Bill Watts, Author at 35mmc

Bill Watts

Long time amateur photographer using 9.5mm, 16mm, 110, 135 and 120 film and digital cameras. Dabble in electronics related to photography and model railways. Spent most of my working life travelling the world as an Engineer Officer in the British Merchant Navy or as an expat in France, Brunei, Holland, Germany, UAE and Singapore. Spent short spells in Jakarta, Batam, Bintang, Houston and Oman.

Bill Watts's Posts

10 June, 2024

Pearl River 4 – A Chinese TLR camera

By Bill Watts

This is a review of the Pearl River 4. But first a little Chinese camera history. The first TLR to be manufactured in China was the Shanghai TLR by the Shanghai Camera company. ...

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