Andrew Bartram 🎞️ ✝️📷
@warboyssnapper.bsky.social
Hosting the Lensless & Lo-Fi Podcast and an incurable analogue dreamer.
Posting photo and darkroom thoughts and images whilst avoiding political discussions best held elsewhere (read this last part before following me)
Fenland is my home and muse.
Posting photo and darkroom thoughts and images whilst avoiding political discussions best held elsewhere (read this last part before following me)
Fenland is my home and muse.
Even better
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Even better
Show 11 is that all 🧐
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Show 11 is that all 🧐
I till find them very helpful - when I taught myself RA4 printing over lockdown I managed to get an as new sealed pack for £35
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I till find them very helpful - when I taught myself RA4 printing over lockdown I managed to get an as new sealed pack for £35
Thanks Dan - hard to beat the little Olympus rangefinder
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Thanks Dan - hard to beat the little Olympus rangefinder
A few more
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A few more
Full frame 35RC photo
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Full frame 35RC photo
You can fit any negative onto any paper - border sizes may be not ideal but it works.
6x7 film format is often called “ideal” as its aspect ratio fits 8x10 most closely.
6x7 film format is often called “ideal” as its aspect ratio fits 8x10 most closely.
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
You can fit any negative onto any paper - border sizes may be not ideal but it works.
6x7 film format is often called “ideal” as its aspect ratio fits 8x10 most closely.
6x7 film format is often called “ideal” as its aspect ratio fits 8x10 most closely.
I think Ai is over thinking it
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I think Ai is over thinking it
I got a good deal at Firstcall just last week with a 10% Black Friday deal
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I got a good deal at Firstcall just last week with a 10% Black Friday deal
100 sheets of 5x7 for £40 isn’t bad as far as I’m concerned all things considered
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
100 sheets of 5x7 for £40 isn’t bad as far as I’m concerned all things considered
All hobbies are expensive I guess - I’ve standardised on 5x7 paper - can’t imagine retirement without that space .
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
All hobbies are expensive I guess - I’ve standardised on 5x7 paper - can’t imagine retirement without that space .
Was lucky enough to pay just £350 including Rodenstock 150 lens - I replaced the fan as it wasn’t working but that was easy enough as odyssey Devere had spares .
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Was lucky enough to pay just £350 including Rodenstock 150 lens - I replaced the fan as it wasn’t working but that was easy enough as odyssey Devere had spares .
There is one pair that is dedicated to cutting film as they are super slim and sharp - the other two have migrated to the darkroom over time - I used to hang my dodging tools on those hooks.
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
There is one pair that is dedicated to cutting film as they are super slim and sharp - the other two have migrated to the darkroom over time - I used to hang my dodging tools on those hooks.
Nicely done
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Nicely done
Thanks Brian
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thanks Brian
Thanks Amy it’s 12x10 but each frame is half that of course.
In general I’ve found you get great quality when making optical prints from the Pentax 17 - this one was earlier in the day in bright sunshine … both Kodak Gold
In general I’ve found you get great quality when making optical prints from the Pentax 17 - this one was earlier in the day in bright sunshine … both Kodak Gold
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thanks Amy it’s 12x10 but each frame is half that of course.
In general I’ve found you get great quality when making optical prints from the Pentax 17 - this one was earlier in the day in bright sunshine … both Kodak Gold
In general I’ve found you get great quality when making optical prints from the Pentax 17 - this one was earlier in the day in bright sunshine … both Kodak Gold
Yes that’s what I use on occasion
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Yes that’s what I use on occasion
You can selectively “flash” highlight areas - best to do a quick test first to make sure you’re not actually adding visible density.
It makes highlight printing a bit easier by adding latent density to the highlight areas … Les Maclean did some articles on pre and post flashing
It makes highlight printing a bit easier by adding latent density to the highlight areas … Les Maclean did some articles on pre and post flashing
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
You can selectively “flash” highlight areas - best to do a quick test first to make sure you’re not actually adding visible density.
It makes highlight printing a bit easier by adding latent density to the highlight areas … Les Maclean did some articles on pre and post flashing
It makes highlight printing a bit easier by adding latent density to the highlight areas … Les Maclean did some articles on pre and post flashing
I took it down to Brighton a few years back to be serviced by Mr Devere and you can listen to the interview I did with him whilst there.
I'm listening to The Large Format Photography Podcast | #19 An Odyssey with John Boyce (Mr Devere) on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ei/pb-vu5v9-...
I'm listening to The Large Format Photography Podcast | #19 An Odyssey with John Boyce (Mr Devere) on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ei/pb-vu5v9-...
#19 An Odyssey with John Boyce (Mr Devere)
#19 An Odyssey with John Boyce (Mr De Vere)
Just Simon and Andrew “live in the studio” this week with a recorded interview that Andrew did with John Boyce owner of Odyssey De Vere (Large format enla...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I took it down to Brighton a few years back to be serviced by Mr Devere and you can listen to the interview I did with him whilst there.
I'm listening to The Large Format Photography Podcast | #19 An Odyssey with John Boyce (Mr Devere) on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ei/pb-vu5v9-...
I'm listening to The Large Format Photography Podcast | #19 An Odyssey with John Boyce (Mr Devere) on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ei/pb-vu5v9-...