Slow Shutter

Notes on film cameras, long walks and developing at home.

Stand development, one year in

A year of developing every roll in highly dilute developer with almost no agitation. What worked, what bromide drag looks like, and why I still do it.

A coastal walk with one lens

Twenty-two kilometres, three rolls of HP5 and a single 35mm lens. Restricting the kit made the day better, not worse.

Replacing light seals for under a dollar

Old foam turns to sticky dust. Here is the cheap craft-foam method I use, with the measurements for two common bodies.