With 5×7 sheet film being expensive, at over £1 a sheet, I have been looking for alternatives. I love the look paper negatives give to...

With the sun out and the roads passable, I ventured up onto the top of the Mendip Hills with the Thornton Pickard and some film...

Well, some success and still some failures(learning opportuntites). Saggy bellows have caused a shadow on the negative and one or two...

My Boots branded 100 year old Thornton Pickard camera has a new addition – a mechanical shutter. This allows me to shoot at speeds under...

In order to access shutter speeds of less than 1s I need a mechanical shutter. I found one on eBay for a bargain price – and it is in...

I now have some 7″x5″ sheet film for the antique Thornton Pickard (Boots) bellows camera. Unfortunately the film/plate holders are...