Recent content by Kenneth Ness

Actually it was Fomopan 100. The day was VERY bright and the sunlight harsh (such is the way up here in sunny Aberdeenshire) The other three were taken at 1/10. It is proving a bit of a challenge with the lightmeter as the times shown are the more modern variety of 15,30,60 and 125 whils the...

The saga continues. I have now two film holders in addition to the four glass plate variety. I have "modified" them to accept film (and only time will tell if I have been successful) and managed to get out into the stormy weather and shoot three frames, two on the modified holders and one using...

Dungeness is/was one of my favourite places for derelict boats (the subject of my Associate panel; derelict boats) Last year went down there only to discover that the beach had been abused by "photographers" doing commercial work. As a consequence they have banned/ restricted access for the...

I was able to pick up a Brass & Mahogany wooden camera some years ago complete with four lenses, 3 film/plate holders and a load of bits including aperture slide thingys from a customer for £180. It is in good condition and, like Kevin, it is a display piece. The plate holders are about the 5 x...

I wasted a whole afternoon trying to modify a Glass Plate holder to take sheet film. Thanks Asha, I did follow you suggested link but in the end though "sod it" and went and bought two film holders for £30. I also spent the day cleaning the MPP of dirt and dust. Shock horror; I used WD40 on a...

Thanks Guys, I really fancy doing this. My digital photography was becoming a bit jaded (too much worrying about club photography and judges - and I'm a judge too!) so I decided it was time to put some fun into what I was doing. Craig Prentis on YouTube was wandering about with his dog taking...

Hello Everyone, Hope I'm in the right place for this query. I own a rather old MPP 5x4 LF camera. It is a bit tired,(like me) and it was inherited from a relative who used it professionally in St Andrews in the '40s and '50s. With it came three plate holders, again a bit tired but cleaning up...

And that's exactly what I intend to do. I would have liked to use the meters in the cameras but it is not to be. Having said that, I found, in amongst my numerous cameras, an Olympus Pen-EE-S which uses a "Automatic Eye" and does not need a battery; Street photgraphy anybody? Thanks for your...

I must have been lucky as all I have had to contend with is a coroners court in 1970 and it lasted about a couple of hours. Since then they have forgotten all about me. Did not know they could call on you up to 75, better keep a low profile for the next year or so. Ken

Hi, I thought that I might have got it in the wrong way, but, on removing the baseplate it is obvious that the body is the positive side of the circuit. I bought a special adaptor made of brass from eBay and it is clearly marked "+". Stage two involved taking a Nikon F Photomic out of the...

Thanks David, I have had the cameras for years (I used to collect until I realised it was a waste of money) and as they seemed in good condition I thought it would be nice to use them again. I could just stick with the Minolta camera I use but would like to get to the bottom of this problem...

Lolit our Sprollie, indulging in a bit of photography!

After using digital for the last ten years, I wanted to to back to using film both in 35mm and medium format. I dug out a decent OM-1, a RC35 and a Pen F with attached meter which all had been part of a time when I collected vintage and unusual cameras. On scouring the internet I discovered...