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Yes it’s a wonderful thing - I even have a waist level finder for my Nikon F2

Very nice - hope you are hooked ?

One of those light bulb moments when I realised that Eastman 5222 developed in Rodinal 1:50 just made lovely 5x7 prints.

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Yes I have one on my RB too

Remove the hood and two retaining springs on my older V but the Va and Vb they hood slides off I think

Interesting, rules differ from country to country it seems

It improved the brightness no end and you can choose different grid patterns or none at all

No importantly duty I believe but possibly VAT for some reason I am at a loss to fathom

I’m in the UK - I don’t know if I will have to pay any import duties yet but the cost including shipping is £100

The Cord screens work well enough in good light but tricky otherwise

I was so impressed with the difference the Rick Oleson screen made in my Rolleiflex (left) I dived back in and made a purchase for my equally lovely and lighter Rolleicord V.
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Excellent news

I just keep staring at this trying to piece the fragments together - like a fractured memory

I’m not really sure what I’m looking at but am mesmerised - and that’s on a small screen !

Such a special camera

Show 17 - The Chroma "Click" - a perfect Christmas gift....

@johnfar.com and I squeezed an extra show in before Christmas as Steve from Chroma Camera launches a limited run of his new full and half frame camera called the “Click” - head to Chroma Camera to see more .

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@marshadraws.bsky.social thankyou for the repost - much appreciated

Now I have more time on my hands - but I think they have enough at the moment

“Vivid” from the @photozinecoll.bsky.social arrived today.
So into colour photography these days (only because I now make RA4 prints) so lovely to see others work in print. All to a great cause as well.
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YouTube video by Tatiana Hopper Stop Upgrading: The One-Camera Secret to Better Photography

I really enjoy Tatiana Hopper’s videos , they are very thoughtful and interesting.
I’ve spent too much money on books that she reviews though!
Here is an interesting video basically iconic photographers who only basically used one camera.

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It’s a start

I have some negs from mine too that I developed a few weeks back - need to make a contact sheet as I can’t work out if I got anything in focus 😂

I was going through a box of prints I hadn’t looked at in ages and saw this.
I was likely drawn towards the shapes of the signs and the texture of the wall.
I certainly printed it with that in mind. Probably 20 years old and interesting to think back to what drew me to it.
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I have up listening to the news a while back and deleted my news app from the phone. It was making me sad and angry and as I can’t do any about it decided enough was enough.
Today I purchased my first print newspaper in years and I think I’ll do this every Wednesday. An excellent couple of hours.

If you’d like to join our guest list - whether you’ve been on before or not let me or @johnfar.com know.

If anyone would like to come and talk with us on the podcast let me know ….:

Show 16 - A year of Lo-Fi with Dave Wenham Podcast Episode · The Lensless and Lo-Fi Podcast · 03/12/2025 · 1h 13m

@daveinelland.bsky.social has been on a bit of a Lo-Fi kick of late so @johnfar.com and I thought it would be good to catch up with him.
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Nah

Been in love with the awesome Pentax 17 for over a year (not sure if you knew that).
In Spain last year we were wandering in a mountain village and I had some Kodak Gold loaded in this very capable half frame camera.
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Really I want a black border all the way round but for now this will do.