Julio Fernandez

<p>Horizont, FP4+ in Beutler. Congress building in Montevideo ("Palacio Legislativo"). Many people wanting to get inside as we are in an election year.</p> <p><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/julio1fer/Horizont/201416021a_zpse0cc01a2.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Great, keep them coming. It was the Nikon F month, product review, large ads.</p>

<p>Nikon FE, 28mm Nikkor lens. FP4+ in Beutler.<br> <img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/julio1fer/201411001_zps29bf4dee.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>"Nikon makes a 35mm SLR"... those were the days.</p>

<p>Nikon FE, Nikkor 28mm/2.8, FP4+, Beutler and fog. The meteorological type of it.</p> <p><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/julio1fer/201412015_zpsc870d084.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="518" /></p>

<p>Nikon FE, FP4+<br> Punta del Este harbor, fishing dock area. Lots and lots of fog. And seagulls.<br> <img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/julio1fer/201412009_zpsbaa9e98a.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>This is what works for me, in a similar situation as yours: <br /> Between developer and fixer, do three rinses (first 10 inversions, second and third 40 inversions) with water.<br /> You are using TMX and powder fixer, so you will have to fix twice. 10 minutes each, and a two-minute wash in between the two fixes. Tabular grain films are harder to fix than traditional grain types.<br /> Keep two small bottles of fixer, A and B (small = enough for your tank size). Use the A first, wash, then the B. Return fixer to each bottle. After four rolls, throw away A. Bottle B becomes A, and you need a fresh B solution.</p>

<p>My playful dog. Retina IIIS with Xenar lens.</p> <p><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/julio1fer/201410001_zpsddd4de21.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="438" /></p>

<p>Thanks for this - I used to read these articles "borrowing" the magazine from my father. Here I see my VXIIb advertised!</p>

<p>Canonet QL17 in my favorite proving grounds. FP4+ in Beutler, scanned at home.</p> <p><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/julio1fer/Canonet/201409012a_zpsc653ee6c.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="442" /></p>

<p>I am not familiar with that model, but maybe the button unscrewed itself from the mechanism? Have you tried to press down gently and turn it?</p>

<p>Exakta Varex IIb with Isco Westron 35mm lens</p> <p><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/julio1fer/Exakta%20VX%20IIb/201408009_zpsfb1db3c7.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="446" /></p>

<p>Wow, the birth of the Nikon F. And also the Retina Reflex S that my late father (and I) used. Thanks for sharing.</p>

<p>35mm folders are great carry-on cameras. My favorites are the Vito II, Retina II (not IIa as they tend to have film transport problems) and IIc or IIIc. Look for a Xenon or Heligon lens in the Retinas, and I would not care for additional lenses as lens changing is best done in an SLR. <br> Almost every Retina is an excellent choice, but I must say that the Vito is a smoother camera on the ergonomic side. </p> <p> </p>

<p>That beach shot is excellent! Look at the manual as said above. There may be a maximum file size in the configuration which you may be able to alter.</p>