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Film Cameras UK
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We’re a tiny independent business selling Film Cameras & Accessories to Analogue Photography types in the UK, offering free tracked shipping over £50
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Have you ever wanted to truly and deeply understand Ansel Adams’ Zone System? Have a listen to this podcast featuring Film Cameras UK! (Then, Google that Zone System cus we got noooooo clue!)
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #BelieveInAnsel
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This week on Photowalk Talk we spek to Ben Hutchings (filmcameras.uk) about his passion for film cameras and building his small business.

Find the link to the podcast in the bio or search for Photowalk Talk wherever you get your podcasts.
Photowalk Talk – Episode 22: With Ben Hutchings
Guest: Ben Hutchings |  Released: 2026-01-30  |  Duration: 00:55:00 Photowalk Talk Episode 22 In Photowalk Talk episode 22, hosts Martin and Sandeep welcome guest Ben Hutchings to discuss their recent photography adventures, the impact of COVID on their photography practices, and the challenges of balancing personal and business photography. They explore the world of instant photography, the value of affordable cameras, and the importance of promoting photography businesses.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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More instant snappy things (2/3):
Polaroid ONE600 Ultra. With a clever folding design this camera has been film tested and is in great cosmetic and working condition. Asking: £45

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The silver camera, open to display the lens and controls, sat on a wooden table. This is a product shot, taken with an iPhone. A Polaroid taken with this camera, laying on a wooden table. The film stick has an error, showing dots, and had been used and apparent in other cameras too (we swap cartridges when testing for economy)
January 24, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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More instant snappy things (1/3):
Polaroid ‘P’ 600 - early model, perfect working order, very good condition, film tested, with flash, expose control and close-up (60cm to 1.2m) mode. Asking: £35

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#Polaroid #FilmPhotography
Polaroid camera with its front flipped up to expose the lens, controls and flash. Sitting on a wooden table with a plant and some books behind it. This is a photograph taken with her phone camera as a product shot. A Polaroid photograph of a toy basket containing loads of stuff toys as well as a little toy bed made from a cardboard box. The Polaroid is laying on a wooden table and this is a demonstration that the camera can take an exposed film properly.
January 22, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Recently listed: A selection of Nikon International Photo Contest annuals, 1988-2001, ~160 pages each. Full of award winning images, and an interesting dive into the film cameras being used by amateurs & professionals at the time. Asking: £8-10 each.
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#BelieveInFilm
6 printed softback photo annuals laying on a wooden table. This is a scan of a colour Polaroid photo.
January 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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We have a bunch of perfectly good old Digital cameras and accessories - often arriving along with film camera purchases - that should get sold. Having next to no interest in digital, we don’t really want them on the site… but *IF* a section was added to flog them, what should it be called?
December 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Just listed: Nikon RF2. A 35mm compact from 1988 featuring auto flash, DX coding, motor wind, two self-timers, 35mm lens & focus memory. Fully working, film tested, & cleaned. Asking: £35.  
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The camera sitting on a wooden table in front of a plant. This is a product shot taken with an iPhone. A black-and-white image of a man and a dog stood in front of some metal shutters. A white dog with a ball in its mouth stood on a wooden park bench. The owner’s arm is just visible. This is a black-and-white film photo. Bristol docks showing a crane and other buildings in the rain. This is a black-and-white film photo.
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Well… we seem to have run out of cameras (besides some APS stuff) and lenses. Oops. Better get in the workshop over the break! I blame Google Merchant listings actually working too well, and the owner/technician/purchaser/developer/accountant/marketeer (me) not working well enough!
a black cat is sitting in the snow looking at something
ALT: a black cat is sitting in the snow looking at something
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December 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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(Last orders today for 'cheap' postage - 😬 filmcameras.uk - #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm)
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December 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Anyone need a Pentax film camera manual? We’ve probably got it, and if it’s not listed (here: filmcameras.uk/product-cate...) then it’s likely sat in the HUGE pile to be added, so just ask 😅
#FilmCameras #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
A display of Pentax film camera manuals, presented and fanned-out to look all fancy like! This is a colour iPhone snap.
December 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Thinking about selling my #leicam3 , even though I know i'll regret it. How many film cameras are too many? Here's a shot from my most recent roll of#kentmere400

