Film Camera Week for May 10

Thanks Rick! There’s definitely something a little magical about it; I have a contact print of this framed and to look at it, even though it’s not a large print, it seems to pull you in.

 

I missed it, so I actually have an Ansco 8x10 field camera on the way, it should be here next week. ;)

Nikon FA, Tri-X, D76.

35mm PC Nikkor

35mm PC Nikkor

28-85mm Nikkor Zoom

100-300mm Nikkor Zoom

 

 

Foulkes Festival 2019, Wageningen

Leica IIIc-syn (1940), 5cm f/1.5 Xenon, Agfa APX 100

Plastic modern shoot here. Nikon N80 and 50 1.8 D. Foma creative 200 in L max (Tmax knockoff) V700 scans.

 

Buddy in the sand

 

Toad stools

I picked up a 28-85mm Vivitar f/3.5-4.5 zoom for a giveaway price. Vivitar lenses are always something of an unknown quantity, but the serial number of this one suggests it was made by Kabori, one of the better suppliers, and I had high hopes. Unfortunately, I suspect it's a poor example, possibly with a degree of de-centering as the images vary in sharpness across the frame. It's an Olympus OM mount so I fitted it to an OM10 with the manual adapter; I'm not a great OM fan as I find them a little small and bitty for my large fingers, but the camera has reliable metering and a good viewfinder. Overall, it wasn't a very satisfying expedition, but I'll post a few of the better frames.

 

The film was Ilford FP4 Plus, developed in PMK Pyro.

 

@Gelarto

 

 

Fantail

 

 

Alfa Dreams

 

 

Garden Grotesque

 

Monstera

 

Edited May 11, 2019 by rick_drawbridge

Nice work with the Vivitar, Rick. I once read (during the height of Vivitar Series One popularity) that Vivitar would order a prototype of a specific design to be made with the best glass. Then the engineers would substitute more economical glass while trying to maintain as much performance as possible. I don't know if they did that with their non Series lenses, though. I've owned a couple of non series zooms- the one touch 70-150 f 3.8 and 70-210 f 4.5, both of which were good performers. I still have a Vivitar 24mm f 2.8 in C/Y mount that I like. However, the aperture on the 24mm f 2 (MD) is stuck at f 2.

Thank you, Mike. It was only a couple of years ago that I learned that Ponder and Best actually designed many of their Vivitar lenses, and had them constructed by a variety of manufacturers. I'd always assumed that Vivitar lenses were bought off the shelf and re-badged. Among Vivitar aficionados the various manufacturers seem to have gained their own reputations for quality (or the lack of it), with Kino, Komine and Kobori high on the list of favourites.

On the subject of Vivitar, here is my Series 1 35-85/2.8 varifocal, made by Kino. Still a very sharp lens even by today's standards.

 

 

Vivitar 35-85/2.8

I have been scanning some B&W negs today. These are from when the "One and All" came to visit our town a couple of years ago.

 

Nikon F90, AF Nikkor 28-85, Adox CMS 20, in Adox Adotech II. Epson V800 with Vuescan.

 

 

 

 

My first experience with Vivitar was at age 14. My dad would let me borrow his Mamiya Sekor 1000 TL with Vivitar 85-205 f 3.8. My first use of this combo was to photograph an afternoon football game. Took a while to get good at focusing. I may try to find a copy of this lens and see what it can do. Has anyone here tried this lens?

A few not so recent shots to keep things moving. I do hope later to process and scan some more film.

empty tennis court, Minolta XD5 with 45mm f2, cold stored Panatomic-X

I really miss playing tennis- most of my regular opponents have moved away, given it up for health reasons, or just passed away.

Churchill Road in West Point, took this image on a morning bike ride, same gear and film as above image

With a steady support Panatomic-X is quite usable indoors

Minolta XE with Sigma 24mm f 2.8, Panatomic-X

summer clouds, Minolta SRT 102 Sigma 24mm f 2.8, deep yellow filter, Panatomic-X

I used HC110 dilution B to process Panatomic-X until last year when I started using dilution H.

Old telephone office, Konica Auto S with 1964 dated Panatomic-X. No fog (as often case with slow film) processed in HC110 dilution B. Curiously, the box speed for this was 40 rather than 32.

Kodak UM400. Hiking at Henry Coe State Park, Ca. The park is vast and they allow Horseback riding, Mountain Bike riding, Backpacking and of course hiking..

 

Some old color for a change. I have been scanning some old slides, after getting a proper 35mm scanner.

 

In 1984 I took a tourist trip to the Iguazu Falls. This is a slide from the Itaipú dam discharge. It was brand new at the time. An impressive amount of water flowing out, with rainbow included. Pentax K-1000 with 50/2 normal lens and Ektachrome, I forget which type.

 

Edited May 12, 2019 by Julio Fernandez

Finally finished the roll yesterday, it had a few more shots from the Foulkes festival in Wageningen

 

Remembrance Day flag ceremony

 

I could tell you an interesting bit of trivia about "Half Soles"

 

Leica IIIc (1940), 5cm f/1.5 Xenon (1938), Fomapan 100

Always ready for trivia.

Minolta Himatic 7S Retropan 320

Always ready for trivia.

Calling someone a "Halve Zool" (Half Sole) is the Dutch equivalent of calling someone an idiot.

Historically the expression originated from Dutch dockworkers and sailors in Rotterdam Harbor who used it as a bastardized form of the English word: "@$$hole"

Thanks, Rick. Looking forward to more images from you.

And more trivia.

I think 70% of my brain is filled up with useless trivia

 

Commandos - Foulkes Festival 2019

Graflex Anniversary Speed Graphic 4x5, 127mm f/4.7 Ektar, Fomapan 100

Feeling like rangefinder now so until I finish the film in my Konica Auto S1.6 and Olympus XA here's a few from a couple of years back.

downtown park, Olympus 35 RC with Ilford FP4+

downtown sidewalk on quiet afternoon, same gear and film

East side of local First United Methodist Church, Olympus 35 RC with K2 filter, FP4+

morning dog walk, Konica Auto S2, Eastman 5222, man on the right is the mayor

Drug store side entrance (in Tupelo MS), Yashica Lynx 14E, Plus-X (IIRC)