Film Camera Week for March 30

Last Weekend the weather was finally cooperative, in fact it was very nice. I used the Werra outfitted with the Flektogon. In addition a pre-war 6x9 Bessa folder with a 3.5 Skopar. In the Werra was Kentmere100 and I used Rollei 400s in the Bessa both souped in D76 1:1. Again, no work or treatment, straight auto scans. I generally like the way this 400s emulsion turns out, but the base curls so badly and it's a bitch to scan. I really need to get the after-market improved negative carriers.

 

So I will post 2 or three from each roll.

 

 

 

 

 

 

View to the city from Museum park

 

 

 

Graf Adolf Platz insurance building?

 

 

Neptune?? Statue Kunst Museum

 

 

 

Kunst Museum lovely 6x9 negative

 

 

 

 

Nymph in Museum park

From Helsinki this week. Minolta X-500, MD 35-70mm, Fomapan 100, Fomadon LQN.

 

Hello everyone. Chuck if you are happy with the Kentmere100, and perhaps the 400 material, in 35mm, you might consider the Ultrafine Xtreme 120 materials. Over the last few years I have come to believe they are "re-badged" Kentmere material. Ebay has the material, and a direct web site is on line. Curl is not a problem with the 120. Fed-2/Jupiter-8, Kentmere400, OA & V600 scan. Aloha, Bill

From a roll of Kentmere 100 that I shot last week and developed and scanned this weekend.

Shot this from edge of road. Might try again with a longer lens.

can you find the car, Konica TCX, 40mm f 1.8 Hexanon

What is it about Mississippi and Arkansas folks parking cars in the woods......

Wa. State has a following of woods-parkers also!

I don't think even the guys at Iron Resurrection on Velocity Channel would touch that one. Also nearly hidden was this building.

remains of building, just a few dozen yards from the abandoned car

 

Not a big fan of walking onto unfamiliar property so may try some telephoto shots later.

I remember as a kid squirrel hunting in the Ozarks coming upon an old car in the woods. It was full of empty Prince Albert tobacco cans, maybe 300 or more.

It still had that "old car smell", LMAO.

 

Kinda surreal.

 

That brings some photo thoughts to mind......

Not a big fan of walking onto unfamiliar property so may try some telephoto shots later.

 

I remember coming out of unfamiliar woods at dusk from bow hunting one evening.

Could swear I saw a human face staring at me.

As I eased closer the hair stood up on the back of my neck because it was definitely someone looking at me, motionless and without a word.

Creeped me out enough that I nocked a broadhead.

Turned out to be a plastic doll's head stuck on a limb.

An old abandoned home site similar to what you describe.

Sooner or later nature takes it all back.

Edited April 1, 2018 by Moving On

Quite an experience. Around here I'd worry more about not seeing a face, but getting shot at.

Scratching a recurring photographic itch, a couple of weeks ago I borrowed a Toyoview 45C monorail 4x5 camera from a friend and shot a few sheets of Kodak Tri-X 400. It sure felt good to have the old dark cloth over my head again, but I really haven't time to indulge in yet another format. Sigh... Anyway, here are a couple of samples. The lens was a 90mm Schneider Super Angulon f/5.6,and the film was developed in Ilford ID-11 and scanned on the Epson V700 Photo.

 

Estuary

 

 

Low Water

 

 

 

Edited April 2, 2018 by rick_drawbridge

Before heading out to the darkroom and later some yard work, here's a couple more color shots from a roll of Fuji Superior 400 that I had developed and scanned at Dwayne's.

more landscaping, Rollei B35

 

favorite Mexican restaurant, early morning close to Christmas, Rollei B35

Just about the only bit of film I shot in about a month..... can we have some spring please!!

 

 

 

Both Yashica D, Fuji Acros 100 in Rodinal 1:50

I keep meaning to get my Yashica D out for some exercise. Maybe next weekend.

