christoph_d

The English sheep ... M6, 90, Foma200 ... or is it Swedish ...?

Delightful, both of them. And an excellent documentation of your daughter’s life(s).

What a fine portrait!

I totally agree with your second and third paragraph. As to the opening one, that’s the premise I start with, but invariably I deviate from this path of truth and in the end choose what I perceive to be my “best” picture, whatever that may mean… 🤔

What an excellent series of fotos, a joy to see! Thanks.

I never really have one favourite, it always depends on the task at hand. But to name a few outstanding films: In the past: Kodachrome 25 for colour and Agfapan 25 and Kodak Tri-X for B&W Now: Kodak 5203 and Wolfen NC500 for colour and Kodak 5222 and Ilford FP4 for B&W

And don’t forget the whatsapp group (for those who want to keep in touch in a more constant way) where tips for restaurants are exchanged and impromptu meetings in cafes or bars are arranged…

Veronique and I have booked for the event. Looking fwd to see you all and curious about the photographic opportunities. Do you know that they’ve got a photography museum in the city?

I’m sure it’s a conspiracy, nefariously orchestrated by the digital mafia 🫣

One afterthought: I am very glad that we don’t use film on nitrate base any more! Try to get through airport security with one of those.

Hi Phil, perhaps you are right, though I prefer to err on the side of caution (or perhaps will buy a lead lined bag and do an experiment on my next flight 😊). On occasion security staff that was not happy with their initial xray scan have had me unpack my bag into a tray and sent it through the machine a second time 🥺(usually if the bag contains dense items like leicas and lenses)… As so often you may find additional info on the web, for example: https://petapixel.com/2021/07/06/what-happens-if-your-film-goes-through-the-tsas-ct-scanners/ and: https://thedarkroom.com/bringing-film-airport-security-x-rays-film/ PS: Furthermore I observe that increasingly musea have x-ray scanners installed, from the Hagia Sophia to the Musée D’Orasay, so it may be prudent to take precautions there as well.

In my experience most X-ray machines (in Europe) are reasonably safe. The problem are the newer CT scanners; perhaps they need higher radiation levels to do their 3d thing? However, with these newer machines so far I have always managed to have my films hand-controlled (they swipe the film with a probe which is then chemically analyzed). I once made the mistake to let a half full roll of iso 200 in the MP that went through the CT scanner. I believe they gave it an extra dose - or that was done automatically - to look through the metal body of the camera. That was the one film that was fogged, as I noticed a greying/fogging on the normally clear border outside the photo area on the film, which was not present on my other rolls. I have no experience with lead lined bags, but if I was responsible for passenger safety I would fry them with my x-rays until I could see inside - defeating their purpose… Good luck in any case!

You always have interesting lenses! Which ones are these? And the camera in the first picture looks a bit like a Frankenstein: M3 top but battery compartment!

Very nice, I totally agree with your observation, although you did add a wonderful composition - a fact that should not be forgotten 🙂. Btw, there are a few other films with similar latitudinal characteristics, easily to get it wrong, but if you hit the sweet spot nothing compares. In my experience for example Double-X and Polypan-F for B&W.

Night in the village Rollei 35T, Lomo Metropolis, C-41