Tag: D23R

  • Testing FP4 2: The Ilford Strikes Back

    Testing FP4 2: The Ilford Strikes Back

    I finally had time to give the second half of the testing a go. For the first half click here. As a recap, I have already found that FP4 with D23R in my hands is around about ISO80. That’s great, set it for 80 on the camera, bung my shadows in Zone 3 and we…

  • Creeks a little, but gets the job done

    I live in Melbourne, Australia. It is currently early september 2025 as I write this and we are just coming out of winter into false spring (Melbourne has about 11 seasons, so we are about to enter the bit where we all think “Hooray winter is over” before the temperature plunges and it rain again…

  • Zeiss Ikon Nettar

    Zeiss Ikon Nettar

    I owned a phenomenal camera. A little pocket folding 6×6 Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/16. Genuinely, some of my favourite images were captured on that camera. It’s such a lightweight small camera that fits if your pocket, which makes it perfect for travelling. The only hang up is that it doesn’t have any way of focussing…

  • Country Victoria

    Country Victoria

    Every Easter I go camping with a large group of people. It used to be that we were in our 20s, we would drink all day and night then pass out and start it all again the next day. These days we all have kids ranging from 2 weeks old (my new little one) to…