My wife got me some darkroom paper. Spent ages choosing it. RC as well as fibre and 16x12!
Sadly, I don't have a darkroom.
Bless her - she was very upset.
Not really a Christmas present as such, but my dad looked out his old camera from the 60s to give me.
I feel kinda awful tbh cos I made a flipant comment ( in gest) in the "Merry Christmas" thread about being more than willing to accept any unwanted gifts!
Edit to add: We are thinking of moving next year, and I have suggested a space for a dedicated darkroom. So I may end up keeping it. Enlarging to 16x12 though is a step up from what I'm used to. Biggest I've ever done is 8x10.
It wasn't cheap paper. I suspect it'll end up in the classifieds here and on eBay.
Not really a Christmas present as such, but my dad looked out his old camera from the 60s to give me. I'll have no intention of using it, but it's pretty cool to play about with. There's also a mechanical light meter
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From my Emulsive Secret Santa I got:
2 rolls of Portra 800 (135)
2 rolls of expired Tmax (120)
2 rolls of expired Ektachrome (120)
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Interviews and Conversations 1951-1998
Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide
A couple of prints of the sender's work
Some tea
Some Ferrero Rocher choccies
I sense some synchronicity in mine and @Kevin Allan 's book tastes as I also had Holga by Michael Kenna on my letter to Santa.
I actually got a shoehorn in my cracker yesterday, so that could be an F&C inspiration for the coming year?Another nothing. But in true F&C fashion, I can shoehorn in three.
and there will be another present to post up ( hopefully this weekend if it gets delivered as planned on friday) which unlike the other two gifts, is a "Christmas pressie to myself"
I got a new bike and not complaining but wouldn't have said no to a couple of boxes of film.Absolutely nothing because the family still think cycling is my thing
Looks like I'll have to put my digital cameras away and shoot SOME film this year
I'm hoping I can get the time to do any sort of photography to be honest.Corrected for ya' Lee
Looks like I'll have to put my digital cameras away and shoot more film this year
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Lee that's a fantastic haul! 20 P3200, that's incredible. I didn't even know Ilford Pan 400 existed! And a 4x5 120 roll film back, Very very nice indeed.
YO !! I actually got some 'FRESH FILM' !!! Have not had 'Fresh' for years ! A Camera Club member who I help gave it to me, dated June 20214 !
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Ha Ha ! Sorry about that -- my typing finger was so EXCITED at the prospect of some 2024 fillum !Blimey that's some shelf life 18194 years
it to add: We are thinking of moving next year, and I have suggested a space for a dedicated darkroom. So I may end up keeping it.