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My daily photo project shot on Kodachrome continues to roll on, though as the weeks pass it's becoming more of a challenge, primarily due to the fading light.

Most of the pictures I have shot so far have been on a rangefinder, but I've dug out my old and have just put a roll through that. Bit of a risk as I haven't used it for years, but it seems to be OK.

The only problem I had was when my daughter dropped it and the back sprung open. At that point there was only one shot on the roll that I hadn't duplicated on a different camera. With luck the frame won't be a total write-off and I guess it all adds to the feel of the project.

It's an interesting little camera, zone focus, auto exposure with a 35mm lens, and that's it, certainly a step back from many of the compact cameras on offer today, simplicity seems to be the key. I'm guessing the pictures won't be pin sharp but with luck they will have their own characteristics.

The other thing I've been doing this week is setting up an . It's fascinating what it throws up, images of old film boxes and some delightful frames from times long past. Here are a few that caught my attention.

Patrick Joust is well known to us here as we featured some of his .

Patrick has just published a few old Kodachrome slides taken by his father in 1969 that show the , good timing, given it's the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall.

Another image I liked was this one taken in . The colours are just delightful and as one of the comments notes, the picture has the feeling of a .

Back in the UK I found this picture taken .

I wonder how many little there are hidden away in cupboards around the country, each one holding precious memories and glimpses into our past.

So I encourage you to dig them out and take a look, and maybe share some of the photos.

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