Welcome to Midtone Machines, my name is Andrew Burns, a rocket propulsion engineer with a passion for film photography. I've started this blog to allow you to follow along with the development of my as-yet unnamed project, and hopefully so that...
Ilford makes Delta 3200 B&W film in both 35mm and 120 formats. This post compares the two formats shot with the same settings and similar focal lengths.
We love the look of both but there’s a noticeable difference when it comes to the grain...
It's an interesting thing returning to an old camera after not having shot with it for a while. Usually it is setup just as you last left it, just now perhaps with a slight dust layer on it. If you are at all like myself, who's had been sitting...
The basic unit with the connection lead for a hot shoe. Fittings are supplied for Lomo cameras. The rubber band and luminium plate are for universal fitting to an SLR. The unit is attached to a Pra…
First month with the SQ-Ai - so far, my favourite medium-format camera. I currently have three lenses, the Zenzanon PS 80mm f2.8, PS 110mm Macro, PS 40mm wide-angle. This camera is just fun to use, and gives great images, alt…
The last two weekends, I’ve been teaching an Intro to Platinum/Palladium Printing class. In the past, I’ve only taught it from film negatives, but this time I did it with a module on ma…
In 2017 Stephen Dowling, a Soviet camera aficionado, decided to release his own film called Kosmo Foto Mono. The 35mm film is a 100 ISO black and white stock that is a pre-existing emulsion from a …
Shooting portraits with a large format after many years, proved to be a great and worthy experience. A 50 years old Sinar Norma view camera, still being able to produce wonderful photos.
I have two upcoming classes this spring at Glen Echo Photoworks, Introduction to Large Format Photography, and Introduction to Platinum/Palladium Printing. I’ve scheduled them so that student…
I felt the need to get back into the darkroom and do some printing lately. And I was inspired by watching an instructional video from Bostick & Sullivan on making digitally enlarged negatives f…
Placed the little fella up on top of the car after dinner at the pub. I took two shots, however this is my favorite.I have plenty of him smiling but this shows his attitude. This was shot on a roll of Ilford hp5 through my Canon ae-1 as I had...
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