Author name: John Orr

Photography is an important thread that has run through my life since childhood. My very first camera was a 35mm Boots Bierette, bought for me by my dad when I was 10, I then moved on to my first SLR, a Prinz branded Zenit B from Dixons, a High Street chain that UK readers of a certain age will remember. I own many cameras from different systems and formats and I carry one with me as often possible. Photography has proved to be a wonderful escape from a busy professional career in education, an antidote to a sometimes challenging work life. Indeed, image making, particularly on film, has proven to be a major mental health protective factor for me and I suspect many others.

5 Frames with Contax RX and some old Detroit Iron – Regrets on one that got away!

By John Orr / June 27, 2023 / 5 frames with... / 14 Comments

I have many film cameras and I’m lucky to have a very understanding partner, who has always supported me with my ‘quirky film camera and photography habit’, her words not mine. Using different cameras and systems is central to my enjoyment of photography. The process is as important for me as the final image. Enjoying …

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Geoff Chaplin on AgfaPhoto APX 100 in Furano, HokkaidoSeptember 27, 2023
Julian, thanks for your comments. I agree consistency from one year to the next, decade to the next, is nice…
Julian Tanase on AgfaPhoto APX 100 in Furano, HokkaidoSeptember 27, 2023
Geoff, nice images, they really do justice to the events and places depicted. Agfa APX 100 ( and its predecessors…
Geoff Chaplin on AgfaPhoto APX 100 in Furano, HokkaidoSeptember 27, 2023
Yes I agree, a perfectly decent film.
Geoff Chaplin on AgfaPhoto APX 100 in Furano, HokkaidoSeptember 27, 2023
Thanks Jukka. The APX is a different film from the one you used in the past, better or worse I…
Geoff Chaplin on AgfaPhoto APX 100 in Furano, HokkaidoSeptember 27, 2023
Yes I found the same suggestions but looking at the two data sheets the reciprocity adjustments are different, not conclusive…