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John F

@johnfar.com

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A "Photographer" who dabbles with silver & light, regularly seen stoating about with a camera. Panoramas & Pinholes I have a drone, I am not very good at it. Find me on the Lensless & lo-fi podcast.

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John F @johnfar.com · 1d

You should give it a go, it truly focuses the mind on the shot. 🤩

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Thank you again 🤩
Learning the camera and the environment you are taking shots in helps.
I have the pleasure of using great cameras in a city that they appear made for 😍

John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Thank you.
This was about 2 mins. If my memory serves me correctly.

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Thanks
It was taken on a pinhole camera. So the composition is from being used to the camera. And a bit of luck 😉

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

I re use my canisters and bulk everything. It’s the only way to afford colour.
Thankfully this one was the door so a simple job to replace.
I noted it on one roll
But forgot to change and by the second roll it was worse.
I changed it straight after this one. Was fine there after.

John F @johnfar.com · 2d

One of Glasgow's streets, Hutcheson Street, taken using my @realitysosubtle.bsky.social #6x17
Glasgow & 6x17 has worked well for me over the years. They go together like Laurel & Hardy
See the gallery:
tinyurl.com/bddv6efr

#filmphotography #film #6x17 #panorama #glasgowmerchantcity #glasgow

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Even fancy cameras get light leaks sometimes
Xpan 250d
Pub signs that caught my eye
#filmphotography #film #xpan

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

There is a world altering view from the curved lenses.
The Xpan is kinda more a grown up serious camera 😂

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Thank you ☺️
They aren’t going down in price that’s for sure 😂
Pano can work well in street
The added distortion of widelux is even better

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

#photochat
Hobbyist or semi pro (I do make some legit tax declared money from photography)
Since a teenager on and off.
Film
Panoramic
Pinhole
Swing lenses
Stoating about with cameras.
No specific genre though but no studio work
On @llfpodcast.bsky.social as a co host.

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Aye for sure and always be mindful that they evolve..
AI is big in scamming now.
There was a guy in the papers round here…
Jenifer Anniston AI scammed him for a couple of 100 £….
Like she would ever need it 😂😂

John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Sounds about right.
Marketing just adapts to the trends in how to market, same as scammers adapt to the latest government scheme or targeting people struggling with a simple formula to make easy money

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Yeah that sounds about right.
I get offers on my Facebook account that has about 40k followers.
I always just block them 😂😂

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

That sounds about average unfortunately.

John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Aye
However they are still relatively trendy (showing my age by using trendy 😜 )

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

All these mlm schemes are like quasi religions to the people trying to scrape a living from recruiting more and more people to channel and profits up the hill…

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

There isn’t much difference in how the set up operates
However Avon do have a legit product.

John F @johnfar.com · 2d

I always think of them like pyramid schemes
Your grinds at the bottom make very little but like amway in its day the money all funnels up to the person with the most people under them…
And everyone wants to be that person.
Most realise it ain’t never happening 😂

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Aye
Seeing this was a shock 😂

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Oh my, you need to be of a certain age to get that one 😂

John F @johnfar.com · 2d

I know
I assumed Covid killed it off in so far as house drops was concerned.

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Just dropped through my door…
Who knew such a thing was still a thing 🤔

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Aye they are rather rare in the uk for sure.
I have one of the larger Kodak panorams
I need to replace the bellows on and adapt for 120..
Or I could just strip it and recreate a 120 version from its parts 😂

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

Ooo an AL-Vista
Nice
The 6b is nice
I have a 6 but it takes filters so must be a later version.
I also have the 7

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John F @johnfar.com · 2d

These things are soo good 😂
I can now see it has arrived at its destination of Ffordes 🤩