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As Seen From Our Gardens 2026

Hi Johnny thank you for your kind words - sorry if write-up was a bit technical but I could not word it any other way. Box Brownies could give excellent photos - I have hundreds of old family negatives taken with this type of camera. The only major difference with the type of kit above is that you have better flexibility and more options. Best thing about digital is that, after the outlay on equipment the only ongoing cost is an occasional battery recharge! I learnt photography at school taking photos for my A-level art projects (steam engines, garages, old buildings etc - most of these where relevant are posted elsewhere on the forum). I then taught it at night school some years later for a while but had to pack this up as it clashed with working away from home on my normal job. Picked it up again in anger when I was 60. Now I enjoy it like I used to again.
Loved my Brownie camera that I was given one Christmas when I was 10. I have some great photos that I took across the years. I finally sold it on ebay and I now regret it, but I don't think you can get the correct films for it now.
 
Loved my Brownie camera that I was given one Christmas when I was 10. I have some great photos that I took across the years. I finally sold it on ebay and I now regret it, but I don't think you can get the correct films for it now.
Hi Lemonella - you can still get films for old cameras like Brownies - Bristol Camera seem to stock a large range of film formats, including 620 which I think was the film used in Brownies.
 
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