rick_drawbridge Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I finished a roll of Bergger Pancro 400 that had been languishing in the Mamiya 645 1000s, waiting for a fine day. I'll post some samples; the lens was the 55-110mm Mamiya Sekor f/4.5, and the film was developed in PMK Pyro and scanned on an Epson V700 Photo using Silverfast SE software. FNZD Imperial Productions Saunders Display Please Take One 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinklather Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 ...with the help of a wood lathe I cut down a roll of 120 film and load it in 15 minutes... The extra film size would be most welcome. 'Not clear is if each roll of 120 needed a trip to the lathe. Rick, you're tearing them up w/ that Mami glass & your fine processing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecaz Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Rick, you're tearing them up w/ that Mami glass & your fine processing. I really liked your earlier reference to "tone porn". :) I totally get that. Everything I've seen from Rick is just stunning. I'd say I want to be him when I grow up, but it's probably too late for that :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 The extra film size would be most welcome. 'Not clear is if each roll of 120 needed a trip to the lathe. Rick, you're tearing them up w/ that Mami glass & your fine processing. I take a roll of 120 and secure it in mini wood lathe. with pen,pencil or tape mark off 35 mm. with an exacto saw (whatever) I just turn on lathe and it cuts perfectly to size in about 10 seconds with the paper backing in place.. it is so quick and thin cut along with the film wound tight the is no light penetration. Then quickly off to the dark where I rewind it to 828 spool. With the right orientation the numbers appear in window or you can guestimate each advance. You can also lay out the film in darkroom and with aspacer make A vertical line every 42 mm wich will show in window. The advance release becomes superfluous. I did post a better description with photos, I will try to find it.. If you do not have a lathe you can make a cutting guide with a few winds of tape and cut with razor, exacto saw or knife or even a good steak knife. With all of ythese I have had no problem with light penetration. The other end I save with a piece black tape and use it for 16 mm camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Rick, you're tearing them up w/ that Mami glass & your fine processing. I really liked your earlier reference to "tone porn". :) I totally get that. Everything I've seen from Rick is just stunning. I'd say I want to be him when I grow up, but it's probably too late for that :D Aw shucks, fellas...Thanks for the kind words. Since I've been fooling around with cameras for about six decades, I guess it's me who never really grew up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Minolta Autocord, Pan F+, Old door in mock castle in a park. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/julio1fer/201710109_zpsrvsjbuh0.jpg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) Auferstehungskirche (Resurrection Church) Oberkassel (Some Building) Leug Allee Oberkassel Faux Fachwerk Eckhaus Schanzenstr/Columbusstr, Oberkassel Rhein View My Street/Lohengrinstr Seems my original text disappeared Here are some recently scanned images. The first group is from the Vitomatic IIIb with the Ultron lens. The last two are done with a recently acquired Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310. These were both Kentmere 100 souped in Rodinal... not really the best. Edited October 1, 2017 by chuck_foreman|1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 QUOTE="chuck_foreman|1, post: 5606337, member: 2409759"] Auferstehungskirche (Resurrection Church) Oberkassel (Some Building) Leug Allee Oberkassel Faux Fachwerk Eckhaus Schanzenstr/Columbusstr, Oberkassel Rhein View My Street/Lohengrinstr Seems my original text disappeared Here are some recently scanned images. The first group is from the Vitomatic IIIb with the Ultron lens. The last two are done with a recently acquired Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310. These were both Kentmere 100 souped in Rodinal... not really the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 The results look good to me, Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Hello everyone. These two race cars illustrate the technology changes of the late 50's-early 60's. #41 is a front engine Lola, #88 is a rear-engine Bobsy. Both use the same engine. As in their hay day, this race was very close for the first 10 minutes (of 20), until "technical problems" slowed #88 enough to let #41 thru for the win. SOVREN keeps these historical race cars on the tracks where they "played" many years ago. Enjoy, Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42dave Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) Weather hasn't been cooperative this week, so here's a bit of C.P. instead. Enjoy. Pretty Petris Edited October 1, 2017 by m42dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Nice collection of Petris, Dave. They are handsome cameras, and this kit looks to be in great shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42dave Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Thanks, Rick. Like Miranda, they are kind of an overlooked brand so the gear can often be had for a good price, though some of the accessories are hard to come by. If I get some time later I'll try to post a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Okay, I am slowly digitizing photos and slides from 40's to 90's. These are from my Pentax in the 80's. IK am also converting to BW at the sametime and can not always decide if one is superior to the other 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Come On Dave ! Most of us are adults, so stop using the initials ! It's Camera Porn !! Great collection, and the "authorities" can not bust you for it ! