Not being from America, this particular cultural point on the calendar was not the first to spring to mind when I saw the negatives.    

I found an envelope of film marked “A. Robinson’s USA trip – July 1966”. Sorting the film out (it had been clipped into three frame sets) I had six rolls of “Kodacolor – X”, roughly covering: Puerto Rican Day Parade – New York Niagara Falls A plant visit Washington and suburban dwellings Interstate travel and…

I struggle to use my Hasselblad as much as I’d like to. Being out and about with a 6 yr old really demands a good AF system for the inevitable single handed shooting required. So 4×5 seems like nice to have, but no real purpose. I still want one. Maybe the solution is a press-style…

Or garage. Or both. So, having bought Dad a Super Speed Graphic, it was time to get his darkroom back into shape. Over the years since digital had come to fore, the darkroom had become a time capsule/storage area. A previous visit had cleaned out the old bar fridge of film and turned it off…

Working fast to pack before heading up the coast to visit my dad. Packing clothes for my daughter, darkroom supplies for my dad. And packing my 500c/m (actually dad’s) with my newly purchased 50mm. From experience, the Hassy goes best into the box with the lens off. No problem, twist, buzz (buzz??????!!!!!), WHAT! The infamous…

So, I have a 400′ roll of colour film. Test strip comes out blank. Processed in known good B&W developer comes out blank (not even edge markings). Ok. I guess there is something wring with the film. Storage? (ebay purchase) Last try, take some out into the sunlight. Then pour fresh developer into the tray…

I found a good deal on some 65mm film. Now what? My plan is to slit it down to make 220 film. I like my Hasselblad 500c/m and the E6 out of it is just amazing on the lighttable. So, how to cost effectively shoot more? Hence, the 65mm film. Since 120/220 is nominally 60mm…