How does a simple Crystal Set work?
This article looks at how a simple crystal set radio receiver, which was the first proper vintage radio, works.
Cornerstone
Home movie film format history
This is a background information article for Vintage Home Movies which covers differences between the various home movie film format standards.
Converting 8mm films to digital
A blog post explaining how to go about converting the 8mm films to digital so they can be used on the vintage home movies site.
About Vintage Home Movies section
All about Vintage Home Movies. Why it is here and how to get the best from it.
Camera types index and description
This post is a background information article which lists and describes the different camera types available
Uncoupled exposure meter tests on vintage cameras
This is another article in my series about checking the health of vintage cameras in which I’m going to deal with testing an uncoupled exposure meter.
Testing a vintage camera’s shutter
This post is in the series about testing vintage cameras and deals with testing a vintage camera’s shutter
Vintage camera’s aperture tests
This post is going to cover how you go about checking a vintage camera’s aperture
How to check the health of a vintage camera
Some guidance and details of the sort of tests I do to see if my cameras are working correctly.
Observations when shooting with a folding camera
Some observations I made when I took some pictures with a vintage folding camera.