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First Glacier NP roll of many This is some super cool handmade Polyfilm. Ortho and certainly old looking looking at ~25 iso. Konica Koniflex and Polyfilm #believeinfilm #filmphotography #polyfilm #konica

A black and white photo of Baring Falls with rocks and trees surrounding it.

A black and white photo of a few foreground trees and possibly Anaconda and Longfellow peak mountains in the back.

A black and white photo of Clements Mountain and some pines near the Logan Pass visitor center.

A black and white photo of a road sitting on a mountain's face. Cars dot the road.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 03/10/2026

Close time Olympus Pen F Bausch & Lomb 7" Cinephor (via Speed Graphic bellows) UFX 100 #believeinfilm #filmphotography #wwhfpd26 #wwhfpd

A black and white macro shot of a digital Casio watch.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 02/10/2026

A bouquet's last sunlight KW Pilot Super Ludwig Pilotar 7.5cm f/2.9 Ilford HP5 #believeinfilm #filmphotography

A black and white image of a dying flower bouquet sitting in a vase on gravel and in front of a yard retaining wall.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 01/10/2026

Down bridge view KW Pilot Super Ludwig Pilotar 7.5cm f/2.9 Ilford HP5 #believeinfilm #filmphotography

Black and white photo of bridge rivets up close, the bridge structure and walkway are further out.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 25/09/2026

Back from vacation so back to editing my half-frame day scans. Constructing lines Olympus Pen-F / 38mm 1.8 UFX 100 #believeinfilm #filmphotography #wwhfpd26 #wwhfpd

A black and white photo shot through some scaffolding. A traffic cone and trash can can also be seen.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 19/09/2026

Stairway to the clouds Olympus Pen D3 Harman Phoenix II 200 #believeinfilm #filmphotography #hff #halfframefriday

A metal escape ladder climbs up towards the sky with a cloud above.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 14/09/2026

Burned all my thrifting luck for the next decade. Stumbled onto this amalgamation of a Leitz 135mm Hektor and 35mm Elmar on glued together body caps for $12...... They're both in very rough shape optically but still!!!

A Leitz Elmar 3.5cm on a body cap that is glued to the back of another Leitz lens.

A 135mm Hektor with a 35mm Elmar lens hood on some weird lens caps held together with glue or putty. Both lenses unscrew fine from their strange shared mount.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 12/09/2026

Windows of light Kodak Medalist Kentmere Pan 100 The Medalist is purring now! No clunky delayed shutter anymore (and accurate RF). #believeinfilm #filmphotography #kentmere100

A black and white photo of a brick wall with light shining through a building behind it making "windows" of light on the wall.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 10/09/2026

Rainy Garden Olympus Pen F Bausch & Lomb 7" Cinephor (via Speed Graphic bellows) UFX 100 #believeinfilm #filmphotography #wwhfpd26

Black and white photo of some small white flowers close up - out of focus both behind and in front of some in focus ones.

Black and white photo of a wet leaf dripping water with some other berry-ish plant on top.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 07/09/2026

Texture around town Olympus Pen-F / 38mm 1.8 UFX 100 #believeinfilm #filmphotography #wwhfpd26

A black and white closeup photo of a telephone pole filled with staples.

A black and white photo of a twisty grate with a leaf sticking out.

A black and white photo of a brick wall with various levels of plaster blobs throughout.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 07/09/2026

Rolls for half-frame day are pictures! If anything the Ecofilm makes UFX 100 faster than box - definitely dense negatives. Scanning later tonight probably.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 05/09/2026

With the Medalist back from a CLA I figured I had to do at least one glamor shot before I load a test roll. Figured I'd match it's energy and bring out my ZD back. Such a silly and inconvenient camera back with simultaneously lovely early big CCD/CFA colors.

A 1945 Kodak Medalist sitting on a brick wall with grass surrounding it.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 05/09/2026

Happy worldwide half-frame day everyone! Still slowly chugging through my second roll on the Pen-F. Got my shirt just in time yesterday. Twisted my ankle on the way to work yesterday so my photos will be mostly inside my house this year (and just as the weather is clearing up too). #wwhfpd26

Photo of a gold shirt that says "Half the size! Twice the fun!" with half-frame photo frames. An Olympus Pen D-3, Pentax 17, Olympus Pen-F, and original Olympus Pen sit on the shirt.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 04/09/2026

Test roll for the Plus-X is pictures - think I overdeveloped this one/may have a chunk of fog over time. Definitely not too usable at iso 125 anymore - think 62 looks decent but may even like more light.

