Weeks of lockdown were beginning to play tricks on my mind. That was the only possible explanation I could come up as I checked the screen…
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5 Frames of North London Locked Down with a Voigtlander Bessa L- By Michael Scott
May 10, 2020In these quite extraordinary times of Covid - 19 it is a challenge to all photographers to capture images of what is probably going to be…
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5 Portraits with Silvermax and the 60mm Leica Elmarit-R – by Michael Scott
March 28, 2020What makes a good portrait? Can we really expect a single image to reveal a person’s character? Or even a side of their character? And does…
As a film photographer, I’m in the fortunate position of being able to print my own work, both colour and black and white, in a darkroom.…
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5 frames in Winter Wonderland with a Leica 111F – by Michael Scott
January 25, 2020Hamish's recent posts on gear you 'need' or/and 'want' set me thinking - if I had to chose just one camera from my modest collection which…
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5 frames in London’s Docklands with a Voigtlander Bessa 1 – By Michael Scott
December 8, 2019Having used a couple of 1950s 6x6 folders (see my earlier posts) and been impressed with the results, I thought I would give a 6x9 folder…
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5 frames of the Extinction Rebellion with a Leica R5 – by Michael Scott
November 21, 2019Mention Leica and most photographers think of their legendary ‘M’ rangefinder cameras. In contrast, Leica’s ‘R’ SLR film cameras are more forgotten. Which means they are…
According to Wikipedia Franka Kamerawerk produced cameras between 1909 and 1967 in Bayreuth, Germany. At its height the factory produced about 650,000 units in 1958. So…
Folders like the Kodak 66, which dates from the mid 1950’s, are excellent examples of how compact and useable the 6x6 format can be in spite…
