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The Purma Camera Book: A Vintage Camera Guide – Using and Buying Purma Cameras
More...Picking up a camera that is 50 or more years old, understanding how it works, using it in the field and obtaining a set of unique photographs can be very rewarding. There are many how to books whether they are original camera manuals or photography technique books, but I found few books that help a photographer get the most from using old and vintage cameras in today’s world.
I chose to use Purma cameras as they are a somewhat eccentric series of cameras, relatively easy to use and readily available at a reasonable price from auction sites, car boot fairs, Facebook Marketplace, etc. The shutter mechanism, lens and body are all simple and it is therefore usually possible to understand whether a Purma camera is usable upon first inspection. The only issue that photographers may need to navigate is the supply of 127 film. It is available from some film suppliers or sourced by adapting 120 film. This book is a compilation of information from several out of print publications, web resources and my own observations and experience of using Purma cameras. I have taken the opportunity to update both the content and grammar of the out of print publications to make them more readable and helpful to photographers using a vintage camera in the twenty twenties.
The Purma Camera Guide is available as a Paperback and a Kindle ebook
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The Yashica 35 Camera Book A vintage Camera Guide – Using and Buying Yashica 35 Cameras
Read moreThis book will help you enjoy buying and photographing with cameras from the full Yashica 35 range, including the various Electro, Lynx & Minister models. Punctuated with diagrams and photos taken with the example cameras the sections include:
What is a Rangefinder?
The Yashica 35 Range
Featured Cameras – Electro 35 GSN, Lynx 5000, 35W, Electro MC
Yashica 35 Camera Guides – Re-printed camera guides
Buying a Yashica 35 Camera
Using a Yashica 35 – Zone Focusing, Getting the Right Exposure, Post Processing of Film
The Yashica Company – History and Marketing of Yashica 35 Cameras
Testing, Faults and Repair – Testing your Camera and Repair Tips
Accessories – Lens Filters, Light Meters, Cable Release, Flash, Tripods and Camera Supports, Cases and Bags, Pimping Your Camera
Making the Most of Your Yashica 35 Camera – Colour or Black & White?, Architecture and Buildings, Street and Urban Photography, Landscapes, Low Light & Night Photography
Appendices – Lens & Photographic Terms, The Law and Photography (UK), What was Happening?
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Methane Production Guide – how to make biogas. Three simple anaerobic digesters
More...Methane or biogas is a colourless, odourless, flammable gas and the main constituent, 85% to 90%, of the piped natural gas that we use in our homes in the UK, Europe and the USA.
Methane can be made using simple apparatus and a process known as anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digestion is one of the most common biological procedures in nature, as the name implies, it means to carry or breakdown in the absence of air. Once you know the principles of this process it is possible to make biogas in small or large quantities from a variety of waste materials. The book describes making an anaerobic digester using an oil drum and a rubber inner tube as the gas storage vessel as well as a larger continuous digester. The book also contains diagrams, list of materials and websites for further reading.
The gas produced can be used for cooking and heating and even for running a gas engine.
