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Hi Gary, Echinacea Purpureanol sounds both exotic and beautiful. And nice photos you got from the universal meteor.

Reno, Nevada. A really nice river side walk along the Truckee river. Lomo LC-A, Minitar 32/2.8, Kodak Vision 3 500T film, ECN-2 home processed. A walk down the river Summer splash fun on the island Golden sunset on the butterfly

A few shots from the Frankenolga Panorama 6x12 camera (Holga 120 Pan with Wollensak Extreme Wide Angle 90/12.5 lens). Ilford HP5+ developed in F76+ 1+9. Sandwiched between gentrification Looking back to shore from the pier Pacifica the mural

I'm hacking together a Frankenolga Panorama camera, by using the body of Holga 120 Pan and a petite Wollensak Extreme Wide Angle 90mm f/12.5 lens. Should cover 6x12 nicely.

A few photos from Lomo LC-A with Minitar 32/2.8 lens. My sample was made in FSU and officially refurbished by Lomography. Nice little camera, nice little lens, and fun to carry everywhere. Arista EDU Ultra 100 in F76+. A peek into the fairy garden Chinese lantern flower An old oak A nap in the square

Thank you Rick @rick_drawbridge for sharing the best practices. I look forward to testing out this new-to-me developer for ISO 100/125 film stocks.

@rick_drawbridge Hi Rick, I saw you are using PMK Pyro this week. Incidentally I finally got hold of Adox FX-39 II developer from freestylephoto, and look forward to trying it out. Just to double check with you, are you still using the following recipe? "I'm using a Paterson tank and add 15ml of developer to 300ml of water, developing at 20oC with four gentle agitations on the minute, every minute, for 7.5 minutes."

A few shots from the Semflex Oto B TLR from France, with Flor 75/3.5 lens. Film was Arista EDU Ultra 100, developed in F76+ 1+9. The taking lens has quite a bit of internal haze, thus the backlit highlights can be a bit misty. Portrait at the market Portrait at the gate The bird cage The bird feeder The wreath

The other French beauty, Semflex Oto B. This the almost fully automatic model with combined film advance and shutter cocking via crank. And this lady is in grey, a bit like the baby Rolleiflex and Flexaret. Photos from this camera will be in the June 16th weekly.

Hi Gary, thanks for the really informative and well researched writeup, as well as the excellent photos. It is always fun to work on less appreciated old classics, and bring the best to life with a bit of TLC, and a bit of modern film and technology. Please keep them coming!

I really like the ikoflex too, very much under appreciated. Nice bright screen compared to older Rolleicord, similar lens, and well built. I slightly prefer the later models where they have a shutter release at the lower right side for ergonomics reasons.

Some photos at the McClellan Ranch Reserve with the new French beauty Semflex and Flor 75/3.5 lens. Like most Tessars, it is sharp and contrasty when stopped down, while rendering nicely wide open. Film was Ilford FP4+ souped in F76+ 1+9. The ranch office The ranch tower Ranch office and tree A sign to the light tunnel Twisted branch to the sky

My latest infatuation is with a French beauty, Semflex!

I have the Retina I with Ektar 50/3.5, and really like it. It seems Ia changed the knob wind to lever wind. I guess we can all use an external viewfinder, but it does defeat the purpose of small and compact camera...

Continue to enjoy the Belair 6x12 with Belairgon 114/8 lens: it was a breeze to bring on long trips and snap away. A few shots from Manzanita Lake and Reflection Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Ilford FP4+ in F76+. Clearing clouds New and old conifers along the lake Fallen trees

Thank you Mike. For B&W developer, I like liquid concentrates for convenience and tend to stick with one for all my film. Usually I load up 2-3 rolls of different B&W film in one Patterson tank. Originally I was using Ilfotec DD-X 1+4, it was very good but a bit expensive especially considering I'm not shooting much T-grain film. Rodinal is good, but tend to be a bit grainy for higher ISO films. So F76+ seems to me a good general purpose developer: liquid concentrate, inexpensive (1+9 dilution), and works well with most film I use. Recently I added a dash of Rodinal to boost up a bit of resolution and sharpness, when processing ISO 50/100 films. I would like to try Adox FX-39 II that Rick D. uses, but it seems they are not yet available state wise.

A few more from the Argus 40 pseudo TLR camera with Varex 75/4.5 triplet lens. Ilford PanF+ 50, souped in F76+ 1+9 with a dash of Rodinal. A wonderland in the vault Dessert Republic Streetlights in the alley

The Argus 40 with Varex 75/4.5 lens is becoming another of my favorite box camera, along with Agfa Isola with the Agnar 75/6.3 lens. They are compact, simple to use, and produce images well exceeding any expectation from these toy like cameras. Argus 40 is probably the "most advanced" in terms of box cameras, aperture control, several shutter speeds, and a film pressure plate. The only sin is that it uses 620 film. I wish its cousin Argus Super 75 can produce as good results: mine only have central portion of image sharp (probably due to lens alignment and/or film flatness issues).

This is a new to me Topcon RE Super with the Topcor 58/1.8 lens. I really enjoy using it, both for the tactile feel, silky smooth operation, and the bright and snappy focusing screen.

A few shots "Into the dark" (kinda inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon), by the new to me Topcon RE Super with 58mm f/1.8 lens. Just love the overall tactile feel of the camera and lens, wish the lightmeter was working. Fuji Neopan Acros II 100, F76+.

@gary green I have the Rolfix with Radionar, and luckily the 6x6 mask as well. And it turns out to be my favorite 6x9 folder of the bunch I reviewed here: https://www.35mmc.com/20/01/2023/finding-my-ideal-6x9-folder-largest-negative-in-a-compact-travel-format-by-zheng-li/

Two more from the Belair 6x12: this time with Ilford FP4+ in F76 1+9. Drift wood from winter storms Mirror Slough

@rick_drawbridge my first camera was a Shanghai Seagull DF with a normal lens, but I cannot remember if it was the same as the Haiou 58mm Biometar copy. At that time, I was not aware there were other normal lenses existing. @Niels - NHSN Did you get the Nikkor 35/1.4 in person while in Japan? I hope one day I can find a good copy as well.

A few test shots from the Lomography Belair 6x12. Arista EDU 100 in F76+ 1+9. First shot I forgot to zone focus, but kind of like the effects. Dreamy stroll down the summer road Library and city center The endless long benches

A Belair 6x12 fitted with the Belairgon 114/8 glass lens, very compact and light weight for a 6x12 camera. And the quality is vastly beyond the typical Lomo/Lo-Fi crowd. (the fuzzy top viewfinder was due to the "smart" portrait mode of my "smartphone").