I have fallen back into the shopping rabbit hole that is eBay. But it isn’t just the treasures I am finding that is addictive…it is watching the parcel’s subsequent journey across the world until it lands in our post box. Over the last few months, I have bought two vintage cameras from overseas and I […]
This little camera caught my eye when it appears on Film Never Die’s Instagram feed, and I was lucky enough to be able to borrow it for a few weeks. Borrowing it made me fall in love with it, so when I sadly had to give it back, I was quickly onto eBay to find […]
We love discovering places where we can indulge in our new found passion for film photography. One thing we have discovered about going retro when it comes to taking photos is the friendly community. In Melbourne, we often hang out at Film Never Die, talking all things film, drinking chai and making new friends. And […]
The National Gallery of Victoria is host to the first ever exhibition to feature over 200 years of Australian fashion…it is currently on display at The Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square. The work of over 90 designers and makers is beautifully displayed over four galleries…the result is over 120 items on display drawn from […]
I have been able to run some more films through my Yashica Mat-124G and this week, I finally got them processed and digitally scanned. I am absolutely loving using 120 film…although more expensive plus the fact you only get 12 shots, the quality and depth is so much more than the more well known 35mm […]
Recently, my mum kindly passed onto me two vintage cameras…a Kodak Box Brownie which belonged to my Nan, and an Agfa Synchro Box which belonged to my uncle…both who have now sadly passed away. Unfortunately, I can’t get film for the Box Brownie, but the Agfa is a medium format camera, taking B2 or the […]
I adore taking photos of sunrises and sunsets, and I have been lucky enough to witness some amazing ones during my life. The beauty of them always catch me unprepared…seemingly without any warning, the sky suddenly looks like Mother Nature has lit a match and set the clouds alight. And I don’t think anything can […]
Recently, my father in law kindly gave me his old cameras, one of which is a Zeiss Ikon Contina 1a…bought on the ship that he and my mother in law emigrated on back in 1957…. This particular model was made in Germany between 1954 and 1958 and is a solid, well made point and shoot […]