Recent content by PeterSpencer

If I could get to the auction I would have a go at some of the magic lantern slides. They don't come up in bulk at prices like these on eBay, for example.

Just had a look at the current auction. I've never seen so much Yashica and Contax gear in my life.

Ah, LISP, my favourite programming language of all time! I had Donald Michie's book which described various AI techniques in the context of the LISP language, and the AI edition of Byte magazine, 1982 I think it was (subsequently gifted to the computer museum in Leigh Spinners Mill as was my...

I bought a boxed Ricohflex at one of their auctions online. It went for £40, a great bargain for what it was but... Buyer's premium 30% as noted above P&P £25 (obviously doesn't apply if you can pick up) + 20% VAT = £90 in round figures I was still pleased with the camera but it wasn't quite...

And here is a real oddity, a Peak Cine hand cranked 16mm film projector. No films with it unfortunately and it needs a bit of TLC, not quite sure if it is all there although the main parts are OK. I bought it simply because I wanted the lantern slides which came with it. Maybe the seller...

Sigma 18mm f2.8 Filtermatic lens in Canon FD breech lock mount, £15, including caps and hood! Shown here on my A1 body. It has built in filters which are engaged by twisting a ring on the front of the lens. The seller described it as having problems but as far as I can see it's basically very...

Thanks, I have a Kodak box camera which takes 116 film. I'll get some adapters and try this out.

What film does the camera take?

Were you tempted to have a pint at the trackside?

As is my dog... Canon A1, 24mm f2.8 lens, very out of date Kodak 200-8. But then, my dog will do anything to get into a shot, so much so that I subconsciously compose pictures around his photobombing. Near the previous shot, same camera, lens and film, different day.

Yes, indeed I'm very familiar with it.

Talking simple and unobtrusive, quite while ago, an operating system, VMS, PR1MOS, UNIVAC EXEC and the the rest, provided an exceptionally stable platform for for all applications; a robust interface for input, storage, printing, programming languages and communications, an editor to create...

I have a feeling it happened because I forgot to tap the film holder before inserting it. It's a necessary step as it can happen that the sheet of film ends up cockeyed in the film holder. The film was a gift, it's 20 years out of date so no loss on that score, also the shot itself is easily...

There's a similar miniature library in Beadnell just as the road enters the village.

Yesterday I took a shot using my Burke and James and when I reinserted the dark slide it went behind the sheet of Ektacolor so when I withdrew the film holder the film was immediately exposed to light! Never happened before.