you can learn from my experience, some indicators to [...]
Whole plate format is 6.5×8.5″, lodged somewhere between 5×7″ and 8×10″. Rounded this comes out to 165x216mm. This gives you an aspect ratio of 1.30. So what happened to this format? It’s still around, you can buy some film cut in whole plate size, so these old plate cameras aren’t out of use. You tape [...]