Simon Allis
@simonallis.bsky.social
I'm Cornish, centre left and no, I'm not getting over loosing my EU citizenship.
Avid reader, love music from the 70s and a vintage camera user.
Avid reader, love music from the 70s and a vintage camera user.
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Simon Allis
@simonallis.bsky.social
· Aug 10
Hvitsten Pier Norway 2022. Taken using a plastic Holga camera.
The circular keep of Restormel Castle, Cornwall stands on a high and deeply ditched mound overlooking the river Fowey.
Restormel Castle dates from the 13th century.
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
Restormel Castle dates from the 13th century.
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The circular keep of Restormel Castle, Cornwall stands on a high and deeply ditched mound overlooking the river Fowey.
Restormel Castle dates from the 13th century.
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
Restormel Castle dates from the 13th century.
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
Restormel Castle, Cornwall
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Restormel Castle, Cornwall
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
South Caradon Mine - my local industrial waste land and in it’s own way very beautiful.
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
South Caradon Mine - my local industrial waste land and in it’s own way very beautiful.
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
South Caradon Mine was a large, rich copper mine in Cornwall that became one of the biggest in the UK during the 19th century, operating from its discovery in 1836 until its closure in 1885.
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
South Caradon Mine was a large, rich copper mine in Cornwall that became one of the biggest in the UK during the 19th century, operating from its discovery in 1836 until its closure in 1885.
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
Camera - Ricoh 500 ME
Film - Ilford XP2 400
#photography #BelieveInFilm #History
My new-to-me camera
The Ricoh 500 ME is a compact rangefinder, introduced by Ricoh in 1980.
Lens: Color Rikenon 40mm f/2.8
Shutter: Ricoh 1/8 to 1/500s
Self-timer.
Light meter CdS meter, needle press type AE.
Weight: 400ｇ
#photography #BelieveInFilm
The Ricoh 500 ME is a compact rangefinder, introduced by Ricoh in 1980.
Lens: Color Rikenon 40mm f/2.8
Shutter: Ricoh 1/8 to 1/500s
Self-timer.
Light meter CdS meter, needle press type AE.
Weight: 400ｇ
#photography #BelieveInFilm
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My new-to-me camera
The Ricoh 500 ME is a compact rangefinder, introduced by Ricoh in 1980.
Lens: Color Rikenon 40mm f/2.8
Shutter: Ricoh 1/8 to 1/500s
Self-timer.
Light meter CdS meter, needle press type AE.
Weight: 400ｇ
#photography #BelieveInFilm
The Ricoh 500 ME is a compact rangefinder, introduced by Ricoh in 1980.
Lens: Color Rikenon 40mm f/2.8
Shutter: Ricoh 1/8 to 1/500s
Self-timer.
Light meter CdS meter, needle press type AE.
Weight: 400ｇ
#photography #BelieveInFilm
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Restormel Castle, Cornwall
#photography
#photography
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Restormel Castle, Cornwall
#photography
#photography
Restormel Castle, Cornwall
#photography
#photography
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Restormel Castle, Cornwall
#photography
#photography
November 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Norway’s national day - 17th May 2025
Camera: Agfa Isolette I
With @yarnaddictanni.bsky.social
#photography #BelieveInFilm #foldingcameras
Camera: Agfa Isolette I
With @yarnaddictanni.bsky.social
#photography #BelieveInFilm #foldingcameras
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Norway’s national day - 17th May 2025
Camera: Agfa Isolette I
With @yarnaddictanni.bsky.social
#photography #BelieveInFilm #foldingcameras
Camera: Agfa Isolette I
With @yarnaddictanni.bsky.social
#photography #BelieveInFilm #foldingcameras
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September 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Cautley Spout, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. With @yarnaddictanni.bsky.social
#photography
#photography
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Cautley Spout, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. With @yarnaddictanni.bsky.social
#photography
#photography