In the spring of 2024 I bought a Kodak Retina IIa specifically for our trip to Paris. This was my third IIa, having gifted the previous two. Paul Barden, the Retina expert, paused his business due to unforeseen circumstances. I took the camera elsewhere for service and the short story is, they didn't do much. Paul was able to service my camera this month and I was able to test it today. All of the problems I experienced in Europe were addressed. The film tracks properly, both the advance and focus are smooth and it was fun to use. I did apply some Sugru around the eyepiece to keep it from scratching my glasses. The viewfinder has a very short eye relief and wearing glasses makes it difficult to see the entire finder. It also makes it a bit harder to see the rangefinder patch. On the up side, it fits in a pocket and is almost silent to use.
Here are a few test pictures using HP-5+ developed in Adox XT-3 1:1
Vegan Burger Truck, Multnomah Village, Portland, Oregon
Artisan Soap Shop
Fat City Cafe
Hipster Barber
Tastebud Pizza
Got Any?
Stickers!
Alien Rock
Outdoor Seating
Bus Bench
Plaque
Finally, I really wanted to suprise Heron but his sister wasn't in her shop.
bjhurley wrote:
A few more snow photos, this time with Leica M2-R, Voigtländer Ultron 35/2 with red filter, and Fomapan 400. Developed with Rodinal, semi-stand.
Reminds me of my college days along lake Ontario where we would get tons of lake effect snow like this.
rji2goleez wrote:
Reminds me of my college days along lake Ontario where we would get tons of lake effect snow like this.
Yep, I went to university for a couple of years in the Mohawk Valley and we'd get big storms there too. It's unusual to get so much at once in Montréal, though; we had 70 centimeters (about 28 inches) over 4 days, on top of snow that was already on the ground. It's going to take more than a week (and more than $50 million) for the city to dig out from this one.
bjhurley wrote:
Yep, I went to university for a couple of years in the Mohawk Valley and we'd get big storms there too. It's unusual to get so much at once in Montréal, though; we had 70 centimeters (about 28 inches) over 4 days, on top of snow that was already on the ground. It's going to take more than a week (and more than $50 million) for the city to dig out from this one.
First, great shots Brad, especially "Sunbathers"! I'm in Ottawa, and we got a similar amount of snow. It's been a few years since we've had this much snow in these parts, but 10 years ago this would have been more normal, so I found it a bit funny how people reacted to this set of storms: Just start up your Snow-blower and carry on! I can remember storms that dumped a meter of snow in 24hrs, and that truly was amazing! My decently capable snow-blower couldn't throw the snow high enough as the snow-bank beside my driveway was about 3 meters tall!
grantgoodes wrote:
I'm in Ottawa, and we got a similar amount of snow. It's been a few years since we've had this much snow in these parts, but 10 years ago this would have been more normal, so I found it a bit funny how people reacted to this set of storms: Just start up your Snow-blower and carry on!
Hi neighbour! I remember when I lived in Vermont we got a storm one April that dumped over 1 meter of heavy snow, which was a bear to dig out from. When we first bought our house here in Montréal our neighbours were snowbirds and they let us use their driveway in winter in exchange for shoveling out their driveway and the walkway to their front door (our house has no driveway or garage so we had to park on the street otherwise). I thought that was a good deal, but we had something like 3.5 meters of snow that first winter and I spent a lot of time shoveling. We got rid of our car altogether a few years later; it's more of a hindrance than a convenience here.
bjhurley wrote:
Hi neighbour! I remember when I lived in Vermont we got a storm one April that dumped over 1 meter of heavy snow, which was a bear to dig out from. When we first bought our house here in Montréal our neighbours were snowbirds and they let us use their driveway in winter in exchange for shoveling out their driveway and the walkway to their front door (our house has no driveway or garage so we had to park on the street otherwise). I thought that was a good deal, but we had something like 3.5 meters of snow that first winter and I spent a lot of time shoveling. We got rid of our car altogether a few years later; it's more of a hindrance than a convenience here....Show more →
I grew up in Peterborough which gets a LOT more snow than Ottawa or Montreal due to Lake Effect storms and being a more rural location. We used to get so much snow that we could convert our yard into a warren of snow-tunnels and even chambers where you could stand up. A favourite game was to figure out where my brother was in the tunnels and jump on the snow until it collapsed. I had a snow-shovelling business for pocket-money, and had a number of regular customers (mostly retired folk): No snow-blower, just a shovel, and on the days where we got hammered with a meter of snow, I would be shovelling all night. Can't imagine not having a snow-blower anymore.
I was in Montreal in January last year for a weekend break during a huge snow-storm, and it was so magical wandering around as the city became a silent mausoleum of snow. There's something amazing about a large city under a blanket of snow, and your photos brought me back to that weekend.
Two taken during a light snow on an expired roll of BW400CN rated at 400, developed in Bellini C-41 chemicals on F6 and 50mm 1.4G. Not my best work but I got out to shoot so there's that...
bjhurley wrote:
She's gorgeous, as are the photos! What are you using as a developer for Foma 100? I like the look of these.
Thanks! Cinestill DF96 Monobath. It is important to note that I shot the film at ISO 50 not 100, as I have found the for some reason Foma films are half the speed it says on the box!
Foma films are gorgeous - they give that luscious deep blacks film noir look.
I remember when I lived in Vermont we got a storm one April that dumped over 1 meter of heavy snow, which was a bear to dig out from. When we first bought our house here in Montréal our neighbours were snowbirds and they let us use their driveway in winter in exchange for shoveling out their driveway and the walkway to their front door (our house has no driveway or garage so we had to park on the street otherwise). I thought that was a good deal, but we had something like 3.5 meters of snow that first winter and I spent a lot of time shoveling. We got rid of our car altogether a few years later; it's more of a hindrance than a convenience here.