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Hello everyone. These two race cars illustrate the technology changes of the late 50's-early 60's. #41 is a front engine Lola, #88 is a rear-engine Bobsy. Both use the same engine. As in their hay day, this race was very close for the first 10 minutes (of 20), until "technical problems" slowed #88 enough to let #41 thru for the win. SOVREN keeps these historical race cars on the tracks where they "played" many years ago. Enjoy, Bill[ATTACH=full]1212148[/ATTACH] To go off subject of course, rear engine, I sometimes wonder what the Corvair might have morphed into. Its design defect should not have made it moribund and there was lots of fertile ground for development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I believe in all the documents presented during the legal battles of the Corvair, it was shown that GM knew the defect (rear suspension geometry) existed but did not want to spend the millions needed to correct the "problem". In the mid to late 60's, the army introduced a Jeep with the identical suspension. For a number of years many GI's were killed & injured before that problem was fixed. . .cost about $100 per unit to equip a "Z" bar to the vehicle. Cheaper yet was a hunk of hefty chain to keep each axle from "tucking under" & starting a roll over. Formula V racing cars (based on Volkswagens of the 60's) use Z bars to great advantage. Shown here is the upper link to the Z bar which runs horizontally to a link from the opposite axle. Bill .. What's going on with the system? I am getting a "Too large a file". Picture is under 900 the longest side, and 500k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Here is the picture for above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 System is really weird today. . now the "edit" function is NFC. The Corvair rear suspension was based upon the VW Beatle of that era, but GM wanted a "cheaper" build, so they omitted the trailing link which VW used to keep the swing axles from "tucking under" & creating a roll over of the vehicle. Money vrs Lives was "fake news" to a lot of companies, even then, even today!. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 System is really weird today. . now the "edit" function is NFC. The Corvair rear suspension was based upon the VW Beatle of that era, but GM wanted a "cheaper" build, so they omitted the trailing link which VW used to keep the swing axles from "tucking under" & creating a roll over of the vehicle. Money vrs Lives was "fake news" to a lot of companies, even then, even today!. Bill That happened to me last night. I opened the photo with photo shop and save in a different folder and that worked. I do not know if all these step were nrcessary but it forked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Harpold Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Hello Here are a few from the Canon P with Film Ferrainia at 40iso and developed in Pyrocat HD 15 mins with a 3 min prewash and 7 min fix I am liking the way these are coming out, a couple are still a little dark but I can live with that, for now Beach Hut Deli . GNC shadow and light Putting green in Aptos CA this one a little dark Edited October 3, 2017 by Don Harpold 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Harpold Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) and a few more I have no idea what the heck this is rack Tree and lines sorry Bill about the lines :) Edited October 3, 2017 by Don Harpold 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 The results look good to me, Chuck. Thanks Mike... None too happy with scans using Vuescan. All my scans are soft... and fixing them make them look manipulated. Some of the grain problems are related to Rodinal..convenient but not a high res developer like D76 . But mostly it'S the softness that bugs me. This is either the driver/Vuescan the driver or the itinerant focus. It ma be just me, but the scans using the Epson driver ( won't work in Win10) were so much better! All other things like poor exposure, development errors and cheap optics are my fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Hello everyone. Chuck you might consider the possibility that the Epson negative holders might need "adjustment" for height. My V600 (in Hawaii) was so terrible in producing sharp scans that I put the Better Scanning holders in it for both 35mm & 120 negs. Problem solved, and I use the native Epson software. Messing around with some black electrical tape on the bottom of the holders got the 35mm Epson working, but 7 layers of tape does not stay put in Hawaii's tropical climate. The BS carriers have Teflon Allen screws that adjust the deck height of the carrier to the glass of the scanner. 45 minutes max to set, and forget, the screws. Here in Wa. my V800 scanner has similar problems with 120 negs, so once again, a Better Scanning carrier is used. Here is another reason why I use the non oem carriers. Epson wants you to put the neg into the scanner with the emulsion UP. Crazy idea to my thinking. Why put a piece of plastic (film substrate) between the emulsion & scanner?? Ages ago, one used a cleared film strip OVER the neg in the enlarger (with emulsion down in those days!) to diffuse zips & other blemishes in portraits. With all of the BS carriers, Anti Newton Glass (ANG) is placed over the neg, since the emulsion is DOWN on my scans. The negs are always flat ! The Better Scanning carrier are not cheap, but well worth the money spent. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 An oldie taken with a Zeiss Ikon Nettar. http://www.flibweb.nl/flibweb/cpg143/albums/userpics/10001/Nettar-04.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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