Charlotte Makes Photos

Tag: Flic Film Black and White Cine Film Developer

  • Test Flight for a New Arrival

    I recently won a(nother) Minolta XG1 through an eBay auction. They’re lightweight, do what I need them to do, and they allow me to make use of my favourite lenses, like the 58mm Rokkor-PF I’m so fond of. When I saw one nearing its end for $10, I put in a bid, hoping to win…

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  • Kathleen and Charlotte’s Excellent Saturday Adventure

    For our Saturday adventure, Kathleen and I reached for a little bit of tradition and took a nice walk west through Centretown (where we live), Chinatown, Hintonburg, and ended up in Wellington West before turning around for a bus back home. If perhaps a little familiar, we more than made up for it with a…

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  • Bringing You My Worst

    I don’t exactly remember when, but I recently saw a conversation about third-party lenses float through on Bluesky. The conversation’s general direction was that third-party lenses are more often than not just fine and are unfairly maligned. It got me thinking about my own collection and that I don’t have many third-party lenses. There are…

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  • Rain or Shine, I’m Doing Fine*

    As you might have gleaned from the gallery above, Thursday afternoon was dedicated to …cat food! Since I wanted to make photos and it was raining, I brought the larger home umbrella with me for a little extra protection and so I could use the Nikon F80 with one hand without also having to keep…

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  • A Quick Test of Generosity

    I recently came into possession of a new lens. I received it as a little “thank-you” for quickly sending a mislabeled parcel back to an eBay seller that I had recently purchased a camera from. While they certainly didn’t have to send me anything, I was happy to accept a new-to-me Helios 44-2 lens that…

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