#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #leica
December 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Morning all. Woke up and decided to have a ‘sale’ on Polaroid Cameras. All working, clean, tested. Have a little look if you want: filmcameras.uk/product-cate...
#BelieveInFilm #Polaroid #FilmPhotography
A screen shot of a website shopping page showing 4 Polaroid cameras for sale.
December 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Reminder: Don’t let your loved ones leave batteries in their cameras…
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
A snap of a very corroded and leaking battery that’s just been removed from a partially stripped Nikon compact camera.
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Any mechanical engineer / toolmaker / model engineer / horologists here? I want a tool I think exists, but can’t find it. Best guess: Parallel / Pillar screw press.
A tool that holds a screwdriver bit perfectly parallel to a screw head, with threaded adjuster. Looks like a mini drill press. 1/2
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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This brave OM-10 is donating its prism to a blind OM-1n. Like the whales caught by Aboriginal whalers, (almost) every part of it will be used. Thank you brother OM 🙏
#FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm
A camera with top plate off and lots of wiring and parts visible, and other parts already removed and bagged up to its left. Some tools are visible and everything sits on a blue silicone mat.
November 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Not very good with the whole video shorts/reels thing, but there have been a few questions about how the Polaroid ND Filters we sell actually work. So here's a bit of an explainer youtube.com/shorts/ZX18e...
#Polaroid #FilmPhotography
Shooting Polaroid 600 Film in an SX-70 Camera
YouTube video by Film Cameras UK
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November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Still riding the Polaroid ‘phase’. New on the site:

Polaroid 636 Close-up – £37
The Button Land Camera (SX-70) – £25
Polatronic 1 Flash – £15

Lots more pics and example shots using each, here: filmcameras.uk/product-tag/...

#FilmPhotohraphy #BelieveInFilm #Polaroid
A square-bodied Polaroid land camera with the words “the button“ on the front of it. It’s sitting on a wooden table. This is a product shot taken with an iPhone. A Polaroid 636 camera sitting on a wooden table. The front of the camera is open exposing the settings and the flash. This is a product shop taken with an iPhone. A flash unit with the words polatronic 1 on the front of it. The flash has the classic Polaroid rainbow as a motif in the middle. In the background is a square bodied Polaroid land camera.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Have to praise LEE Filters for excellent customer service. Ordered a roll of ND film/gel – the raw material for our Polaroid ND Filters – and it turned up a bit crumpled and dusty. I emailed them at 7am yesterday, they had shipped me a new roll by 9:30am, and it turned up at home just now 👌
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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When a camera is completely beyond repair, instead of sticking it on eBay as junk and making it someone else’s problem, we like to strip it of usable bits and make them available. It’s a bit of a labour of love, but it’s great when someone finds exactly the part they need for their own repairs 😊
A small plastic bag containing the shutter speed dial from a Pentax Spotmatic SP2. There’s a small label on the bag explaining its contents. The bag is lying on a brown envelope which has the words please do not bend printed on it in red.
October 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Just packed up this nice little Fujicolor Reala film case with belt hook, to hold 3 rolls of 35mm film. Not seen another one. Anyone remember if they were exhibition freebies or something back in the day? #FilmPhotography
A black plastic rounded case and a film cameras UK sticker laying on some tissue paper which itself is laying on some packing material.
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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New T-shirt design:
Let’s all go to Franke & Heidecke’s for some Calzones, some Haloumi Fries, and a Rolleiflex!

Hand drawn design - once in pencil & once in vectors - then printed on lovely organic cotton tees with vegan inks 🌱

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

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A chest view of the tee. This is a real t-shirt that arrived from the printers yesterday. The print says “Franke & Heidecke’s” in the deep red style of the Frankie & Benny’s restaurant logo. Under the name, the following text is in white with a green background: “Braunschweig Kamerahersteller” which should mean “Braunschweig Camera Manufacturer” in English. A close-up iPhone pic of the “Franke &” part of the logo, showing the print colours and quality.
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Just had a casual little product photography session for a new tee design (proper post tomorrow). Needs must when you don’t have any proper lights, a neutral backdrop or a single working DSLR/Mirrorless camera…😅 first time I’ve ironed a sheet in decades… and it shows!
A snap of my hand holding a cheap Lidl LED ring light over a T-shirt that’s lying on the floor; on a white bed sheet. My feet and stripy socks are visible too.
October 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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New on the site: A very tidy Polaroid 1000 Land Camera + Polatronic 1 flash + some ND Filters thrown in so 600 film can be used. This is from my own collection 😔 but I’m having a much needed cull. More pics and example shots here: filmcameras.uk/product/pola...

#Polaroid #FilmPhotography
A Polaroid camera with flash on it, sitting on a wooden table. This is a product shot.
October 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Fresh stock in to produce more Polaroid ND filter sets tomorrow 😬
#BelieveInFilm #Polaroid
A snap of a triangular-shaped cardboard box with the words “Lee Filters - A Panavision Company” on it.
October 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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This Weston Master III works well and it’s very tidy for a septuagenarian. Includes solid case in very good condition, from an earlier v2 meter. Asking: £25. More: filmcameras.uk/product/west....
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A light meter laying on a wooden table. This is a product shot for a website listing.
October 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Without using a search engine or other reference system, do you know why the names 'Franke & Heidecke' are significant?

For want of a polling system here, perhaps you could 'like' or reply with a thumbs-up if you do.

#FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm
(this is rudimentary market research init!)
October 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM