Thanks Ken. Shooting some for the first time, shot first roll at iso200, this current roll at 250 and gonna work up to 400 and see how it works. What I have read is it shoots wonderfully 1 stop over. We shall see.
Thank you Thrice! Your shots are always so grand and inspirational ... I kinda feel like that kid that has to go for show and tell after the paleontologists kid (how can you top a dinosaur bone??)
Anyway, my meager submission: Mamiya 7 and 43mm on HP5
Thank you WFrank. I was going for that exact look you described, so I'm glad it came through.
Yes, this was shot with the Mamiya 7, which is a Medium Format 6x7 negative and a rangefinder camera. I used the super-wide 43mm lens on this shot; which is sometimes regarded as one of the best lenses made.
wfrank wrote:
Those are very nice Katie, love the mirror effect especially #1 & #3. There's some nice softness in the gray-tones too, really pleasant to view!
EDIT: Mamiya, does that imply medium format, not 35mm? (excuse a novice here.. )
Nice Thrice. New Zealand looks awesome (and I hear they have some pretty good skiing). I think I like #4 the best, but I just wish there was a bit more detail in the shadows...
I think I'd like to try out some chrome for a while. Any metering tricks/suggestions?
Katie I love this last roll you've been posting! The first one (in the other post) and the last one here, have such wonderful balance, tonality and contrast. I need a Mamiya 7 (and an x-pan, and a Leica)... Which one do I get first (and what do I sell to afford them)?
zalmyb wrote:
Katie I love this last roll you've been posting! The first one (in the other post) and the last one here, have such wonderful balance, tonality and contrast. I need a Mamiya 7 (and an x-pan, and a Leica)... Which one do I get first (and what do I sell to afford them)?
We could share the Xpan .... I want one too! I have no desire for a Leica, though. My Bessa does me just fine. The Mamiya 7 is a MUST HAVE camera, though. I am madly in love with it.
And who says you can't do portraits!!! Here's two from the 150 (again, from the same roll as above)
Those are very nice too KatieInTexas. May I ask about your workflow and if you PP, how do you scan and what size?
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I have just finished a first roll in a newly acquired Contax S2 (35mm, TMax 400). But before venturing into that I was thinking about Hasselblads and this just came out from DigitalRev. Some could find it interesting it's very hands-on, I did.
Yeah, the Mamiya 7 for portraits can actually work. Here's a shot I did of my girlfriend - well - a quick snap with her very rare Dallape Super Maestro taken with the 65mm lens wide open. Even wide open, it's sharp and the focus was perfect. This was at the Golden Gate Bridge but it easily could have been Eastern Europe. It feels to me like the entire vibe of the Hungarian film by Miklós Jancsó from the mid 60's, Silence and Cry.
wfrank wrote:
Those are very nice too KatieInTexas. May I ask about your workflow and if you PP, how do you scan and what size?
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I have just finished a first roll in a newly acquired Contax S2 (35mm, TMax 400). But before venturing into that I was thinking about Hasselblads and this just came out from DigitalRev. Some could find it interesting it's very hands-on, I did.
I scanned these on the Epson V700 using the Epson software. Didn't change the settings much there, and scanned in at 3200 dpi. Then, in Lightroom, I adjusted contrast, burned a bit and spotted for some dust. That's all. I'm really no expert scanner. In fact, I kinda suck at it. These negatives are just good!! I was careful to expose for the shadows and then cut development time by 30%.
still working on getting a donkey...
