Camera Talk

Point & shoot or scale focus? It's an Agfa Optima Sensor, the second one I've acquired for not much, requiring just a wee bit of TLC to get the shutter working. Humungous viewfinder, decent lens just plain cool looking. One of the lesser features of the camera is the sound the shutter makes (whe...

Also pondering a local project over the winter -- recreating some shots I have access to from 8x10 gelatin dry plates shot in and around my local town. They're part of the collection of the local historical society, with which I'm affiliated, and I was thinking some "Then and Now" type ju...

They look really good, impressively even across the frame and pretty sharp too.

I love the look of bewilderment of the guy in the last shot!

I quite like this film - it's not only a good-for-the-price film, it's a genuinely nice film, especially developed in 510-Pyro (20c, 18 minutes, 30 seconds initial inversion, then 5 seconds of inversions every 7 minutes). I might have to order some more bulk rolls! Ilford film prices have just gone ...

I bought a 30.5m bulk roll of Lucky SHD100 from Aliexpress on a whim, rationalising if nothing else it would be good to have a cheap film that I cold use when testing cameras and general photographic experimentation. I loaded a 12 shot roll for an initial EI test developed in Rodinal 1+50, shooting ...

Looks remarkably similar to my Minox 35GT - maybe have a look at some of the online resources for those cameras? I found a few resources on Flickr. The flash switch is exactly the same, actually not that hard to push into place. IIRC I just used a piece of card to slip it into place while putting on...

I originally bought it as a "shelf queen", rather more of a curiosity than something I was going to use. It came with the meter, chain and cases for both the camera and meter. But curiosity got the better of me, and having previously used a Minox EC, I thought why not give it a go. Being a...

After some time and effort trying and testing I've finally gotten a roll of scratch free negatives from my Minox III. I had some cartridges 3D printed which unfortunately were not 100% light proof, so I spray painted them inside and out with two coats of matt black and lined the inside (sides only) ...

An attractive looking camera with a nice sharp lens.

What's the story with the door being so easy to accidentally open?

Nice to see the fishing boats again.

Which lens did you have on?