Thanks, but I need to practice much more with it because I think most of the shots I took with it are weak.
The swirly effect is adjustable via a dial on the lens, and I had it cranked to 11 (why not just make 10 louder?) whereas I should have been much more thoughtful using it.
I really should practice with it on my - gasp - digital camera to see what works, when to use it etc. Before wasting more film!
Anyway, I'll post more examples from the roll.
Hard to shoot meter-less but I am getting there.
What are the drawbacks of using a light meter? A small Digisix, for example, weighs practically nothing, so you can wear it around your neck all the time.
Have fun with the Autocord!
nehemiahphoto wrote:
I am learning I can steadily hand hold to 1/50th of a second as well.
If you wear the camera around your neck using the carrying strap and pull the strap taut when releasing the shutter to stabilize the camera, you can also reliably hold a 1/25s shutter speed with a TLR camera!
Desmolicious wrote:
The seventh pic required a very steep climb up a loose dirt surface with deep moguls. A regular car or generic grocery getter SUV would not have made it as I needed low range, ground clearance and the rear locker activated. It was a side trail up into the mountains off of Elkhorn road.
It’s really only Soda Lake Road that you could take normal cars. I’ve seen people trash their cars on Elkhorn road before it hits the valley.
One time I drove my subaru to the lake and it was very bumpy. The car did fine but don't recommend lol. I actually have a proper 4x4 now so the subie can stay in the city.
The wild bokeh of the Lomo Petzval 58 gets progressively wild near the corner and edges. I recently picked up an old Nikkor-S auto 5.8cm f1.4 Non-ai that wide open is a smooth bokeh. Only shot it on the 5D mark III so far, but got a Canon A2 sitting here...hmmm
James Markus wrote:
The wild bokeh of the Lomo Petzval 58 gets progressively wild near the corner and edges. I recently picked up an old Nikkor-S auto 5.8cm f1.4 Non-ai that wide open is a smooth bokeh. Only shot it on the 5D mark III so far, but got a Canon A2 sitting here...hmmm
That wild bokeh is adjustable on this Petzval lens. I should attach two pics with max and min crazy bokeh settings.
madNbad wrote:
Those look good! Were they taken with the camera in Auto mode?
The one on the right I switched to manual so it wouldn't be a silhouette.
Of course I later noticed it has a huge easy to use exposure compensation dial right there on the top!
The other two I let the camera meter on auto.
