Recent content by Bill Watts

I have 3 Profilux 400 and 2 Profilux 200 heads, these all use the same flash tube COMROW-4, which are still available, if a bit pricey these days. Multiblitz folded a few years ago, my units are all pristine and only get hobby use so I cannot justify the cost of replacing them with current...

First roll of colour film through my recently acquired Olympus 35 RD. Overcast days in general didn't help with the colour film, in this case Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400 ISO, although the interior shots seemed better. Camera: Olympus 35 RD, Shutter priority, Auto Lens: 40mm f1.7, fixed Film...

Crackin' lens , Gromit! I find this rangefinder easier to focus than my leica lenses, nicely damped and a short throw with a very clear rangefinder patch. It also seems to be very accurate.

I picked up a rather nice Olympus 35 RD last week and ran a roll of Fomapan Classic through it to check out if it was working properly. The 35 RD (Rangefinder Deluxe) was the last rangefinder camera Olympus produced with both manual and auto exposure. It was in production following on from...

Actually........ At one time it was operated as a theme park with rides, but the same problem occurred, it was too far out of town at the time. Eccentricity is the preserve of the wealthy!

My previous post "Another acquisition" detailed the trials and tribulations of my latest purchase, needless to say the seller followed up very swiftly with the replacement (original) camera after having it serviced at OM Doctor in Hamburg. A pretty much pristine example of the model, I cannot...

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As promised, some photos from 2013 when the gardens were not in such good repair - the 10 courts of Hell....... (Not for the faint of heart) The brothers Haw and Par were one of the first motor car owners in Singapore, They had a Chevrolet with specially modified...

Have to confess, Cibachromes glazed on a float glass sheet had amazing depth - like looking through still water

I have had them deep frozen for about 10 years. Last roll was exposed at box speed and processed as normal results indistinguishable from original.

I started shooting slide film in the late 1960's as it was cheaper to process than print film and prints. Strangely I was never fond of Kodachrome - The couple of rolls my Dad shot were less than impressive, Ektachrome of the day was too blue, I found Fuji Sensia was well saturated and naturally...

I always had an interest in things mechanical and electrical from a very early age. I would have been labelled a "destructive" child, but for the fact that I could invariably reassemble whatever I took apart. Switches, lightbulbs and batteries fascinated me and I unknowingly constructed logic...

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Thank you, but I just point the camera, it does the rest!

I admit up front that I am a big fan of Olympus cameras and I just picked up another! This time an Olympus OM-40 (OM-PC to some). Seller on eBay had it at an attractive price and the body was unblemished with no brassing and only the rubber was suffering from oxidation. (easily remedied with...