Found Film

Crich Tramway museum video on Found Film

Posted on 26 08, 201826 08, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1990s, Collecting, VHS-CLeave a comment

When I started the Found-Film web site a couple of years or so ago, it was to show images I...Read More

Some Kodachrome red border colour slides from the 1950s

Posted on 06 07, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1950s, Collecting, KodachromeLeave a comment

This week I bought a small collection of Kodachrome red border colour slides, which were all taken in the early...Read More

Macro photos on film I’ve discovered

Posted on 16 05, 2018

By simonPosted In: Collecting, MacroLeave a comment

This post features some photographs I've found in my collection of colour slides over the last few months which have...Read More

Pictures of Oxford in 1981

Posted on 29 04, 201829 04, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1980s, Collecting, United Kingdom1 Comment

The gallery below shows a set of medium format pictures of Oxford which I found in a collection of slides...Read More

Collecting colour slides as a hobby

Posted on 14 04, 2018

By simonPosted In: CollectingLeave a comment

It's been about a year now since I started collecting colour slides and in that time I've formed a few...Read More

Images from Soviet era Leningrad in 1957

Posted on 06 04, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1950s, Collecting, RussiaLeave a comment

Last week I posted some Images from Soviet era Moscow which I'd found as part of a collection of medium...Read More

Images from Soviet era Moscow

Posted on 30 03, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1950s, Collecting, Russia1 Comment

I recently acquired a collection of medium format colour slides which had been taken by someone who travelled or visited...Read More

Pictures of Spain from 1955

Posted on 24 03, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1950s, Collecting, Ferrania, SpainLeave a comment

The big find at found-film this week is a collection of 35mm colour slides in three small cardboard boxes which...Read More

Views around Europe from the 1970s and 80s

Posted on 18 03, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1970s, 1980s, Collecting, FranceLeave a comment

A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to pick up some medium format colour slides showing views around...Read More

The look of Anscochrome film

Posted on 03 03, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1960s, Anscochrome, CollectingLeave a comment

This is another in my occasional series which looks at a vintage film emulsion and tries to show what it...Read More

Views of New York from the 1950s on slide film

Posted on 23 02, 201824 03, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1950s, Collecting, Kodak, United States of AmericaLeave a comment

A few days ago I was lucky enough to win an auction on Ebay for a couple of large boxes...Read More

The look of Perutz slide film

Posted on 17 02, 201816 02, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1960s, Collecting, Perutz1 Comment

This is another in the occasional series I'm running which highlight a particular vintage film emulsion to try to show...Read More

Medium format negatives from a professional photographer?

Posted on 11 02, 2018

By simonPosted In: 1950s, 1960s, Agfacolor, CollectingLeave a comment

A few weeks ago I bought a set of about 200 medium format negatives on Agfacolor film from a seller...Read More

Are you up for a Challenge?

Posted on 24 10, 201714 02, 2018

By simonPosted In: CollectingLeave a comment

Since I started the found film site a year or so ago, I've discovered a new interest as I've scanned...Read More

Medium format, glass mounted slides around Europe

Posted on 26 08, 201709 10, 2017

By simonPosted In: 1960s, Collecting, SwitzerlandTagged: film, medium format, photography1 Comment

This week I found my best find yet for Found-Film - a set of medium format, colour slides in very...Read More

Some fantastic Swiss photos in a tatty case

Posted on 22 08, 2017

By simonPosted In: 1960s, Collecting, Kodachrome, Switzerland1 Comment

This week I bought a fantastic set of Kodachrome slides taken in Switzerland in the early 1960s which came in...Read More

Pictures of Eilean Donan Castle from 2002

Posted on 07 08, 2017

By simonPosted In: 2000s, Collecting, Fujichrome, Landscape, ScotlandTagged: castle, colour slides, eilean donan, scotlandLeave a comment

The Eilean Donan Castle is situated on the West coast of Scotland, near the Isle of Skye and is a...Read More

Views of Dunbar harbour from my slide set of Scotland

Posted on 03 08, 2017

By simonPosted In: 1960s, Collecting, Kodak, ScotlandTagged: 1960s, colour slides, dunbar, lifeboat, photography, scotlandLeave a comment

I wrote a post last week about an amazing set of 35mm slides I managed to pick up which showed...Read More

The look of Ilford slide film after 50 years

Posted on 01 08, 2017

By simonPosted In: Collecting, Film Type, IlfordTagged: 35mm, film, photography, slide3 Comments

In this, the first of a series of posts, I'm attempting to show the look of a film emulsion which...Read More

Cleaning old 35mm slides

Posted on 31 07, 201724 03, 2018

By simonPosted In: CollectingTagged: cleaning, collecting, film1 Comment

One of the things which is a common curse with film photography is dirt and dust and this is particularly...Read More

Some Pictures of Ayres rock in Australia

Posted on 30 07, 2017

By simonPosted In: 1990s, Australia, Collecting, PeopleTagged: ayres rock, colour slide, found film, Fujichrome, photography, Uluru1 Comment

Although I'd love to go to Australia, it's pretty unlikely that I'll ever actually make the trip, but one of...Read More

Views of Scotland on Kodak film from 1967

Posted on 29 07, 2017

By simonPosted In: 1960s, Collecting, Landscape, Scene, ScotlandTagged: 35mm, colour slide, f & p, kodak, scotland3 Comments

This week's big find on the Found Film site is a box of colour slides taken in 1967 which show...Read More

Photos of RAF Seletar from the mid 1960s

Posted on 24 07, 201710 10, 2017

By simonPosted In: 1960s, Collecting, Forces, SingaporeTagged: 127 format film, colour slides, found film, raf seletar, vintage photography7 Comments

This post is about a set of colour slides I bought which contained a slice of history in the form...Read More

Welcome to the Found Film archive

Posted on 27 12, 201630 03, 2018

By simonPosted In: CollectingTagged: found film, lost picturesLeave a comment

I want to say a big welcome to anyone who has discovered the Found Film site - a home for...Read More

A box of colour slides for a fiver?

Posted on 18 12, 2016

By simonPosted In: CollectingTagged: colour slides, ferrania, film photography, ilford3 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I found an ad on eBay for an old 35mm slide box complete with about...Read More