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  • The front panel of my 9.5mm scanner

    My useful 9.5mm scanner for amateur cine film

    • December 3, 2024
    This post is an update on the progress of my telecine project and describes how I made a new 9.5mm scanner to join the original
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  • 8mm film scanner

    Final iteration of my 8mm film scanner

    • February 27, 2024
    The final version of my 8mm film scanner project is detailed, featuring hardware and software modifications on a robust Chinon Universal projector platform, utilizing Raspberry
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  • A picture of my 8 mm telecine machine

    An update on my 8 mm telecine machine

    • June 11, 2023
    An update on the 8 mm telecine machine series that I started a couple of years ago.
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  • An image of a typical crystal set from the 1920s

    How does a simple Crystal Set work?

    • April 27, 2023
    This article looks at how a simple crystal set radio receiver, which was the first proper vintage radio, works.
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  • An image of an email Icon to represent the new Everything Vintage newsletter

    Introducing the 1st Everything Vintage newsletter

    • April 23, 2023
    This is a post to introduce the Everything Vintage Newsletter to anyone who is subscribed to the site via the WordPress network run by Jetpack
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  • An image of someone blogging - an exampe of articles I write for Everything Vintage

    Welcome to the new Everything Vintage site

    • March 27, 2023
    An introduction to the Everything Vintage website and why I created it.
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  • About the Found Film section of this site

    • March 13, 2023
    An introduction to the Found Film section of the Everything Vintage site
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  • A Picture of the Medis Rangefinder from the 1960s

    The Medis Rangefinder – a very useful accessory from the 1960s

    • July 17, 2022
    A very useful accessory for photographers in the 1950s and 60s – the Medis Rangefinder.
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  • A Picture of the Stitz M40 Light meter

    A useful addition for a photographer – a Stitz M40 Light Meter

    • July 6, 2022
    A look at the Stitz M40 light meter, an example of one of the first accessories many photographers would have purchased when they started photography.
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  • 2022-02-12 12:28:00

    Beautiful photos of Saint Mark’s square, Venice, circa 1955

    • February 12, 2022
    All the photos in this ‘Snapshots in Time’ post were taken in Saint Mark’s Square, Venice on a sunny day in the mid 1950s.
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  • 2021-09-05 13:22:00

    Paris on the Eve of Bastille day in 1965

    • September 5, 2021
    A Post featuring photos taken by an amateur photographer in the City of Paris on the day before Bastille day, 1965
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  • 2021-06-30 19:20:28

    Photographer Profile: Peter Caney

    • June 30, 2021
    A profile of a photographer featured on the found-film site, Peter Caney.
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