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My Rolleiflex seemed to attract a lot of attention, I’m not sure if that’s because of the name written on the front in large letters or because it’s a twin-lens but I don’t mind chatting to people about it. I don’t often go to this market but I think I might change that because there are lots of interesting stalls and people there. Some images I made at the Thursday Gloucester Green market to test out my Rolleiflex twin-lens camera. Rolleiflex 2.8f Planar, Kodak Tri-X 400 (expired) processed in Kodak Xtol 1+1. Here are some of my pictures during the filming of the final scene in the pilot episode of Endeavour back in 2011. I would love to do more behind the scenes photography of Endeavour over the coming months but it’s impossible to know in advance when and where they’ll be filming around Oxford. Some of these shots were from lunch time and some are from after work when they had moved to a different location. I’m really glad that it was my Rolleiflex twin-lens that I had on me because it’s from the 1960’s. Shaun Evans who plays the title role was very down to earth and nice enough to stop for a couple of pictures, others I photographed below were some extras, the make-up artists, sound engineer and one of the guys in charge of the vehicles.
I only had five frames left on the roll of film I had in my Rolleiflex so I had to use them carefully.
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It’s amazing how Oxford can be so easily transformed to the 1960’s with minimal set dressing (I’ve read that series 2 is based in 1966).
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I don’t watch much tv these days but Endeavour is one of my all time favourite tv shows to watch so you can imagine how pleased I was to come across the set. The second series of Endeavour (the Inspector Morse prequel) has started filming here in Oxford and I stumbled upon a scene being filmed during my lunch hour photo walk yesterday. Rolleiflex 2.8F, 80/2.8 Planar lens loaded with Ilford FP4 (expired 2004), processed in Kodak HC110 1+31. I opted for a completely clear screen with no grid lines so there’s nothing to interfere with the image. I must say that the camera is a joy to use now and the Maxwell screen is amazing and a HUGE improvement over the stock screen which is very dark in comparison. These shots are from the second roll through it (the first got sadly ruined when I processed it but I still don’t know exactly what caused the problem). The camera has returned now so I was keen to take it out on the streets of Oxford to put some film through it.
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I also wanted to replace the focussing screen in it so I sent a Maxwell Hi-Lux screen with it for the service technician to install for me. Just before Christmas last year I sent my Rolleiflex 2.8F away to be serviced because the aperture and shutter speed dials were beginning to stiffen up and I felt that it lacked the smoothness that Rolleiflex’s are renowned for.
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