A dark developed roll of film in a shower.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 03/09/2026

Went to prep my second roll for half frame day and immediately ran out - looks like my year with UFX 100 is up. It's treated me well but I'm on to other pastures. Next I'll be using this nearly 40 year old Plus-X roll I've been looking forward to. May do a quick iso exposure test roll first.

A yellow cardboard box for Kodak Plus-X Pan film with a purple label.

The metal top to a 100ft film canister of Kodak Plus-X Pan with a maroon and gold label.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 03/09/2026

I know the point of half frame is size but the weather has been messy the past couple days so I've been a bit bored. Had to pull out ...the abomination. (Ironically this smaller 4.75" Cinephor can't get to infinity because of all the plastic and metal in the way - may have to grab my 7")

A 1952 Speed Graphic with a part brass B&L Cinephor lens mounted to a 3d lens board. An Olympus Pen-F SLR hangs to the back with a 3d printed Graflok - Nikon F adapter and metal Pen-F - Nikon adapter.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 01/09/2026

Happy half-frame shooting everyone! My Pentax 17 has an ECN-2 roll I'm saving for a trip later in the month and my OG Pens have gotten too hazy as of late. Looks like I'll be sticking to my Pen-F and Pen D3 this time around. Today I've got the 25mm F/4 with me. #wwhf

Olympus Pen-F with 25mm F/4 and light meter siting on a standing desk next to a coffee cup. Camera has a green Simplr F-1 strap (less saturated in this photo than irl).

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 26/08/2026

Got a Signet 35 for $9 last week and got it working. This little Ektar is solid! Just need to find a Perfex or Clarus MS-35 with that rare f/2 Raptar for my fancier mid-range post-war American rangefinder grouping. All UFX 100 as usual. #believeinfilm #filmphotography

Black and white image of a gothic-ish apartment building.

Black and white image of a dirty alley with an out of focus gate in the center.

Black and white image of a busy Smithfield Street - traffic lights/signs, parked cars, and a church at the far end.

Black and white image of a skyscraper with a lightning rod and a Highmark sign with some puffy clouds nearby.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 25/08/2026

Finally got my entry into 127 - I've been trying to buy one of these the past couple years but keep having poor luck with ebay bidding or Japanese auction sellers cancelling. This one was advertised as hazy but cleaned up nice enough (still not perfect). Cute little thing next to my 6x6 TLR.

A Primo-Jr TLR camera sitting on a wood window ledge.

Two TLRs sitting on a wood window ledge - a full-sized 6x6 Koniflex and a petite 4x4 Primo-Jr.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 23/08/2026

A walk around Grant Street Kodak Bantam Special UFX 100 Really happy with how my 828 experiment turned out - may need to fix a light leak somewhere but this thing is still kicking. #believeinfilm #filmphotography #ufx100 #bantamspecial

A black and white photo of the Allegheny County Courthouse with a more modern building behind it. There is also a street lamp and plant in closer view. A small light leak in the center of the image.

A black and white image of a more modern looking skyscraper and a building with a gothic facade.

A black and white image of a curved building with a fire escape.

A black and white image of a Steel City mural with various Pittsburgh icons.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 22/08/2026

Developed some 35mm I shot through an 828 Bantam special - clearly still need to work on my frame advancing/spacing but 12 exposures on a ~22 exposure length is still better than the original 8.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 21/08/2026

Here's 2 super quick scans of the paper negatives - definitely need to figure out a better way to scan these (and probably buy a polarizer). Too many artifacts from overhead lights. Second photo is a 60 second exposure of my cat - no surprise that he moved. Definitely need to get a 120 adapter.

A black and white photo of some trees in shadows and a stormy dark cloudy sky.

A long exposure black and white photo of a tile floor and a moving cat - nothing particularly sharp or in focus.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 20/08/2026

Another thing that surprised me was how light the 118 Kodaks are - this giant 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 wood/leather/brass camera is the lightest of these 3 cameras - all relatively light for their classes. Almost feels like I'm holding a small pile of paper when it's folded up. This one is around 770 grams.

