Mike Gammill Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Greetings, all, and welcome to our new thread. Post all the images you like from any film camera. No new film this week so pulling from my older folders. A couple of images from Minolta XE with MD 24-50 and Rollei Retro 80s Clouds and dumpster Equipment 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 A couple from Konica TCX with 49mm f1.8. HP5+ Apartments Youngest son 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 One more. Looking forward to seeing everyone's images. Tree at Officer's Lake. Minolta XE 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) High country, GSMNP. 1984. Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor 50/1.4 lens, Kodachrome. Edited March 28 by James Bryant 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) Looking down from Mount Le Conte, GSMNP. 1984. Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor 50/1.4, Kodachrome. Edited March 28 by James Bryant 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Rock outcrop on top of Mount Le Conte, GSMNP. 1984. Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor 50/1.4, Kodachrome. 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Wind blown trees on top of Mount Le Conte, GSMNP. 1984. Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor 50/1.4, Kodachrome. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Trail in way down from Mount Le Conte, GSMNP. 1984. Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor 50/1.4, Kodachrome. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjferron Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) Test shots around the house using Adox CMS 20ii. Developed in Adotech iv. Nikon FE and 55mm Micro. Detail was mind blowing but the web size jpegs can’t really show it all. Bench pillow Pistachios in jar Behind the shed Fallen Angel Edited March 28 by mjferron 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 mjferron you are right about the detail. It is quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjferron Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 5 minutes ago, James Bryant said: mjferron you are right about the detail. It is quite good. James I found ISO 4-6 is what gets the shadows in check. Exposures in this series ranged from 1/4 sec to 20 @ F11. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I finally processed and scanned some photos from our New Zealand trip. These few are from Tutukaka on the North Island. I only brought the humble Nikon EM with a 50/3.5 macro lens, very light and capable travel combo. Film was Fujifilm C200 (Japan version), Bellini C41 home processed. Sunset towards Tutukaka harbor Rainbow over Pacific Ocean Tutukaka harbor right after sunset 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) Fine photographs of Tutukaka, Bruce, certainly one of the prettiest areas in the upper North Island. Here are some from a Mamiya 645 1000s using a 135mm Mamiya-Sekor C f/3.5 lens. I've had this lens in the Mamiya kit for several years and I can't recall having ever used it, as I tend to use the two zoom lenses for longer focal lengths. The film was Kentmere 400 developed in Spur Acurol-N. Morning Walk Testing the 135 #2 Down to the Garden Trying to Get Ahead Testing the 135 #5 Testing the 135 #3 Edited March 28 by rick_drawbridge 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Leica M4-2 with Voigtländer Nokton SC 40. Fuji Superia X 400 desaturated with PS 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_502260 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Rick, Did you mean 150mm f/3.5 Mamiya Sekor C? Jeff Adler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Quite right, Jeff, my typos get worse by the day! Definitely the 150mm f/3.5 Mamiya Sekor C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Some from the Nikon F-801s I pictured in the "What camera..." thread. The lens was a 28-85mm Nikkor f/3.5-4.5 and the film was Arista EDU Ultra 100 developed in Spur Acurol-N Abstract #71 Early, Through Glass Late March Open Platoon 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Well the "glutton for punishment" that I am, I have persevered with my less than satisfactory results. Among the many recent catastrophes was a complete wash on a roll from the Yashica Mat 124. I have always been dissatisfied with the results. It seemed it flared easily. I promised myself I would shoot with a shade...next time. 