Hi, I'm Helen, a grandma who likes taking pictures.

I wanted to find out what it would be like to use a

100-year-old camera and learn how to develop my own film. But then I was hooked and now I have 17 vintage film cameras!

There is something incredibly satisfying about buying an old, battered camera that has maybe been in an attic or drawer for decades, and coaxing it back to the life it had 50 or 100 years ago.

Here I share my learning, repairs, photos and thoughts. Feel free to read, comment or share your own discoveries. Hopefully it will be fun!