3 film cameras sit on a table - a Canon IVs with a Minolta lens, a Kodak No. 3 folding pocket camera, and a Nikon FE with a 24mm.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 20/08/2026

Smithfield Street's clouds Konica Pearl II Agfa Aviphot 200 #believeinfilm #filmphotography

A black and white photo of a steel bridge with two spiked spires pointing into a bunch of clouds.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 19/08/2026

The Goerz No. 3 also came with a second camera I wasn't as interested in - advertised as a 1a folding pocket but is actually a later model 3 with an RR lens (that cleaned up nice) - maybe 5-10 years younger. This one had an original 118 spool in it - big next to a modern 120 spool!

A modern plastic 120 film spool next to an antique metal 118 film spool on a brick wall

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 19/08/2026

The second of my 2 rare lens combo cameras arrived! This is a No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak - with what would be a Dagor (from a year or two before they made that name)! It's in reeeaaally rough shape - more than I expected. The back leather is almost completely peeled and the red window is missing.

An antique ~1903 folding camera with maroon bellows and a Goerz Double Anastigmat Series III.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 16/08/2026

Sun setting within the trees Kodak Medalist I Agfa Aviphot 200 #believeinfilm #filmphotography

Black and white photo of a bunch of trees in the park - there is a beam of sunlight sitting in grass in the middle of the image.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 15/08/2026

Got some handmade Ukrainian Polyfilm today - super cool that someone is hand making film for sale. Probably gonna wait a few weeks to shoot it since I want a camera I can fully trust for the first roll.

3 silver wrapped rolls of 120 film and some blue stickers that say Polyfilm sit on a wooden table.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 15/08/2026

Surveying the lake Kodak Medalist I Agfa Aviphot 200 #believeinfilm #filmphotography

Black and white image of Keystone Lake - the treeline cuts through the center of the image and puffy clouds cover the top.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 13/08/2026

One of those 2 rare cameras arrived - an ICA Icarette 500 with an ICA Maximar. Finally - the pocketable Dagor-like I've been chasing! The Doppel-Amatar I found last year was hard enough - but this lens shares a name with a significantly more common plate camera. Fingers crossed for no light leaks.

A badly taken flash photo of a 1921 folding camera in rough shape. It has a Compur shutter and an ICA Maximar 9cm f/6.8.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 08/08/2026

Mushrooms ascending bark Olympus Pen-F Zuiko 38mm 1.8 #hff #halfframefriday #believeinfilm #filmphotography Last of my quick half frame dump of the week.

A black and white closeup image of a tree's bark with little mushroom caps spotted around it.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 08/08/2026

A child's bouquet Olympus Pen-F Zuiko 38mm 1.8 UFX 100 @ 200 #hff #halfframefriday #believeinfilm #filmphotography My little cousin handed me this bouquet while we were on a nature walk - couldn't say no to a quick photo.

A black and white image of a hand holding a couple small flowers and plants. An out of focus sandbox is at the top of the frame.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 03/08/2026

A resting bird house Nikomat FTn - Nikkor 5.8cm 1.4 Adox HR-50 #believeinfilm #filmphotography #hr50

A black and white photo of a bird house laying on its side. It is on top of a rotting log. There are tall grasses to its right.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 31/07/2026

That's part of what makes it special - it's really small and cute in a way. Super easy to make replicas in building games or map out in screenshots really quickly. I took screenshots of the 16 color MSX2 version a couple years ago and it was so quick to put together.

A map of Hydlide for the MSX2 - the 16 color version.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 30/07/2026

Recently got a Kodak Medalist and was waiting for my metal etone spools - surprisingly they don't fit. The metal sprocket holds seem too small. In doing so I found that this Medalist has been possibly messily 120 converted! Does anyone have film chamber photos to compare? #kodakmedalist

Right chamber of a Kodak Medalist - bottom possibly filed off.

