Keith Devereux
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Keith Devereux
@keithdevereux.bsky.social
Retired, Generation Jones. Avid user of shitty film and digital cameras.
Remember, a Gameboy is for life, not just the 1990s.

'Let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars.' Mira Furlan
So I bought myself a bulk loader the other day. Now all I need is 30m of film to go into it.
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is my version. I still have to take it 'into the wild', the weather has been a bit ... wet just lately.
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:

Mouse
Rabbit
Sheep
Cow
Shark
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Good morning. Just back from a blood test, and wowed by these clouds outside the house.
#Cloudscapes #PhoneSnaps
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Oh, My. God. I've hit the jackpot. A 72MP camera, 5-axis stabilisation 5K ultra HD, 3.95mm f1.8 lens. Just look at that lens — and the flash. That's like a lighthouse. Amazing. It even came with a 64GB microSD card.
#ShittyCameraChallenge #Scamera
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The top plate of the Photavit IV is really easy to remove, and with a dummy film it winds on and readies for exposure perfectly. But the shutter hangs (like it's on 'B') at all speeds, so I reckon it needs a good flush.
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Had a go at cleaning the Photavit IV yesterday. Thought there might have been an unexposed film in the canister so opened it in the dark bag. There wasn't.
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
There's a lot of great cameras on this. These may not be 'underappreciated', but for me it's the Smena 8M 35mm, with its wonderful glass lens, and for medium format the Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16.
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I've got far too many ideas swimming around at the moment, and I definitely don't need any more cameras. What's that Mr Postman? For me?
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My favourite tree ...
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Until the Charmera is back in stock, picked up a little Keychain camera to keep me going. Reduced in Continente from 19,99€ to 11,99€ as well so got two. One to play with and perhaps, one to circuit bend.
#Keychain #Charmera
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
When I tried pinhole with the Diana, I was really disappointed. But on reflection, I suppose it's not that bad.
(For WWPD 2022)
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The haze on this one was all inside. The two front screws allow access to the back and I could use a cotton bud to clean the mirrors and inside glass. Don't remove the little screws, that was to adjust the mirrors.
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I removed four small screws from the back, which I thought would give me access to the hazy front glass but turns out adjusted the mirrors. I think I got them back in alignment, but it was touch and go for a while.
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Too late for the Crappy Commie Camera Party, but this arrived a couple of days ago and I've given it a good cleaning. The Fotopribor SKF-1 stereo adaptor. Made in the 1980s for the Helios-44M 58mm lens. Cleaned and (hopefully) adjusted, just waiting for some nice weather.
#ShittyCameraChallenge
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If you see this, post a vampire who isn't Dracula.
October 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Not much of a photo, but this lovely was sitting on the leg of the table outside the patio.
October 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Been doing mostly film photography for months. Yesterday, I powered up the micro four-thirds mirrorless camera and had a little practise with some freestyle surfers.
#Beach, #Surf, #Surfer, #Surfing, #Lohis, #Maldives, #Waves,
October 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Unsolicited Rick pic.
October 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Thank you. Yes, there's nothing like a bit of pole-arity ...
October 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's half-frame Friday, and I never remember it's half-frame Friday. So here's a little bit of pole-arity from the Bencini Comet Rapid with Lomochrome Turquoise. #HalfFrame #HalfFrameFriday
October 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Just finished scanning them. Here's a 'sneak peek' straight from the screen. Think, 'bluescale'.
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Last time someone asked this question, I said the Gameboy. It's still the Gameboy, but now I have a new current favourite, the Bolta Photavit IV. I don't possess it yet, and it doesn't work, apparently, but when I get it, it might work again (or it might not). It uses Photavit cassettes, too.
October 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The plan for tomorrow to (finally) take the films from last week's outing to the lab (Lomochrome Turquoise panoramas from the Horizon 202, Harman Red from the Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16). Also the Turquoise from the Bencini Comet Rapid and a roll of redscaled Turquoise. Tomorrow's camera?
October 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Bencini Comet Rapid half-frame camera is loaded with a roll of Lomochrome Turquoise decanted into a Rapid canister. Hang on, is that other canister labelled Lomochrome Turquoise Redscale?
#HalfFrame
September 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM