Leica M-A, 50mm Summilux-M 1:1.4/50 Asph. v1, Kodak Portra 400 that I feel works better in monochrome. Shoreditch, London, from my visit there this summer.
Roll 163: 2000 FCW + Acros. This was supposed to part of my first roll with the 350/4, but the battery died after I installed the lens and it took me way too long to identify the dead battery. By that point I had already removed the film as I had feared a bigger issue. These frames were taken with the 80/2.8 F.
Roll 164: 2000 FCW + FP4. The first frame was taken with the 350/4, and it looks like something is off. I'll have to take a closer look under more controlled conditions. The rest with the 80/2.8 F. It was also my roll with a new focus screen (42250) to help me get things as square as possible in camera.
Edit: These are my first two rolls that I developed with a Hewes metal reel to see if it would resolve the uneven developing I had noticed on my plastic reels lately. So far so good.
First, a little backstory. In 2017 my wife and I took a guided tour of the Tuscany Region of Italy. I wasn't sure what to expect so I left my film cameras home and just used my then new iPhone 7. At the time, on a different forum, a certain frequent poster, who will remain nameless but likes dogs, skateboarding and P&S cameras, questioned my choice. I knew if there was ever another European trip, there would be a film camera.
Earlier this year, I bought a Kodak Retina IIa in anticipation of the trip. Unfortunately, the Retina expert paused his repair service to deal with a family issue. I took it to a local shop and got it back two days before we left. I decided to buy film in Paris to avoid multiple airport scanners. I was actually able to get the film hand checked on our return flights.
In hindsight, taking the Retina and the only B&W film available was TMax 100, turned out to be a very good choice.
A very Parisian scene, Vespa parked at the Metro Station
The Traveler's Bookstore
Some Artwork on the wall of the Traveler's Bookstore
The young woman working at the Traveler's Bookstore who waved for me to come in and tell her about my camera
Parisian Pumpkins!
Produce Shop
Nation Photo, where the clerk told me all of the B&W film was out of stock and then sold me eight rolls of TMX
Cafe across from the Musee D'Orsay
Notre Dame
I still have another few rolls to develop and scan. The advance on the camera started to stiffen when we were in Paris so I only got about six rolls.
Another view of the cafe across from the Musee D' Orsay
At one of the many monuments
Top of the same monument
I used a Reveni Cube meter MK2. It worked well in most situations but is easily fooled by backlight due to it wide angle of acceptance. Also, the weather turned gray after the first day and the light was even but flat.