Left take-up chamber of a Kodak Medalist. Possible dremmeling on both sides of the chamber as well as spool holder and gate.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 29/07/2026

A glimpse of Big Boy Pentax Auto 110 Lomography Orca #believeinfilm #filmphotography #110film

A black and white image of a steam train with onlookers in the far right of the image.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 28/07/2026

Flower looking out Pentax Auto 110 Lomography Orca #believeinfilm #filmphotography #110film

Black and white photo of a flower on a roof in a city.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 23/07/2026

Porch chips Nikon FE/105 2.5 (I think) UFX 100 #believeinfilm #filmphotography

A black and white image close up of a rotting wooden porch - chipping wood and paint off.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 16/07/2026

Here's to a really cruddy quality photo. 8x upscale so Bsky wouldn't crush the original 120x120 image too much. Casio WQV-1 #Casiowqv #lores

A black and white image of intersecting phone lines and a cloud above some houses. The image is very low resolution (originally 120x120).

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 13/07/2026

First roll back from the Olympus Wide-S - nothing too exciting and some blank shots/occasional light leaks so stuff needs fixin'. Still this thing is rare enough I should at least get one photo uploaded here. As usual shot on UFX 100. #believeinfilm #OlympusWide-S

A black and white image of a broom laying against a yard brick wall. Taken on an Olympus Wide-S and Ultrafine Xtreme 100.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 06/07/2026

Every time I pull out one of my older DSLRs I always remember why I bought them. And then I forget until I pull it out again a month or two later. Anyways Konica Minolta colors still rock.

A photo of a green-eyed tabby cat sitting on a red rug looking up beyond the camera. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D and Maxxum 50mm f/1.7 lens.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 05/07/2026

Got the finder off to see if I could get any wiggle room but I think I could only fix this if the focus problem was in the opposite direction. No idea if this was original but the mirror seems to be held in by some weird orange adhesive. At least the mirror is still in decent shape.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 05/07/2026

Scanned the whole roll from the Pilot 6 - not a single image in focus. Also slight leaks on some image edges. Besides that though the shutter/aperture seems to work perfectly fine. Here's two examples of images out of focus. Both have focus points further out than what the viewfinder saw.

Black and white image of a log - only in focus in the middle. The image was supposed to be in focus super close up going by the viewfinder.

Black and white photo of a dog - he is out of focus. The grass behind him is in focus.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 04/07/2026

Pilot 6 roll is pictures. Unfortunately from a quick glance most photos aren't in focus - so my worries about a misaligned mirror or focus screen are founded - and doubt there's much in the way or repair guides or people. I'll scan them later and hope I at least get something ok.

Photo of some 120 film negatives drying in a bathroom.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 04/07/2026

Local buildings on a toasty afternoon Olympus Ace-E Olympus E. Zuiko 4.5cm f/2.8 UFX 100 #filmphotography #believeinfilm #olympusace

A black and white image of a camera repair store sign and 3 buildings off market square in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. There are some nice clouds above.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 01/07/2026

I was part of a local Holga workshop/photo walk a couple weeks ago. Toy/lofi cameras aren't usually my thing but I had plenty of fun that day. #believeinfilm #holga

A black and white photo of the Ohringer building in Braddock Pennsylvania. There is vignetting in all corners and a lens flare.

A black and white photo of a double exposure of an Isuzu truck in a field - it looks ghostly.

A black and white photo of crisscrossing telephone lines with a tiny jet trail in the middle.

A black and white photo of parallel train tracks heading towards a steel mill. There are trees on both sides.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 30/06/2026

A recent acquisition - a ~90 year old KW Pilot 6. This particular model is the 645 version - and seems to be working. Shutter claims between 1/20th and 1/150th but my photoplug says it's really 1/65th to 1/85th - not really worth changing speeds. Focus also can't reach infinity. Still very cool!

A photo of an old box-shaped early medium format SLR - a Pilot 6. This is the earlier 1936/1937 model with a 7.5cm f/4.5 K.W. Anastigmat.

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McCheeseBob @mccheesebob.com · 27/06/2026

Tower door Konica Koniflex/Hexanon 85mm f/3.5 Ilford FP4+ I think this was shot during #fp4party week but I take waaayy longer processing my 120 stuff than 35mm. #believeinfilm #6x6 #filmphotography #konica

A black and white photo of a brick wall with a rusty iron door in the middle. Taken at Eastern State Penitentiary.

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