Slow Film Journal

Notes on shooting, developing and printing black and white film.

What is in the bag

A 1970s rangefinder with a 40 mm lens, a hand meter that is older than I am, and six rolls in a cotton pouch. That is the whole kit, and it has not changed in four years.

The meter matters more than the camera. Mine reads a stop and a half high in deep shade, and knowing that is worth more than any new body.

For the darkroom: a cold light head, two easels, and a timer that clicks loudly enough to hear from the other room. Everything else I borrow.