Episode #28 – Packing The Mamiya For A Few Days Away

This week: I’m taking some time out over a weekend, but can’t resist packing one of my favourite film cameras, just for fun.

It’s very tempting to take a good deal of camera equipment when going away for a few days – but unless you’re specifically going on a photography excursion, I always think it’s nice to take just a simple one-bag set-up, just to satisfy the photographer in you.

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Music featured in this episode is courtesy of Matt Stevens. You can check out more of his work here.

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