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So a couple of weeks ago I picked up this cute little guy from a camera shop in Glasgow. I’ve wanted a 120 camera for a while and really should have bought something more practical and that perhaps 100% works... this one was a bit of a gamble - at 75 years old, he's a little ancient but the great thing about mechanical cameras is that they tend to last and this was no exception! All in wonderful working condition except the exposure counter which is stuck (not the end of the world however, I'm going to try get it fixed or at least learn how much to advance the film the right amount by habit) I especially love the view finder that you look down into, means that I can creep on people in the street without them noticing, obviously... I threw a test spool through it with some of Lomography's 120 B&W film which I purchased from Fat Buddha and here's a peek of the outcome - Using 120 film for the first time is an experience in itself (no canister, what?!)but I d...

This is interesting... I came across this site a few weeks ago - http://re35.net/  They claimed to have come up with a digital cartridge for your 35mm analog camera that effortly transfers your snaps into flash memory so you can upload them straight onto your computer. It turned out to be too good to be true and doesn't really exist - however,  it's gotten everyone talking about the need for a product like this. What do you think? Do you think that it would be great in saving both time and money when it comes to development and scanning? Or do you think it takes away from the whole idea of film photography - will the images ever really be the same? Will the digital aspect take away from the grainy, unpredictable nature of film that we all love? Hmmm...