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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Busy day today. And a busy day scanning tomorrow. Slightly dubious about the quality of a couple of these rolls. I’ve tried Adox Rodinal for the first time, and not sure I’ve got the timings right. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead

Six rolls of just-developed film hanging up to dry

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yummy, these look promising! Paid good money to have these #Fuji #Velvia100 slide film developed by Come Through lab. @warboyssnapper.bsky.social They are from the Saffron Walden steam rally a while back. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead

35mm slide film photos of a vintage Mini. Red body, white stripes, in the sun.

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just discovered The Cherry Pit in Cambridge. For those in the know, they’re having a Twin Peaks-themed party sometime around Halloween !

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#camerasandbeers #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead Just polished off a roll of #cinestill XX in my Minolta Dynax 800si, with 70-210mm f4. Now loading up some #Kodak #Ultramax.

A Minolta Dynax 800si fitted with a Minolta 70-200mm f4 lens. Sat next to a pint of beer in the Elm Tree pub in Cambridge UK

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#wwhfpd Yes I went on the WWHF photowalk. No, these aren’t half frame shots 😂 They’re from my Olympus XA2. Half-frame shots to come, eventually... #wwhf

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hey #filmphotography #believeinfilm friends. I have a job lot of 14 photography books for sale. I’d rather they all went in one go £50 the lot, or £5 each. Can only post 10 pics, so last in reply…

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Some of my August shots for the #FrugalFilmProject #FFP Taken at Fishbourne Roman Villa Nikon FE Series E 28mm f2.8 Ilford XP2 Developed in #Bellini C-41 #BelieveInFilm

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Finally got around to developing some more colour film (And took delivery of an Apple press so I can make more cider 😎) #filmisnotdead #believeinfilm

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#iphonephoto #digital Window? Wall? I really like the ambiguity in this shot (as well as the colours).

Light reflected from the yellow wall onto a red carpet gives the impression that the wall is a window.

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

First time trying one of my digital photos on aluminium (present for a friend). V pleased with the result! #digitalphoto #largeprint #aluminiumprint #snowdrop

A large format print of a digital photo of a snowdrop, on aluminium

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Getting used to checking dials every time I take this little dude out of a bag - things are never the same as I left them 😂 #believeinfilm #pentax17 #halfframe

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Did you see my twisted hazel photo in the exhibition?

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Having a homemade cider with apple juice as a self-congratulatory drink after tackling the hedge of doom. There’s a bottle with your name on it when I next see you 🤘

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Three rolls of #ilfordXP2 developed in Bellini. 1x 35mm (#NikonFE, 28mm E-series) 1x35mm #halfframe #Pentax17 1x 120 6x9 #Zero2000 Managed to drop the 6x9 neg and scratch it. Grrr. #believeinfilm Wonder why the 120 is a different colour…?

3 rolls of Ilford XP2 negatives hanging to dry.

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Today I have mostly been going to the cinema (twice) and doing some 6x9 pinhole photography. #pinhole #believeinfilm

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Some shots on my Pentax 17 at Prickwillow, on Kodak Colour 100 #halfframe #believeinfilm

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

📷 Yashica 635 TLR 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 🧪Bellini C41 🖨️ Canon Pixma A morning happily spent with @warboyssnapper.bsky.social at the Crank Up steam rally near Saffron Walden. First self-developed roll of colour film 😎 #believeinfilm

A colour film photo of a carousel horse.

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

And 3 rolls of 35mm colour film. Although I managed half a blank roll somehow 😂🙄 @paulasmith.co.uk

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I appear to have successfully developed my first two rolls of colour negatives!! Chems: Bellini C41 #believeinfilm

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Just in... "Thank you for your recent submission for our upcoming photography exhibition Anglesey Abbey: 60 Years with You. I’m delighted to say that we have selected your photo for the exhibition, which is taking place in the Heritage Orchard from 1 June – 31 July ." #believeinfilm

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The fruits of a day in the darkroom with the very generous and talented @warboyssnapper.bsky.social Printed from a Kodak Tri-X 120 negative taken on my Pentacon Six. The smaller print was selenium toned.

Two darkroom prints from a mono 6x6 negative. Taken at Wells Next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK. The smaller, left hand one is Selenium toned, giving it a slightly cooler feel.

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thanks @paulasmith.co.uk. What a delightful diversion 😎 I really enjoyed leafing through your fabulous zine. I should wake up and do one of my own 😉

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Just printed out a 2013 medium format image taken on my Yashica 635. Scanned on my Epson V750. Edited in Lightroom/Photoshop. Printed using my cheap-but-handy Canon Pixma. It’s been chosen as part of an exhibition of photos for Anglesey Abbey’s 60th anniversary celebrations. #believeinfilm

A mono, medium format film image of twisted hazel branches.

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Latest squeeze - bit of a bargain (until you factor in a lens/filter ring repair tool, a battery adapter, batteries, and film 😂😂)

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Met up with @warboyssnapper.bsky.social at Crank Up near Saffron Walden. Great photo ops - we both took TLRs (among other things!!). Here are a couple of iPhone pics to tide us over until I get around to developing some colour film…

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Some more scanned negs. Shots taken in Ely, Cambs. Mamiya RZ67 Fomopan 200 Dev in Ilfotec LC29 Scanned on Epson V700 #believeinfilm

Medium format film photo of two shoes left on a riverside bench in Ely

Medium format film photo of a mooring ring in Ely

Medium format film photo of the row of a boat moored up in Ely

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Some favourite recent photos. Abbey-Chesterton bridge, Cambridge. 📷 Mamiya RZ67, 50mm 🎞️ Fuji Acros 100 🧪 Ilfotec LC29 #believeinfilm

Steps on the Abbey-Chesterton Bridge, Cambridge, shot on a Mamiya RZ67 medium format film camera

Abbey-Chesterton Bridge, Cambridge, shot on a Mamiya RZ67 medium format film camera

A mono image of a wooden bridge on Ditton Fields, Cambridge

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

It’s been one of those days 😎 Mixed results by the look of things. But seems like my chemicals were ok after all @warboyssnapper.bsky.social #believeinfilm #mamiyaRZ67 #leicaIIIa #nikonFE #mono #filmdevelop #ilfotecLC29

Four mono films hanging to dry after home development.

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Man, that’s freaky 😱 Reminds me of this, in Ethy Woods, Lostwithiel…

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Second little selection, from my 120 roll, for #fp4party #fridayfavourites Dev by @warboyssnapper.bsky.social in ID11 Taken in Ely, on my Mamiya RZ67

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

First little selection from my 35mm #fp4party #fridayfavourites roll. Taken on Carter Bridge, Cambridge. Developed by @warboyssnapper.bsky.social in ID11 Someone please remind me which effing camera I used 😂😂

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Well, thanks to the inestimable @warboyssnapper.bsky.social I have some #fp4party negs to scan. Andrew came to the rescue after I decided I couldn’t trust my chems (probably being overly cautious). I’ll share the results as soon as I can 😎

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Looking forward to diving into this. I read the introduction while sitting in the wonderful Toppings bookshop in Ely, and it seemed to offer something apart from the usual “do this, follow/break these rules” ethos espoused by the other photography books.

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