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Cameras
One of my recent eBay finds was the Foldex 20. It's a 620 roll film camera with a folding body and an 86mm fixed focus lens. It takes huge 6x9 cm exposures. 4/24 - Merrimack River. Foldex 20, Portra 160My first attempts with it could be better. The red window caused a major light leak, and… Continue reading Foldex 20
April 21 was requalification day at Seashore Trolley Museum. One weekend every spring, the volunteers descend on Kennebunkport to renew our trolley driver's licenses. Picnic Grove Visitors' Center DwarfNikon FM2, 20mm lens, expired Portra 160. If you want it to look like an old picture, shoot with old film.
4/19 - Freese's Pond, Deerfield, NH 4/20 - Sprinkler Both shot on Portra 160 with the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye. I like the results.
Skipping ahead a bit, this past Sunday was World Pinhole Day. I'm not sure exactly who declared it, but if the Internet says it then it must be true. I read about many pinhole designs and theories before settling on my approach. I used a Nikon body cap, fitted with a pinhole made from a Diet… Continue reading Pinholes
With #MarchofFilm completed, I need to pay attention to Project 366 again. I've still been doing as much film shooting as possible. This past week saw two experiments, one successful and one not so much. First up was an attempt at red scale photography. Redscale is a technique where film is respooled backwards so the light… Continue reading Experimental photography (P366)
This is a little film geek-y, but please bear with me. The $100 darkroom included a shopping bag full of expired film. Some people like expired film for its unpredictability, but I'd never tried shooting any. The Tri-X 400 shouldn't be too hard to handle, the Portra 160 might have some interesting colors, but the… Continue reading Expired film
Week four, all rolled into one post.#YELLOWKodak Gold 200 in a Voigtlander Vito B#BEFORE / AFTERThis was supposed to be a double exposure, but I wound the camera out of habit. Oops.Shot on a Super Ricohflex TLR, another eBay find.#SPRINGI am an engineer, after all.Olympus 35RC with Kodak Gold#CLOUDSShot with the Olympus at --#CORNERSBeach Access… Continue reading March of Film wrap-up
Twin lens reflex. I'd never considered one until recently. When I resumed shooting film and began exploring eBay, TLR's looked interesting. My first acquisition was the Yashica-Mat LM. First impressions are of a tank of a camera. It's all metal and very heavy. Focusing is done on a ground glass screen on the top of… Continue reading Impressions: Yashica-Mat LM
A nice fat package arrived from the photo lab today. I've spent much of the evening importing, tagging, and correcting dates. My notes aren't really what they should be.As promised, here are a few highlights from the first roll through the Olympus 35RC. I'm very pleased with them. "End of Trail" but not really.… Continue reading Olympus 35RC follow up
It's been an interesting month. I've been shooting a lot of film, and I indulged in a bit of Gear Acquisition Syndrome on eBay. One of my new toys is an Olympus 35RC.The 35RC is a pocket 35mm rangefinder manufactured in the 1970s. There is a detailed review here.First impressions are of a nicely sized,… Continue reading First impression: Olympus 35RC
Notes from Mosquito Hill 