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Hi, I'm David from Sheffield, England and have been dabbling with cameras since about 1987, when I bought my first camera - an Olympus Trip point and shoot.

After a gear cull in December 2010 I have reduced my inventory down a bit, so I am mostly an exclusive film shooter again. That is, except when I take snaps with a digital compact.

I'd like to concentrate on medium format film for a while without the distraction of digital slr gear. The thought of the larger negative size is very attractive.

I like to play around with classic/vintage film cameras and get a buzz when I put a transparency on a light table and say to myself "I shot that".

Collecting a few vintage cameras works with my sub-hobby as a 1940s vintage re-enactor, though I think of myself as a photographer first and re-enactor second. But is fun to combine the two. I have found that today's cameras and lenses are just 'too good', so it makes sense to shoot film through a working antique to mess things up a bit. Mind you, most of the oldies I've got gives the new stuff a run for its money!

Many films have been and gone since I took up photography, yet I will remain an avid film user for as long as I can. I refuse to go totally digital.

My equipment is currently:

35MM RANGEFINDER:
1940 FED 1D with 50mm f3.5 Industar-10
1952 Zorki 1C with 50mm f3.5 Industar-22
1956 Zorki 4 with 50mm f2 Jupiter-8
Canon Canonet QL17 with 45mm f1.7

MEDIUM FORMAT RANGEFINDER:
1953 Zeiss Super Ikonta BX II 533/16 with 80mm f2.8 Opton T Tessar in Synchro Compur
plus Zeiss Ikon Ikoblitz 1316 flash with a selection of PF1 and PF5 bulbs
1953 Ross Ensign Selfix 820 Special with 105mm f3.8 Xpres in Epsilon

35MM SLR:
Praktica LTL3
Olympus OM10
Canon T90
Canon EOS 650
Canon EOS 3

MEDIUM FORMAT SLR:
Pentax 6x7 (mirror up)

MEDIUM FORMAT TLR:
1933 Voigtländer Brillant with 7.5cm f4.5 Anastigmat Skopar in Compur
1938 Rolleiflex Automat RF111A with 7.5cm f3.5 Zeiss Jena Tessar in Compur Rapid
Yashica Mat-124 with 80mm f3.5 Yashinon in Copal

COMPACT:
Olympus Trip MD (35mm)
Canon Sureshot Z155 (35mm)
Fujifilm FinePix JV200 (14mp digital)

FILM I REGULARLY USE:
Ilford for b/w
Fujichrome for transparencies
Kodak Portra/Fuji Pro for colour negative
Fuji Reala mostly for mixed lighting and city night lights
Adox CHS Art for a classic/vintage look



Favourite photographers:

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe
Ansel Adams
Joe Cornish



NOTE FOR AGENCIES LOOKING TO POACH MY WORK FOR FREE:
Except where explicitly stated, EVERY image in my gallery is mine and I hold the copyright. You MAY NOT steal my work. I live in the real world where film costs real money to buy, develop and print, so if you see something you like the look of and wish to use it, you must first consider what financial offer you are prepared to make.

Don't like that? Expecting a freebie? Take a hike, most sincerely.