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Time will tell, eh? Meanwhile Kodak dropped prices on some films recently. What does that say about their finances? KODAK PRICE DROPS ARTICLE BTW it’s not entirely old news, this happened at the end of 2023. Might have been a seasonal promo? The above link & screen shot below are from the same period, I believe. Next time I see my buddy at Retro Photo Reading I’ll ask him about it

1930s Voigtlander Bessa with Ilford HP5

Hi Joe. Definitely the first of this roll. I got only 11 scans back so until I see the negatives, I wont know exacty but these are either frames 1&2 or 3&4. All others from the roll are A OK. Just to better understand, are you saying I should pre-wind the film onto the spool tighter as I load it? I typically try to keep a finger on as I pre-wind each roll, to keep it tight, but it seems I may need to be more "in the moment" with high ISO films. As an aside, This area of the quonset hut is being cleared for a freeway exapanion project. I havent been past lately, but I hear that the structure has now been demolished and is forever gone. Glad I made the effort to get out and get these shots.

Lighthouse at Dunnett Head, Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Camera from 2009, photo Nov 2011

I feel like there’s something primordial in all of us that recognizes darkness as our own. We relate on a deeper & personal subconscious level because darkness is inherent in the entire history of humanity. Darkness touches us, it sparks unknowable things in us. It’s a major component in our makeup. Who can even acknowledge this inwardly, much less openly admit it? But when we see it or feel it… we already know it. We probably all know by now that going deep into ourselves is one of the scariest, riskiest things ever. Few of us are really capable of honesty about our deeper selves. Honesty is one of the most daunting of all emotions- of course there’s risk there! Maybe when we are sparked by the dark, the negative, it’s akin to cracking open the proverbial cellar door. How many of us will open that door fully and descend into their personal depth of being? Darn few, I’d wager. As for angst…. Totally different, IMO unrelated. Angst in the 21st century context has gone on to be something different than what we’re talking about here. Not to say that dark sh*t won’t spark angst; there’s angst in risk and there’s risk in honesty.

Mmm don’t think so, it’s not down this with other film stock.

I bought this awesome lens adapter so I could shoot my M42 Carl Zeiss lenses on the Fuji X Pro 2. The camera sold but the buyer didn’t want the adapter- admittedly something of a niche item, although it’s very nicely machined & built like a tank. I’d love to forward this adapter on to someone who can use it, is anyone shooting M42 screw mount lenses on an X Mount Fuji? Here’s a link to the adapter on the Urth website. Retail @ 55.00, item is currently out of stock there (but may be available at other retailers B&H et al? Asking 30.00 USD. I’ll cover shipping in CONUS if my full price is met. (lower 48 states= continental USA) Will ship world wide but Buyer pays shipping on reduced price & outside CONUS. If interested, please send a PM Thanks for looking. X-M42 @ Urth.com

Old farm site revisit: posting for 16 February Hasselblad 500cm, Zeiss 250mm Sonnar, on Kodak Portra 800

I’ve moved lately, to shooting some high ISO film stocks: Cinestill 800T & Kodak Porta 800, specifically. I think I need to start loading this stuff into my camera under a blanket or coat, have a look at these two pix. I loaded this film in my car’s front seat on a cloudy, dark-ish day, the first two shots are “artifact-y” and all frames after are A OK. Kind of a PIA but I love the look these films give me. Are 800 speed films really this sensitive? Because it seems they are. Here are the first 2 pix on the roll. Jasselblad 500cm, Zeiss 80mm Planar lens. and here are the next 2 All remaining pix on this roll are fine, no issues.

Voigtlander 40mm Nokton Classic mc lens

Roadside Gargantua

put out to pasture after however many years of service

post-breakfast taste test