Recent content by ilikebowens

Now I'm curious to what this item is and why its on one site and not the other?

Harman Phoenix in the rain. Nikon F60 35-70mm AF Nikkor. It's a harsh film but I like it better in overcast weather.

Someone asked me a while ago if a Minox 8x11mm camera would really be any good for document copying given the "how small the lens is". I'm guessing they had never used a microscope but that's another story. With this in mind the last time I put a roll of film through my model C I took a couple...

There may be an amazing e-bike from a niche manufacturer that offers great value. Sadly for every gem there will be 1000 shonky e-bikes also with names you have never heard of. Buy a known brand and you will get a reasonable product at a reasonably fair price. There used to be a small privately...

Where to buy https://www.canon.co.uk/where-to-buy/approved-retailers/

All modern cameras are good but get better lenses. Mid range or pro spec if you can. Many brands have a try before you buy scheme, try a couple. Canon UK also have a good live chat service if you need clarification on anything. Lastly TPS is next week at the NEC. why not visit

I use an FLM CP-26 which is very good. With this and most of the travel tripods the centre coloum can be removed and left at home. FLM aren't cheap of course but last year I saw a Benro travel tripod which they called a hybrid design, part CF part Alu. I rather liked that one and I think it was...

If you haven't been before you should go. If nothing else it will be a new experience which get less frequent with age! As I understand it all talks are free of charge this year, even the "big name" speakers on the main stage, or whatever they call it, so that might be worth the price of...

Hello, Yes it is. Broken sadly but this black one makes a companion from my working chrome one. I may well send it to MS Hobbies to see if it can be fixed but I fear it may be too far gone.

This week on eBay... I made a little show and tell video on YT as well. I'm so chuffed to have the Bronica.

Whenever I've been skiing I've set the camera to half the box ISO and that's worked well for me. If you have the inclination and a suitable meter an incident reading would be best. I've never used B+W when skiing, I have used slide film.

Bit of an update, I went to Lanzarote in December and my carry on was x rayed three times. Just got the negs back and they do have some x ray fogging on one roll of XP2. Images are still usable however (in fact I'm getting a few likes in "Show us your film shots". I did not see damage to Vision...

A couple more holiday snaps with a Voigtländer Vito C. This time with more sensible XP2.

Apologies for self promotion, again, but this is about all I know on the subject. Hope it helps (the photos on thus video aren't the best, I had some scanning issues). View: https://youtu.be/ia6Yu-mPJ84?si=6LwM2XR5p-oL4xwl

Fair enough!