Monday, 15 July 2024

Home Made Film Back.













 120 size film backs for 4x5 cameras can be very expensive, even at reduced prices, they are beyond my means. So what is a poor boy to do?. Improvise, so when I saw a batter old Ferrania 120 film camera in a charity shop (Thrift store), for the tiny sum of £2, I snapped it up. Once home I sawn off the back,  mounted it onto a piece of block board, cut a hole for the film to show through, and screwed it all together, and hey Joe, it worked. 

Here are some indoor still life images I made recently, using objects from our lounge and kitchen the black corners are from the hole I cut, which is round and not square. I used the same Skink 0.420 pinhole lens as I do for the large format negatives. There is much more experimentation to do, but doing my own thing, rather than pay out (with money I don't have), for a 120 film back, is much more fun.

Saturday, 6 July 2024

Back On Track.











 It's been quite a while since I gave this blog any attention, due in part to my cancer diagnosis last year, but the treatment is going very well, and I am now full back on tack with with the big camera, and the amazing Zebra Glass Plates. 

this coming Monday, July 8, I begin a major project, photographing the West End section of the Grand Union Canal in Leicester UK, showing all the old industrial ports, wharfs , basins and buildings. I will have assistance from two amazing friends, who happen to be great photographers themselves. Stay with me, and make comments as the project goes through various stages. 

All good wishes, Tony.

Interesting App.

One of my favourite phone apps, is the Fimo 1904, a beautifully designed camera, which resembles an old folder, complete with red and yellow...