New flats at Riverside, Norwich

A few years ago (like many other photographers) I sold my lovely medium format film cameras and accessories and went digital; a decision that after a short while I came to bitterly regret. I have since spent many hours in front of a screen labouring away in Photoshop and I even tried to get to grips with the difficult Lightroom software. No more! My digital camera is just not user friendly. It has taken some time but I have realised that digital has taken away the joy of photography for me, so I am about to embark on a voyage into the world of  film photography once again.

Because everyone rushed to digital there is plenty of good camera kit available on eBay. Film is also readily available and the words,  Ilford FP4, and Kodak Gold are music to my ears.

I am pleased to say that I am now fully equipped and looking forward to getting down onto the North Norfolk Coast to start some real photography again.

I will keep you posted.

Update 19/04/17 – I have now acquired two 35mm SLR cameras, a Nikon FE and a Pentax K1000. In their day these cameras were state of the art and were firm favourites among professional photographers. They can now be purchased in mint condition via eBay for a song. I am looking forward to getting out and about with them this summer.

Update 16/07/25 – Things have moved on rapidly in the world of analogue photography and many retailers and processors are no longer trading. However, film is still readily available via an online search for a retailer. There are also several businesses offering processing and printing that run their services online.