Medium Format Film

Towards the end of 2017 I found an old Agfa Isolette MkII folding camera manufactured sometime between 1950-60 that had once belonged to my father. Having primarily shot digital for nearly two decades, the discovery rekindled my interest in film and was the start of a journey experimenting with various medium format film stocks. The camera is fully manual: focus, shutter speed and aperture must all be set by hand and then the shutter release cocked before capturing a single shot. It's a slow process and with only twelve frames on a roll, each exposure taken has to be considered. It has it's quirks compared to modern cameras, but when everything comes together, some memorable results can be achieved and the process has deepened my understanding of photography...

Cloudy Peak Emerging, Hakatere Potts Road, New Zealand South Island (May 2018)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

Gina. Kensington Gardens. (June 2020)

Ilford Pan F Plus 50 medium format film

Sundown and the City, Parliament Hill (August 2020)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia (June 2018)

Ilford Pan F Plus 50 medium format film

Jarvis Cocker performing "Running The World" with Arcade Fire. Wembley Arena (April 2018)

Kodak Portra 400 medium format film

Vítkovice Iron and Steel Works, Ostrava, Czech Republic.

(February 2020) Ilford Delta 100 medium format film

Brighton Beach Sunset. (July 2019)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

Zippos Circus. Blackheath, London (March 2018)

Ilford Delta 400 medium format film

Zippos Circus. Blackheath, London (March 2018) Ilford Delta 400 medium format film

Zippos Circus. Blackheath, London (March 2018)

Ilford Delta 400 medium format film

Zippos Circus. Blackheath, London (March 2018)

Ilford Delta 400 medium format film

Zippos Circus. Blackheath, London (March 2018)

Ilford Delta 400 medium format film

Arcade Fire. Wembley Arena (April 2018)

Kodak Portra 400 medium format film

Boathouse. Bürger Park, Bremen, Germany. (February 2019)

Ilford FP4 Plus 125 medium format film

Jonathan Wilson. Islington Assembly Hall. (September 2018)

Kodak Portra 400 medium format film

The Hardy Tree, Old St Pancras Churchyard. (June 2020)

Ilford Ortho Plus 80 medium format film

Peter Cattermoul, Teleman at Lightbox, Vauxhall (July 2018)

Kodak Portra 400 medium format film.

Holocaust Memorial, Berlin. (March 2018)

Ilford Delta 3200 medium format film

Old House. Numinbah Valley, Queensland, Australia. (May 2018)

Kodak Ektar 100 medium format film

The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe, London. (July 2020)

Ilford Pan F Plus 50 medium format film

Arcade Fire. Wembley Arena (April 2018)

Kodak Portra 400 medium format film

Summer days drifting away... Hampstead Heath (July 2020)

Ilford Pan F Plus 50 medium format film

Paddle. Praia do Garajau, Madeira. (July 2018)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

Sundowners, Parliament Hill. (August 2020)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

Steven Wilson. Royal Albert Hall.(March 2018)

Ilford Delta 3200 medium format film

Luna Park. Melbourne, Australia. (April 2018)

Kodak Ektar 100 medium format film

Brandenburger Tor, Berlin. (March 2018)

Ilford Delta 3200 medium format film

Motutapu a Taikehu, (The Sacred Island of Taikehu) Auckland, New Zealand (May 2018)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

Into The Light/Fade To White. Hampstead Heath (June 2020)

Ilford Ortho Plus 80 medium format film

Thomas Sanders, Teleman at Lightbox, Vauxhall (July 2018)

Kodak Portra 400 medium format film

Nerang River Pine Creek. Numinbah Valley, Queensland, Australia (May 2018)

Kodak Ektar 100 medium format film

Circular Quay Station. Sydney, Australia (July 2018)

Ilford Delta 100 medium format film

A Wizard Passing By... Christchurch, New Zealand (May 2018)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

Flying Chairs. British Summertime Festival. Hyde Park. (July 2018)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

Mt Sunday (Edoras LOTR). Hakatere Potts Road, New Zealand South Island (May 2018)

Ilford FP4 plus medium format film

Mt Potts and The Pyramid. Hakatere Potts Road, New Zealand South Island (May 2018)

Kodak Portra 160 medium format film

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