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Richard Hall

@richardhall.bsky.social

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Methodist minister, scout leader, analogue photography wannabe. Occasional zine maker. Proud founder-member of the Photozine Collective. I've had my fill of arguing with strangers on the internet so I'm keeping this space conflict free.

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Graham Usher @bishopnorwich.bsky.social · Aug 8

Those extreme groups waving flags bearing the St George's Cross at anti-migrant protests today would do well to remember that they wave the cross of Christ, himself a refugee, who said much about caring for the stranger in our midst. We need proper debate about this issue, not stoking fear & hate.

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 27

I'll do that!

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Nikon I think. Actually, I didn't do much photography on this trip. I got a bit caught up in it! I'm willing to talk about Rwanda (more or less) anytime, anywhere to anyone who'll listen. Getting me started is easy. Getting me to shut up can be a challenge!

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 20

Amazing! I wouldn't want to minimize the issues and challenges being faced, but the recovery post-genocide is a modern miracle

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Laurens @laurenswillis.bsky.social · Jul 18

This half frame Friday I bring a call to action! #hff

The inaugural Worldwide Half-frame Photography Day is Sunday 6th September - mark it on your calendars, follow @halfframephotoday.bsky.social and if you can, please spread the word to as many people as possible.

As well as being an excuse to /

Colour half frame film photograph of the Melville Monument reflected on a glass-fronted building in Edinburgh

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Andrew Bartram 🎞️ ✝️📷 @warboyssnapper.bsky.social · Jul 17

@johnfarnan.bsky.social and I chatted with @getymk.com on show 8 of the podcast ….. for all your pinhole and lo-fi needs …..

#believeinfilm #filmphotography

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Show 8 - Monumentality and more with Yant Martin-Keyte (part 1)

Podcast Episode · The Lensless and Lo-Fi Podcast · 17/07/2025 · 1h 4m

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 17

I can't really claim to be old skool. More of an old school wannabe.

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 17

It's a bit of nonsense really, but I'm having fun with it. The serious point, if I'm allowed one, is that genuinely useful stuff can be done on these little computers that cost practically nothing.

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 17

A blog post about my tinkering with a #RaspberryPi Zero. Written with tongue in cheek, so it's not to be taken entirely seriously. (It's all true, though!)
revrichard.github.io/2025/07/15/d...

DeckZero-Alpha: The Journey to a Portable Command-Line Companion

hesitantly blogging while learning in the terminal

revrichard.github.io

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 14

I assumed that "Half frame storirs" was some cool niche thing I hadn't heard of yet!

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 14

I've completed a test roll in my recently acquired Olympus Pen D. It's hanging up to dry as we speak. There won't be any great pictures, but I'm pleased to say there are pictures. Evenly spaced on the roll, too. So that's a win. #believeinfilm

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 13

Not much a/c here in the UK and our houses are built for the cold not the heat. We're not equipped for 30+C. My bedroom was 29C went I went up last night.

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 12

I'll have a word, but I can't make any promises 😁

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 12

I certainly wasn't built for these temperatures

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 12

I've been wandering around the house taking what will probably turn out to be really bad photos with it. For now, the meter pretty well agrees with the one on my phone, but if it ever gives up at least the camera will still work

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 12

I'm having trouble finding the motivation to go out photographing in this heat. So here's the fellow who would be joining me if I could get off the sofa #believeinfilm

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 11

Being able to finish a roll might be optimistic

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 11

An Olympus Pen D arrived today - hoping to put a test roll through it at the weekend. #believeinfilm #halfframe

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 9

... a Pi Zero running without GUI, holding my to-do list, calendar, notebook and journal (all plain text). It's running a script to see how long the power packs last and how hot the CPU gets

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 9

At Hall Towers, I've been having fun with Raspberry Pi devices in various guises lately alongside testing ways of not being quite so tightly gripped by Google. Here's a very bad photo of a 'proof of concept' setup)...

In the foreground, a computer keyboard. Behind it there's a small computer screen. The small green out-of-focus shape to the right is a Raspberry Pi Zero in a funky case

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 8

Update: In the end, I went for a Pen D from the UK. The price only had 2 numbers before the decimal point, so it doesn't really count 😀

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 7

There's no arguing with that.

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 7

A question not entirely unrelated to my last one about half-frame cameras: what experience do you have of buying from Japanese sellers on the auction site?

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 6

Film friends: I want to get into half frame. I've got a Chaika, which I want to love but don't, and an Agfa-badged plastic-fantastic similar to the H35, but I want something better quality. I'm torn between Pen F and Pentax 17. I'd be interested in gathering the collective wisdom. #believeinfilm

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Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'm grateful for all the replies. I haven't reached a decision yet - there's no need to be hasty - but I'm leaning in the direction of a Pen in some form atm. The Pentax does look nice, though! If money were no object I'd get both. But I'm afraid it is.

Richard Hall @richardhall.bsky.social · Jul 6

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