Along the Bear Creek Trail (#28E01), Sierra National Forest. From the Bear Creek Cutoff, this trail climbs about 1,800 feet over six miles before joining the Pacific Crest Trail. https://www.trailforks.com/trails/bear-creek-533723
These are from the Retina IIa I took to Paris that started breaking film because the advance was so stiff. Paul Barden cleaned out the seventy year old grease, cleaned, adjusted and lubricated it and it works great. It's even really easy to rewind the film now.
I have owned about ten different Retinas, IIIc, a couple or IIc's, four different IIa's, a post war Model 1 and a couple of 1a's. Most have been given away or sold, currently I have the IIa and a 1a. This is the first time I have used color film with any of them. There was a roll of Flic Aurora 800 hiding in my bag. The weather had been dark and rainy, so it seemed appropriate to use. Until today. It was a brilliantly bright early spring day. My meter kept telling me f16 @ 1000 and the best the camera could do wa 16 @ 500. Some of the images have a touch of manipilation to knock down the brightness but very little. The Schneider lens is really nice and next time out I'll load it with some Fujicolor 400.
madNbad wrote:
These are from the Retina IIa I took to Paris that started breaking film because the advance was so stiff. Paul Barden cleaned out the seventy year old grease, cleaned, adjusted and lubricated it and it works great. It's even really easy to rewind the film now.
I have owned about ten different Retinas, IIIc, a couple or IIc's, four different IIa's, a post war Model 1 and a couple of 1a's. Most have been given away or sold, currently I have the IIa and a 1a. This is the first time I have used color film with any of them. There was a roll of Flic Aurora 800 hiding in my bag. The weather had been dark and rainy, so it seemed appropriate to use. Until today. It was a brilliantly bright early spring day. My meter kept telling me f16 @ 1000 and the best the camera could do wa 16 @ 500. Some of the images have a touch of manipilation to knock down the brightness but very little. The Schneider lens is really nice and next time out I'll load it with some Fujicolor 400.
A couple more from the Retina IIa. One of the hardest things is ensuring the image is straight. The viewfinder is small and there are no defined frame lines. Making things worse is with my poor vision, my glasses put my eye just far enough back that it's difficult to see the entire frame. I hust need more practice!
Resale Shop, Multnomah Village, Retina IIa, Flic Aurora 800
It's still winter here but I heard the first geese flying overhead today so spring is coming. Some photos from last weekend: Canon P, Voigtländer 25/4 Snapshot Skopar with red filter, Fomapan 400 at EI 320, Rodinal semi-stand.
madNbad wrote:
Was that a space age diner? It's always fun to see some of that early 1960's architecture.
Here is what I learned about this spaceship ( house ).
*The spaceship is called a Futuro House and that it was designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen during the 1960s.
The interior was complete with a kitchen, bathroom, living room, dining area, beds, a central fireplace, and porthole windows for viewing the outdoor surroundings. The Royse City Futuro House was one of only approximately 100 made, and now one of only about 60 remaining in the world. *
