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Photographed in 1972 or 1973 on 35mm color slide film

Scanned on Canon 9900F and converted to black & white

 

 

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Which prompts the question: how far, really, have all the technical and other progressions in photography brought us, when such a picture can be made on a decades-old camera? Are we really better off now? Brilliant picture, Adam - the light is just right for the mood.

 

Seems to me that almost all Leica's lenses even from way back are capable of terrific results, and that few of us will ever make pictures where the progress in geometrical optics is actually visible. What has improved remarkably is film. The XP2 used for so many of these fine pictures is simply superb - much better than anything available when I was starting out in the late 1960s.

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I just tried a new method for developing 4x5 sheet film.

Using the Paterson 2 reel tank. I remove 4 sheets of film from there holders then individually bend them in half keeping the emulsion on the inside and securing them with a rubber band. Then I stand these up in the Paterson tank leaving the center pole in the tank to maintain light tight

I then process the film as normal.

I tried it this morning and it worked perfectly. I will post the pictures later when they are dry

 

 

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Continuing my B&W series around the Reservoir Lake in Central Park. I like the atmospherics drawn by the red filter on this one...

 

Linhof Technika Press 23, 53mm Zeiss Biogon,. Tmax 400, red filter

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I like this version the most so far. It has to do with the ratio of land/sky and water. I think it’s perfect like that.

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Delightful, light leak and all, Greg. My late father used a Zenit and took some interesting photos incl. during a visit to Moscow during the Cold War, so seeing Zenit photos brings back nice memories for me.
 

Quick scans from wanderings around Manchester last week.  Again, Zenit E, leaks light like a sieve. 
 
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This is wonderful Pritam, really nicely caught and at the just right moment to get a well balanced composition. The boy looks so genuinely happy.
 

Novice monks out on their alms round, Hpa-An, Myanmar.
 
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I just tried a new method for developing 4x5 sheet film.

Using the Paterson 2 reel tank. I remove 4 sheets of film from there holders then individually bend them in half keeping the emulsion on the inside and securing them with a rubber band. Then I stand these up in the Paterson tank leaving the center pole in the tank to maintain light tight

I then process the film as normal.

I tried it this morning and it worked perfectly. I will post the pictures later when they are dry

 

 

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I am using the MOD 54 insert in combination with the Paterson tank. It works very well, however I wouldn't recommend that for 6 sheets using the changing bag. Up to 4 sheets it's fine

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An excellent question, Phil. I believe the answer is yes and no. I may have said this before so forgive me for repeating myself, but I believe that there has never in the history of photography been a better time to shoot film.

 

Sure, the number of available emuslsions is dwindling which is sad, but there are still lots of good ones left, and stocking up on disappearing ones is easy and comparably cheap. The current emulsions are really quite amazing compared to just a few decades ago.

 

Add to this that optical technology - much thanks to the development of digital photography - has reached levels only dreamt of earlier, which means that we have reached a sweet point in terms of image quality.

 

That being said, and speaking for myself of course, as much as I like shooting with amazing modern lenses, I love using older lenses. Old lenses are like books in a way, they mustn't be thrown away but need to be kept and taken out now and again and enjoyed.

 

Below are a few with a new to me 24mm Nikkor AI from the late 1970s (FM3A and Superia 200 at EI100). 

 

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Which prompts the question: how far, really, have all the technical and other progressions in photography brought us, when such a picture can be made on a decades-old camera? Are we really better off now?

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Resurected John Deere, single cylinder ( "one-lunger",) antique tractor being taken for maiden voyage on a quiet Sunday afternoon, along a remote Indiana road. I know so much about it because the pilot, a complete stranger at the time- now a friendly aquantance- stopped breifly to tell about it. The smile on his face testified to his satisfaction with the result of his work in bringing it back to roam the earth. I am glad I was there to satisfy his need to share his joy.

 

If you have never heard one of these old "one-lungers," I hope that you someday do. It is preferable to have the opportunity while you are on a quiet Sunday walk. Not only is it cacophonous, it is completely devoid of any discernible rhythm........Just random pops, bangs, and booms. It is one of those things that so violates the environment in which it occurs, you are left with a magnified appreciation of that environment when the violation recedes into the distance. A blessing, of sorts. 

 

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Tesssina sub-miniature camera (Swiss construction and design,) Fuji Superia 100

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The "one-lunger," and my index finger, in semi-profile. He was curious about my strange looking camera, and upon learning that it, too, was a time traveler, gladly allowed a shot. He was off the tractor before I could ask him to stay mounted.

 

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Agfa Amb-Solette, Agfa 35mm Color Ambion, Fuji Superia 100.

 

 

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Delightful, light leak and all, Greg. My late father used a Zenit and took some interesting photos incl. during a visit to Moscow during the Cold War, so seeing Zenit photos brings back nice memories for me.

 

 I do agree it is not a detracting factor. Frankly, when the camera, lens, and light are all in alignment it can produce some wonderful moments. 

 

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The "one-lunger," and my index finger, in semi-profile. He was curious about my strange looking camera, and upon learning that it, too, was a time traveler, gladly allowed a shot. He was off the tractor before I could ask him to stay mounted.

 

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Agfa Amb-Solette, Agfa 35mm Color Ambion, Fuji Superia 100.

A slightly more modern J Deere...    :)  (Rolleicord Vb, HP5+).

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That being said, and speaking for myself of course, as much as I like shooting with amazing modern lenses, I love using older lenses. Old lenses are like books in a way, they mustn't be thrown away but need to be kept and taken out now and again and enjoyed.

 

Below are a few with a new to me 24mm Nikkor AI from the late 1970s (FM3A and Superia 200 at EI100). 

 

 

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Which prompts me to remove the ZM C-Sonnar 50mm from my M7 and fit my 1951 LTM 5cm Summicron ready for the next time i venture forth...  :)

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