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Point and shoot camera decided to rewind the film mid-roll

Laurence — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:36:00 +0000

While I was out shooting with my Yashica T4 recently, it decided to just rewind after I’d only taken about 16 shots of the 36-exposure film. I had used the camera successfully before but I wasn’t sure if the camera had some problem. Head over to my YouTube channel to watch what I did to […]

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Vintage Camera #038

Laurence — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:37:47 +0000

Zorki 4 The Zorki 4 is another Soviet-era camera, manufactured in quite large numbers between 1956 and 1973. It was manufactured by Krasnogorsk Mechanical Works (Красногорский механический завод). This camera is very similar to the Zorki 3S but with the addition of a self timer. I spent several days in Poland recently and had to […]

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Shoot-scan-convert, my negative digitisation workflow

Laurence — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:59:44 +0000

Catchy post title, eh? I’ve been contemplating whether to explain my workflow for a long time. I was put off doing it for a number of reasons, not least because I am certainly no expert in any of this. If you’re going to scan/photograph and process your own negatives, it’s an extremely personal process with […]

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An overlooked country and an overlooked film

Laurence — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:10:48 +0000

As I discussed in my earlier post I am trying to visit new countries where possible so the latest trip was to Ljubljana in Slovenia. I took with me my trusty Canon EOS 1N and 24-105mm F4 L Series lens, which in my view are a winning combination for a few holiday snaps. Armed with […]

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A change in direction

Laurence — Thu, 22 May 2025 17:23:00 +0000

The general trend of this blog has been photography, and especially film photography in the last few years. It’s a niche subject at the best of times. I want to write more but I’m often lacking inspiration. Maybe the focus of the blog has been too restrictive. I decided to rename it, not because the […]

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Why I shoot film

Laurence — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:25:12 +0000

We all know why not to shoot film. There’s no need for me to go into detail other than to say expensive, slow, delay, hassle, digital. Just those five words are probably enough for anyone to clearly explain why they would never try, or why they gave up shooting film. I’m not about to start […]

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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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