The late 1950s saw a brief peak in the popularity of cameras taking twelve 4x4 cm images on 127 film. They offered better-than-35mm quality without the…
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Tutorials & Guides
How I Loaded and Shot a Univex Mercury with 35mm Kodak Ektar 100 – by Stuart Jenkins
July 15, 2021Universal Camera Corporation launched their Univex Mercury CC model in 1938, along with their proprietary #200 series films. It's basically 35mm film, but on an open…
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5 Frames around Norwich with a Purma Special and Rera Pan 100 – By Stuart Jenkins
May 15, 2021Throughout lockdown, I've looked at my camera display cupboard every day. The fact that I can see my collection easily from my home desk is one…
Mods, DIY & Lens Adapting
Designing a 3D Printed Scanning System for Cut Strip Negatives – By Stuart Jenkins
April 22, 2021I've designed and 3D printed some film holders that work well with cut strips, and the models are free to download on Thingiverse. It can be a…
Open-aperture TTL metering was pretty standard when I started using 35mm SLRs in the Eighties, but back in the Sixties it was a Big New Thing.…
