Advantages of 35mm photography from a book published in 1940
Ah, to live in those times!
Along the wall
Rodenstock Rodagon f135mm/5.6 DIY Camera Kodak Tri-X 400 120 Developed in FX-39 II
Lavender Lollipops
Konica Minolta Dynax 5 @ 35mm
Kodak Gold 200
Orwo NC500 @200
Shot on my OM-4 with the Zuiko 35mm f/2.8. I'm really impressed how good NC500 can look with a bit of overexposure. Sure, its not as "true to life" as kodaks or fujis offerings but its new colour film and thats great!
I built a 6x8cm roll film camera out of some spare camera parts, a focusing ring from aliexpress, and a 3d printed body!
The lens is a Rodenstock Sironar f135mm/5.6, and the back is a Horseman 6x8cm roll film back, originally for a large format camera. I bought a 65mm focusing tubus, flange adapter and copal adapter and printed a ring with the correct focusing markings for this lens. The grip is a standard grip for camera cages. The viewfinder is originally from a different camera, and covers a bit more viewing angle than the lens. The interior of the body is painted with musou black.
Here are some test shots on Tri-X (badly digitized with my phone):
Early photography lacked the convenience of the stable roll film we all know, and instead relied on a set of processes which the photographer would have to master from film to final print. Photogra…
What happened to this roll?
HP5+ in Rollei Supergrain 1:15. Shot on Rolleiflex.
I’ve shot several rolls over the years with a similar process, this time the roll was likely a bit jammed from the get go and stayed in the camera for a bit too long (8 months at least).
The lack of contrast was expected, the underexposed frames are a bit of a surprise, but the main issue I’m having with this is the highlighted area, I’ve never experienced this before.
I’m thinking that the roll didn’t load on the spiral properly and so the developer couldn’t access that part of the film, can anyone confirm or give me more insights?
February in Cambridge.
February in Cambridge. [Leica M3 | 50mm Summicron f/2 | Kodak 500T]
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Analog photography is in the running to become cultural heritage.
Scanning a film negative is as simple as holding it up against a light source and photographing the result. But should you try such a straightforward method with color negatives it’s possible…
New growth from the old | KMZ Moskva 5 | Fomapan 100
First tests with medium format, with the new-to-me soviet beauty. Finally got my hands to a economical flatbed capable of medium format, in this case an old canoscan 8000f. It doesn't have recent drivers, so my current workaround is a VM running Win 7 – might write SANE drivers for it at some point if it doesn't prove too difficult a task. Resolution is low (2400dpi) but enough for medium format since there's more to work with (I already have a dedicated machine for 135), and it's not like more recent flatbeds are much better in terms of real optical resolution. What these have got going for them is the price, got mine for 15 €.
Stocking up for the next few months !
Also got some Bellini ECN-2 and E6 kits.
This should last a few months, and I’ll be able to try shooting some slide film for the first time !
I also got almost 20rolls out of one Kentmere 100ft roll. Had to be careful with minimizing waste between rolls, but worked out well ! (Got 1936exp and 131exp at the end)
Love in wet weather.
Love in wet weather. [Pentax K1000 | 50mm f2 | Probably Portra 800 but I forget and didn't write it down]
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