noticed infinity was off on my Mamiya Universal this weekend. I was out of town and so focused on the ground glass instead. But today was an opportunity to adjust the focus.

One of the nice things about these cameras is that they are really very simple. Infinity focus adjustment was a 20 minute procedure (including some clean up) and maybe another 20 min to ensure all the lenses were set correctly.

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Instructions on making your own ground glass.

https://anders.conbere.org/blog/making-your-own-ground-glass/

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Been putting off the chore of grinding glass for a minute. last time I did it with 400 grit carbide and it left a noticeably “chipped” looking grind when magnified. Today I’m starting with 25 micro aluminum oxide and it’s noticeably softer (read: slower). But the grind is like a soft frosted glass. Excited to see how it turns out.

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Japanese garden. Printed on Ilford Multigrade RC paper.

I recently set up a black and white darkroom in my apartment. Printing so far was a lot of fun!

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Car boot super find. Olympus OM10 with an Olympus 28mm on the front. Mirror locked up and the aperture blades super slow.£15 later, it's mine. New battery released the shutter down and a quick bit of tlc with neat alcohol on the aperture blades and the lens is back fully functional. Loaded a roll of Kentmere Pan 100 and went out to test the meter as well as the light seals. Glad to say it passed both of the tests!

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