IIIf 4th of July fun

[jackm1]

<p>Grabbed the ol' IIIf on the way to my parents' house for the 4th of July, and then had to get whatever film at the drugstore - they had Kodak 400. Didn't have time to go out of my way to get my usual Ektar 100, but the speed was welcome. I still love film!<br>

1 - bringing back the old shades<br>

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2 - boat party!<br>

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3 - My father and my son<br>

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<p>4 - poolside<br>

<img src="http://jmphotocraft.smugmug.com/Family/2012/Fourth-of-July-in-Marblehead/i-29QFVdP/0/XL/282193M-R1-030-13A-XL.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="686" /><br>

5 - high dive<br>

<img src="http://jmphotocraft.smugmug.com/Family/2012/Fourth-of-July-in-Marblehead/i-sbd4BqP/0/XL/282193M-R1-032-14A-XL.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="686" /><br>

6 - flip with a twist<br>

<img src="http://jmphotocraft.smugmug.com/Family/2012/Fourth-of-July-in-Marblehead/i-DnhqgG4/0/XL/282193M-R1-034-15A-XL.jpg" alt="" width="515" height="768" /><br>

7 - the baby<br>

<img src="http://jmphotocraft.smugmug.com/Family/2012/Fourth-of-July-in-Marblehead/i-QMFfrcz/0/XL/282193M-R1-036-16A-XL.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="686" /><br>

8 - blue eyes<br>

<img src="http://jmphotocraft.smugmug.com/Family/2012/Fourth-of-July-in-Marblehead/i-nQBnK8M/0/XL/282193M-R1-044-20A-XL.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="686" /></p>

[baisao]

<p>Great color from the Kodak 400. Really surprised. I tried it once and it came out gnarly and yellow. Uck! </p>

<p>Great moments captured here, too. :-)</p>

[mukul_dube]

<p>Good lens(es) you have there. I'd say that 400 is un-needed speed for such good light.</p>

[john_shriver]

<p>Kodak 400 is perfectly capable, it's the UltraMax 800 stuff that's grainy and quirky.</p>

[jackm1]

<p>400 was all the store had. I'm pleasantly surprised by the color too. It wasn't "needed", but it was nice to be able to go to 1/1000 for the action shots while using a small aperture for DOF. Also the last two shots were taken about dinner time. Lens was the collapsible 50mm f/2 Summicron.</p>

[mark_amos]

<p>Great stuff Jack. IIIf with a collapsible 50 cron has to be a tiny dream team. I've never had a pre-M Leica.<br>

Whenever I've had to check for film at a drugstore or grocery store lately, they might have the kodak 800, which I don't care for, or the drugstore brand. It's getting pretty tough if you leave home without enough/any film. I've found myself drooling for just some Kodak Gold of any speed with no luck.</p>

[Uhooru]

<p>Love 4 & 5 especially, nice set and they look great.</p>

[jackm1]

<p>Yeah Mark, it's a nice size. Once you get used to the separate RF/VF thing it's a pleasure to use. I also have the 5cm Elmar, and that <em>really</em> slides into a pocket, but the cron is better.</p>

[User_4754088]

<p>Jack, Nice work. I have the same combination iiif w/5 cm collapsible cron. I must say, from your pics, you are faster with it than I am. I was abysmal getting action shots with it. Finally broke down and put the cron on an M2 and now it works better for me.</p>

<p>Again, nice work.</p>

<p>Best,<br>

-Tim</p>

[davebell]

<p>Absolutely gorgeous images. Really well done. Could I ask how these were scanned?</p>

[jackm1]

<p>Thanks David. I don't really know, I have them done at my local pro lab.</p>

[jackm1]

<p>Thanks Tim. The DOF and speed afforded by ASA 400 film made the action shots pretty easy. I just pre-focused on the end of the diving board, and used f/8, 1/1000, if I remember correctly.</p>

[paul_neuthaler]

<p>Great shots; great Leica; great Summicron. Love it.</p>