Author name: Malcolm Myers

I have enjoyed photography since my teens in the 1980s. Like most people I do a mixture of digital and film nowadays and I process my own film both 35 mm and medium format. I prefer portrait photography and so end up taking shots of my family. However, I am trying to work on a panorama project that is not people-oriented. I live in the East of England.

5 Frames with the Pentax 645N and Kodak T-MAX 100 – By Malcolm Myers

By / May 23, 2020 / 5 frames with... / 8 Comments

The Pentax 645N is that rarest of beasts, an autofocus medium format camera. I’ve wanted one for a while, especially when my kids were younger and wouldn’t stand still. I missed one on eBay and thought “don’t worry, there’ll be another one along in a minute”. Er, no as it happened. I saw another online, but it was more money than I could justify, so I let the dream die for a couple of years. Then, whilst browsing the internet, I saw one at a good price and bought it. Upon opening the box, the shutter speed dial pinged off (apparently this is a weakness in the design), so before I’d even loaded a roll it went back to the shop for a fix. A couple of weeks and one fix later it was back in my hands.

Canon EOS 300

Canon EOS 300 Review – Not a great camera, but a great camera! – By Malcolm Myers

By / May 15, 2020 / SLRs / 23 Comments

“Hi, they’ve got a Canon EOS 300 with a 28-105 lens and they want £5 for it. Do you want it?”

Yet another phone call from my wife from the local charity shop (or Charlie shop as my kids call them). I have enough EOS film cameras, I really don’t need another one, but a 28-105 lens (USM as it turned out) for £5? It was too good a deal to pass up, so I asked her to buy it. I figured I’d run a roll of film through the camera and then get rid of it.

Rollei 35 Review- A brace of rolleis – by Malcolm Myers

By / May 15, 2020 / Scale Focus / 21 Comments

Last year, my wife rang me from a boot sale and asked if I was interested in a camera called a Rollei 35. I did a quick bit of Googling and, seeing this glorious collection of levers and dials in such a compact package I said “Yes, please!” I ran over to the boot sale and found my wife near the seller’s stand. She had two identical Rollei 35 cameras that her father had owned. I spent a few minutes just trying to get the back open, there is an art to it! She wanted £25 each for them. I am rubbish at haggling and in any case they looked in good condition, with soft cases and boxes so I bought them both.

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