Have you tried eBay?

No, you need 120 film for a 120 back and 220 for a 220 back. The reason is that 220 film has twice the length but doesn't have backing paper except at the start and end. As a consequence the pressure plate needs to hold the film in a slightly different position.

Also, the counter needs to know that 120 or 220 film are loaded, so the camera can count 15 or 30 exposures respectively.

220 film might be quite hard to source these days, but try The Darkroom Ltd. or any professional dealer such as Calumet.

Please note it's generally unwise to put e-mail addresses and phone numbers on a forum.

New members should ask the OP to PM them, after which they will be able to talk to each other via PM.

I'm finding that green very intense...but in terms of composition and interest I think the first one scores.

We had a great time in Usk Castle when we were in the area.

Good question Nigel. I always assumed that the 28mm aperture was the adjusted one, but you could try it with all combinations and see what happens. It's so long ago I contemplated doing this I'd have to check.

There are plenty of books on macro photography that should be able to help.

A reversed 28mm will get amazingly close. You could also try the 28mm reversed onto the front of a modest telephoto lens, say 100mm to 135mm. Adapters are made to the two filter threads can be joined.

Many thanks for all the comments so far!

It's a good start. Maybe the composition could be improved by making it vertical and including all three flower heads, but time enough yet for experimentation.

Well done, you're on the path!

It's working out well Nigel.

I've rekindled a like to monochrome photography just recently, and here's an example:


The pseudo-IR effect was created in Photoshop using Channel Mixer.

All comments welcome!