🙂 Additionally, JohnS posted once with a TLR in his experience suffered "internal reflections that resulted in flare" . A light went on when I read that. Most recently I read on a Yashica TLR website that the "baffling" was done differently on some iterations. Also others claimed a "gassing out" of the rear element as causing the "flare" problem. JohnS re-iterated that. So I did remove the rear element, although I didn't see anything on "Bulb". What I found was not too good. While the roll I put through it using the shade was a complete wash (user error in handling=??), I shot another roll. The results were not encouraging. Additionally, in the previous darkroom session I was disappointed with the results from the Sonnar in the Contax IIa. The highlights were mottled and there was a seemingly loss of overall contrast (flare?) Another contributor (AJG), hinted that perhaps my chemicals were exhausted. I have now shot a new roll with the Yashicamat (duhhh forgot the shade ) and the results were underwhelming. I also re-shot the Contax/Sonnar and those results were also underwhelming. Next: Mix new chemicals. [Although my stock solution D76 is kept in filled to the brim 1 liter brown bottles away from the sunlight... they may be reaching the recommended 6 month shelf life.] I will toss the the liter and then some ..that I have. So I've now wasted two rolls of 120 and 2 rolls of 35mm. Live and learn 😞 Film was Foma100 for the TLR and APX 100 for the Contax...souped in D76 1:1 Sorry about the quality The rear element... pretty dodgy looking... most of the indelible marks are towards the "open" edges?? She my sweet little baby ...I'm her little lover boy Piper Parfumerie FYI This is wide open (3.5) Best of 12... note the tree branches are fuzzy 😞 lack definition This was a much brighter scene than shown here.. the following are Contax/Sonnar - Favorite House nearby .. hard to capture how grand this is Another Rheinscape .. woolly lawn mower in center foreground Palatial house on the Rhein Heiligenhäuschen .. a pilgrimage destination in previous centuries I saw a painting from 1781.. this was desolate in an open field Nearby ..Also a very old property hard to photograph but cool to see. Another .. less than successful attempt Note the little house on the left.. much older than the others.. Charming, but also hard to isolate and capture .. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Your Contax images look good this time. I think you're right that that Yashica lens is a problem and I hope that the rear element can be cleaned up, since that could account for the poor performance. I owned one of those back in the early 80's and got decent results at the time and only sold it because I got a deal on a Rollei 3.5 E with a Planar lens that was in excellent shape that I still own to this day. When I bought the Rollei it cost me less than a film back would have cost for a Hasselblad! The Planar beat the Yashica lens at wide apertures and at the edges but not by a huge amount. Your other potential issue is film flatness--Rollei always had a decent reputation for that, but I don't think the Yashica TLRs were known to have a problem with it. Lens hoods have been something that I have always insisted on for any lens that I own, especially older single coated or uncoated lenses. Vented hoods for your f/1.5 Sonnar are readily available on eBay for under $10 and are a worthwhile investment. If nothing else, they keep wayward fingers away from the front element. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 3 hours ago, chuck_foreman1 said: The rear element... pretty dodgy looking... most of the indelible marks are towards the "open" edges?? That's surely the problem Chuck, even without internal baffling or without the lens hood, the Yashicamat should give much more contrasty results. Have you tried to clean it? It looks as if someone did. It's similar to one I had, in the end I used toothpaste to get the crud off. There's also the possibility that the balsam cementing to pair together has degraded. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Thanks for the feedback..it is appreciated... I was planning to dum...aahh.. sell the Yashicamat. JohnS, I will will PM you shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Olympus Trip MD Fomapan 100 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Hi @rick_drawbridge February was a good time to explore North Island, a bit off peak tourist season. In addition to Tutukaka, we also visited Rotorua and Aukland. With the family I need to travel light, so only brought Nikon EM and 55/3.5 macro lens. I wish I had more manual control for challenging lighting conditions. 4x5 or 6x12 will do its justice if I were to travel alone there for photography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Hi @chuck_foreman1 I'm happy to see your high quality photos out of the Contax/Sonnar: they really shines even in today's standards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) 16 hours ago, bruce_z._li2 said: Hi @chuck_foreman1 I'm happy to see your high quality photos out of the Contax/Sonnar: they really shines even in today's standards. Thank you BruceZ. The images I posted were the those with the best contrast. The weather has been "dull" with only short periods of sun. Hope to do more with this lens/camera soon! Edited April 1 by chuck_foreman1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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