I have already said in my previous post that the tiny Watson-type finders on the May Fair box camera made taking a photograph difficult for me. The finders were just too small to give me any real idea of what I was looking at. I've been spoiled by so many years of good EVs and viewfinders and modern mobile phones with large screens. Going back to a tiny (and very old and somewhat scratched) view finder made it hard to get good results. In the hands of a better photographer more used to this way of working the results would have been far better. The camera is robust, well made with no light leaks and a reasonable, if very old fixed lens.
I wanted to use a vintage camera with 120 film and using my father's camera made it special. This has been a learning curve for me. I have learned that I must adapt the viewfinders in some way. I must also take notes - yes, field notes - for reference. Brighter conditions would have also helped and taking far more time over each and every photograph is perhaps the most important lesson.
I enjoyed the experience though and working with such large negatives offers many advantages. Would I do this all over again? Yes, I would and with the same trusty old camera. When I eventually do, I'll post about it here.
The pictures I have chosen to add here are the best of the eight negatives. One was a total failure, while others were too similar to better shots or just too awful to show.
