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  • Film Experiments Part 2 – Expired Ilford Micro-Neg Pan Type B

    Another post on the expired Ilford Micro-Neg Pan Type B. Following the last session, I settled on ASA6 feeling like the speed this film was sitting. Being a copy film, we also noted last session that its not got the widest range between bright and dark areas – in some ways a little like earlier…

  • Film Experiments – Expired Ilford Micro-Neg Pan Type B

    Recently a mate and I saw some old bulk film popping up for sale cheap and grabbed it to have a play. When looking closer and receiving it, we found it was unperforated film – Ilford Micro-Neg Pan Film Type B. Unperforated immediately created an issue – most our cameras cannot wind it (without tearing…

  • Cattle Stuff

    A small handful of shots from the vintage Canon EOS300D ‘ ‘Cattle Stuff’. Rural NZ look, but within 10min of Auckland’s CBD

  • Square Cars

    Like a number of countries, NZ is currently balancing on a seesaw of trepidation to see ‘what next’ with the America Iran war/conflict/situation (whichever is the correct legal term for your jurisdiction). Depending on the metric used, we sit at about 30% increase in fuel price and no restrictions yet. End result locally – fuel…

  • Through Someones Vintage Eyes – Moscow Russia & Villages

    This is the second to last of the series taken by our mystery photographer. Only one box remains for our exploration through their eyes. Today’s lot is mostly Moscow! As with the rest of the series, I can’t be sure exactly when they were taken, but am working off clues. The biggest clue is a…