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Wow I wouldn't have thought Ektar would produce colours like this. I would have guessed this is Portra 160. Very nice. And nicely lined up verticals, too :)

 

An aerial view from the top of the Freedom Tower...

With Ektar (and a lens skirt)

(was with our friend, Steve Blitz, who took some amazing photos with his M-A, and who also was a savior b/c depite having 15KG of 60 yr-old German gear galore with me I FORGOT my spot meter - and he luckily brought his  :) )

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Wow I wouldn't have thought Ektar would produce colours like this. I would have guessed this is Portra 160. Very nice. And nicely lined up verticals, too :)

 

Thanks, Philip.  Interesting reaction.  The light wasn't dramatic by any means although it was about 3:30pm in January so that would make it about 30-45 before the onset of the sunset.  The Ektar picked up some lovely blue in the water, which was nice, and the burnt orange in the buildings, which I would expect Portra to render more pastel or neutral.  In any case, yes, not very saturated and more normal looking, for sure.  

 

Thanks again!

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American portrait in Kodachrome 64

 

Leica MP- 50 Sum.

 

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An aerial view from the top of the Freedom Tower...

With Ektar (and a lens skirt)

(was with our friend, Steve Blitz, who took some amazing photos with his M-A, and who also was a savior b/c depite having 15KG of 60 yr-old German gear galore with me I FORGOT my spot meter - and he luckily brought his  :) )

 

It's a WOW from me Adam. Congratulations on managing such a heavy load. One of the things that brought me back to 35mm.

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It's a WOW from me Adam. Congratulations on managing such a heavy load. One of the things that brought me back to 35mm.

 

Thanks, Trev.  Me and Steve were a riot.  Steve had his stealthy M-A and a few lenses and was fluttering around the observatory like tinker-bell while I stayed in one place the entire time (most bent over or squatting) and got my ass and back sore, which was about 3 hours  :o   I have one or two more interesting ones to share later, but Steve certainly did very well with his Leicas and portra.

 

I will say, though, as much as it sucked to be stuck in that one place, the result of being able to print the mere couple of keepers the size of a wall with no problem is quite satisfying...

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Gary, for your interest this is pretty much how my GSW690iii is permanently set up for black and white landscape photography:

 

Heliopan O22 for a normal range of shutter speeds, or B&W 6 or 10 stop neutral density filters plus the O22 for very long exposures.

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Sekonic L-208 Twinmate meter and bubble level in the Voigtlander dual cold shoe (rare as hens teeth and silly prices these days!):

 

 

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The viewfinder eyepiece is often missing from second hand Fuji GS/GSW cameras.  It is the same size and thread pitch as a standard Nikon F series eyepiece such as the FE and commonly available if yours is missing.  Mine is held fast by a tiny dab of adhesive.

 

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I think your new camera has potential.  Very nice. 

I just sent my Ricoh GR1V to the Square Warranty company for a look at what appears to be imperfect autofocus and metering.  Due to its age, I doubt they will be able to fix it, so I am hoping for a refund of my purchase price. 

I though about the Minolta TC1 (as well as the Contax).  I wanted a 28mm, so that eliminated the Contax.  I can't quite remember what drew me away from the Minolta, but it certainly won out in the construction category.

I think if the GR1V worked perfectly, it would really be quite a nifty tool.  The ability to change aperture on a dial on the camera  and zone focus at 1, 2 and 3 meters is quite cool.  I just wish the flash could work at high shutter speeds.  

Any way, those compact film camera are really cool and I think everyone should have one (that works properly)  :)

 

Adam,

 

A thought to a post from you from December. As an alternative (simple) camera you could consider a Bessa-L, and combine it with any screwmount lens + finder. For the wideangle views you are after, focus accuracy is not an issue and it is easy to guess the distance sufficiently accurate. Many do this well with the 40mm lens of the Rollei 35. The Bessa is also quite light, and has a build-in light meter, and is quite cheap. Admittedly the build quality is not quite up to Leica standards, the shutter is a bit louder (but goes up to 1/2000), and relative to a Rollei 35 it is quite big. 

 

Rgds

 

Christoph

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Gary, for your interest this is pretty much how my GSW690iii is permanently set up for black and white landscape photography:

 

Heliopan O22 for a normal range of shutter speeds, or B&W 6 or 10 stop neutral density filters plus the O22 for very long exposures.

There is a stand selling top quality filters at the NEC next month so I'll pick up some filters, I will be using mine just like my Leica's never use filters on them, I also pick up another Billingham bag up off eBay the only bag for Rangefinder shooters
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Adam,

 

A thought to a post from you from December. As an alternative (simple) camera you could consider a Bessa-L, and combine it with any screwmount lens + finder. For the wideangle views you are after, focus accuracy is not an issue and it is easy to guess the distance sufficiently accurate. Many do this well with the 40mm lens of the Rollei 35. The Bessa is also quite light, and has a build-in light meter, and is quite cheap. Admittedly the build quality is not quite up to Leica standards, the shutter is a bit louder (but goes up to 1/2000), and relative to a Rollei 35 it is quite big. 

 

Rgds

 

Christoph

 

Interesting, Christoph.  I will look into the Bessa-L with great interest.  Best, Adam 

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Reminder of the summer......

 

 

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Canon EOS 5, EF 28-105, Kodak Portra 160

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