Advancing To Retro With A-P

Good news for those of you who are sick of losing your camera chargers in hotels overseas - and those unfortunates who discover they have a dirty sensor halfway through a holiday. And the people who have suffered the heartbreak of a corrupted memory card.

We have secured one of the new digital-free systems that allow you to take pictures without electricity. You are no longer tied to the mains circuits and waiting for the battery to charge up. all you need is a dark room and some water - the A-P kit contains the hardware you need to produce your images.

Now you will need a few other things - some Ilford Ilfosol 3, some stop bath, and some rapid fixer. One of the  black and white 35mm films from Fuji or Kodak would be a good idea in your 35mm camera, and of course you will need to have some sunshine to expose the film, but this sort of thing occurs regularly in Western Australia between 5:00 AM and 8:00 PM. Try to pick a day that isn't raining, or take a towel.

If you have a steady nerve and are not allergic to carcinogenic organic solvents, you can get kits from Tetenal to allow you to develop colour slides.

With this sort of thing coming onto the market there is no telling where photography will go to.