The more I use it, the more I like it. It does create an itch for a Rollei, but I especially appreciate the relative low weight of the Yashica, so it's easy to not scratch that itch :-)

While the Rolleiflex TLR remain pricey, sometimes the Rolleicord series can be affordable. I have a Rolleicord III (I think maybe 1953 vintage) that I like, although the Yashica is actually easier to focus.

Another word of praise for the Yashica TLR: when they hit the American market in the mid to late 50's they were a good value in terms of features and quality for the money. They remained (IMHO) a good value until the last of the series (124G) was discontinued and the remaining stock skyrocketed in price.

@bill b., thanks for the tip. I will investigate that. @wouter WQ. Like Mike, I too need to use my Yashica D. Mine is the Yashikor triplet and it hasn't seen the daylight for at least a year or two. Shortly before I was here I was pricing some stuff and an older Standard came up in excellent condition with a very reasonable price.. I thought.

 

Rolleiflex 1:3,5 f=7,5 Tessar | eBay

 

I had the extreme good fortune to come upon a Rolleiflex T and it has not disappointed at all.. Might explain why my D is gatherings dust. I used to use the D a lot as it was my first TLR and the only thing I can'T get used to with the Rollei is focusing on the left.... grrr..

Mine also has the Yashikor lens; even if it's a simple lens, it does the trick well enough for me.

I'm resisting to get a Rollei.... I'm sure they're awesome cameras but I already feel I have too much cameras and my back isn't brilliant, so I'm avoiding heavier cameras.

Of course, mine has the Yashikor as well. I generally find that around f8 to f11 it's at its best.

I paid $60 for mine in the mid 1980's from a repair shop that had bought and serviced the Yashica D's from a nearby university that had phased them out in favor of 35mm.

I have a Yashica 12. It along with the 24 were predecessors to the 124/124G. Basically all the same cameras but the 12 and 24 were dedicated to 120 and 220 film respectively while the 124/124G could take either.

 

The nice thing about the Yashica 12 is that it is not as well known and consequentially prices have not skyrocketed like the 124s. They are rarer but cheaper. Since even expired 220 film is expensive, I don't find being limited to 120 film as much of a downside.

 

Last Summer I saw a couple of Rolleiflexes at a garage sale. One with a 2.8 taking lens. I didn't buy either one of them but I did come away very impressed with some of the small details. Just the way the finder door closes is really nice. There's nothing wrong with the Yashica's, but you can see where they took a simpler approach to keep costs down. Still, I can't justify the cost of a Rolleiflex, but I keep my open for ones that need a little fixing that maybe I could pick up relatively cheap.

 

Pentax ME Super Fuji Velvia

Been away, visiting the UK over Easter Did shoot a roll of film with a Kodak No.2 Folding Pocket and Rollei 35S, but haven't gotten round to souping those yet.

 

 

http://www.flibweb.nl/flibweb/cpg154/albums/userpics/10001/DB171003.jpg

Domburg visit October 2017, Leica M3 with 50mm f/3.5 Elmar and Ferrania P30 film.

Been away, visiting the UK over Easter Did shoot a roll of film with a Kodak No.2 Folding Pocket and Rollei 35S, but haven't gotten round to souping those yet.

 

 

http://www.flibweb.nl/flibweb/cpg154/albums/userpics/10001/DB171003.jpg

Domburg visit October 2017, Leica M3 with 50mm f/3.5 Elmar and Ferrania P30 film.

 

Hello Rick

How did you develop the P30

Edited April 4, 2018 by Don Harpold

Shot it at EI80 and developed it with Kodak HC-110 according to Ferrania's "Best Practice" PDF on their website.

This does tend to give rather thin negatives, but the scans can be adjusted quite readily with whatever image manipulation software you use.

 

I have shown this one before, from the same roll

http://www.flibweb.nl/flibweb/cpg154/albums/userpics/10001/DB171001.jpg

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Pentax ME Super Fuji Velvia

Nice! What lens did you use?