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Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Archaeologist, photographer, dilettante. Primarily posting nerdy analogue photography BS: 110-8x10. Photography = catharsis. Co-Winner, 2022 #ShittyCameraChallenge - InstantRegret (Avatar is the dad from the awesome kids book “Pokko and the Drum”)

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😄😄 thanks!!

01.03.2026 06:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Black and white photo of a memorial arch in the distance surrounded by trees.

Black and white photo of a memorial arch in the distance surrounded by trees.

National Memorial Arch (1917), Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 2026

Western Camera Magazine Cyclone No. 2 (3.25x4.25) falling plate camera (1897), Arista rc grade 2 paper negatives.

#BelieveInFilm #papernegatives

01.03.2026 06:01 — 👍 39    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Agent Cooper: “Diafine, I’m holding in my hand, a small box of Tri-x”

01.03.2026 04:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😅😅🤣

01.03.2026 03:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pixel mode closeup photo of a bearded man making a funny face.

Pixel mode closeup photo of a bearded man making a funny face.

A slightly less weird pixel mode portrait of a bearded man.

A slightly less weird pixel mode portrait of a bearded man.

Low quality (because it’s the Charmera) regular color photo of a bearded man in a hat holding a 130yo camera on a tripod.

Low quality (because it’s the Charmera) regular color photo of a bearded man in a hat holding a 130yo camera on a tripod.

Another portrait of the same man holding a different camera.

Another portrait of the same man holding a different camera.

Papa, Valley Forge 2026

Charmera

More portraits by daughter, enjoying the charms of the Charmera on an astonishingly gorgeous evening.

#BigDayOut

01.03.2026 03:07 — 👍 28    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks! ❤️

01.03.2026 02:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

❤️❤️

01.03.2026 01:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Low-fi high-contrast stereo pair of a reconstructed log hut.

Low-fi high-contrast stereo pair of a reconstructed log hut.

Soldier’s Hut, Valley Forge, Philadelphia 2026

Charmera, Pixel filter stereo pair

#StereoPair

01.03.2026 01:29 — 👍 29    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Photo of a bearded man in a hat in the ground glass of a 130yo viewfinder.

Photo of a bearded man in a hat in the ground glass of a 130yo viewfinder.

Vf portrait of me, by daughter!

28.02.2026 23:19 — 👍 31    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

Yes! Will send you a pm!!

28.02.2026 23:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes. This was made to shoot glass plates and you CAN get glass plates for it.

But it’s pretty pricey to shoot a full “magazine” of plates!

I shoot it with photo paper and make paper negatives. Still makes awesome photos but waaaay cheaper if shooting 12 exp!😅

28.02.2026 23:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I could cut up film. Just havent! Only slightly trickier than paper. I have the locations marked by tape so I can do it by feel with my paper cutter.

But it's still hard to beat the cost effectiveness of paper. 🤷‍♂️ And Id have to process in trays in the dark, too.

I quite like the look of paper.🤷‍♂️

28.02.2026 18:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

bsky.app/profile/chad...

28.02.2026 18:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Made for glass plates, but ive yet to shoot it with plates (though both Zebra and J. Lane/Pictorigraphica will make the custom size it takes). I just shoot it with paper for paper negatives. Pro - super cheap to shoot a full magazine. Con - Paper is slow so I am limited to timed exposures. 😅

28.02.2026 18:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Post image

Super high frame rate for the 19th century: 1 frame per second!!! 😱

Pew-pew-pew!

28.02.2026 18:03 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Todays carry (one of).

The awesome falling-plate Cyclone (1897) box cam. Loaded with 10 sheets of paper for a day of adventures with daughter.

#BelieveInFilm

28.02.2026 17:47 — 👍 32    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0

A perfect camera.

28.02.2026 15:17 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is the way.

28.02.2026 15:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A PA road sign that says “crum creek” next to a creek. In black and white.

A PA road sign that says “crum creek” next to a creek. In black and white.

Crum Creek, Philadelphia 2024

Ricoh Auto Shot, Rollei IR (@100)

#BelieveInFilm

28.02.2026 14:29 — 👍 30    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Zebra Dry Plate Tintypes Archives | Zebra Dry Plates

Zebra makes dry-tintypes? Hard to nail, but when you do they do give that visceral feeling of true tintypes.

zebradryplates.com/product-cate...

I would post an example, but I wouldn't want to compare something Ive shot to the above! 😅🥰

28.02.2026 14:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Text reading: “It's the biggest thing to happen to photography since the SLR, brought to you by Flickr. And you're in on the ground floor.”

Text reading: “It's the biggest thing to happen to photography since the SLR, brought to you by Flickr. And you're in on the ground floor.”

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ yup. They also said:

28.02.2026 02:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I have not attempted to check if it bears any resemblance to correct. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

28.02.2026 02:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A Spotmatic held in my hand. As the sun disappears.

A Spotmatic held in my hand. As the sun disappears.

The top view of the super tak lens showing the hand lettered distance scale.

The top view of the super tak lens showing the hand lettered distance scale.

Today’s carry.

Spotmatic with super-tak 50 1.4. I’m not sure what happened to the lens that the previous owner had to re-label the distance scale. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Loaded with fun but tricky expired bulk loaded ortho-lith.

28.02.2026 01:54 — 👍 48    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

👀👀!

28.02.2026 00:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A bearded man in a hat carries a survey instrument and wears a backpack on his back and a small hip pack in front.

A bearded man in a hat carries a survey instrument and wears a backpack on his back and a small hip pack in front.

Yeah, it’s great! Not much padding; but carrying in front is pretty safe. And then it’s reachable even with lots of other gear/encumbrances in the way! I stash a ziplock in case of rain! 😄😅

Sorry, I had only realized this was an older thread after I responded!! 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

27.02.2026 20:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

💯

27.02.2026 15:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I like the p17 as a +1 with other compact cameras. So more often than not it’s the second camera in a peak design 6l.

Sometimes it’s my primary camera carried in a Patagonia black hole mini hip bag (that I’ll use to carry various small p+s cams in a more accessible way).

27.02.2026 15:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A black and white photo of a woman standing in the doorway of her house.

A black and white photo of a woman standing in the doorway of her house.

Neighbor, Philadelphia 2026

Ricoh Diacord, Rikenon 80 3.5, Delta 100

#BelieveInFilm

27.02.2026 14:03 — 👍 48    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Very cool. Thanks for posting that!

I have a bunch of Lupex loaded up and keep trying to get out to shoot it!

27.02.2026 01:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An iloca stereo on a tripod.

An iloca stereo on a tripod.

Yes, ha ha ha, yes!

26.02.2026 22:25 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0