Congrats on the sales Katie, hard work paying off .
After shooting a few rolls with my hi-matic last week I wish oh wish I had a real rangefinder camera that could (a) have a brighter focus patch in lowlight and (b) go beyond iso800. But on the plus side, no need to worry about damaging/losing the camera as its worth nothing and it's pretty small/lighter than a "real camera".
ricardovaste wrote:
Congrats on the sales Katie, hard work paying off .
After shooting a few rolls with my hi-matic last week I wish oh wish I had a real rangefinder camera that could (a) have a brighter focus patch in lowlight and (b) go beyond iso800. But on the plus side, no need to worry about damaging/losing the camera as its worth nothing and it's pretty small/lighter than a "real camera".
Thanks!
I have become a rangefinder shooter ... between the Bessa R4A and Mamiya 7, I rarely shoot anything else.
corposant wrote:
I still shoot a decent amount of film - I have about 170 rolls of 120/220 in my freezer, so there's no shortage to shoot...and I have been digital for a long time! Funny you should mention the Mamiya - I decided to reacquire one and it'll be here this week. I don't do nearly the amount of camera trading as some folks do, but it's one of the very few cameras I really missed and regretted selling, so I bought a M7ii with the 80mm. I can still rent the UWAs here for a reasonable amount when I go out into the backcountry. Maybe if I see a great deal, I'll get the 43mm again. Regarding Hasselblad, it was more of a monetary thing. I like the system, but the upkeep and the cost of equipment is quite expensive. My RZ was a pittance in comparison and is just as capable (maybe more so), only at the expense of portability and handling.
One of my early new year's resolutions is to cut my forum contribution time down dramatically. I think I average 2.5 posts/day (since 2010) and in my opinion that's about 2.2 posts too many! I want to push myself to take more risks in photography, and I realized that the catalyst to start that journey isn't going to be in front of a computer. Thankfully this thread (as well as the rest of the forum) has many great contributors, and I am sure I'll break my own rules...like I am doing right now!...Show more →
Well congrats on the Mamiya; I knew deep down inside that you would end up with another one. Your work with that camera was always top notch. And Hasselblad, while a fabulous system, just never did it for me personally.
And I hear ya on the online forum thing! It's quite the slippery slope, isn't it? I am distracted enough as is, and when I get posting online I loose even more of my valuable darkroom time. I am vowing to stick to PROJECTS and not get bogged down with random shooting/printing anymore. I will still do family documentary with 35mm, but the bulk of my printing is going to be for local art sales. I'm focusing on black and white local scenery/landscapes; which seem to be very popular around here. Vowing to not do portraits anymore (well, after I shoot the one gift certificate I just accidently sold).
Nothing special, but here is one from the "test" roll I shot to make sure the AE-1 was working. First time ever really using film and my first time ever developing it.
Congrats Justin! It worked! So many variables to go wrong there, but you got an image from start to finish - feels good, doesn't it? My first three home dev rolls came out blank!!! The v700 is a more than capable scanner, but with all technology, it has a learning curve. Play around with different scanning settings and you'll find one you like. I personally use the Epson scan software and NOT th thumbnail view - then scan as tiff and pull into Lightroom to adjust contrast.
KatieInTexas wrote:
Congrats Justin! It worked! So many variables to go wrong there, but you got an image from start to finish - feels good, doesn't it? My first three home dev rolls came out blank!!! The v700 is a more than capable scanner, but with all technology, it has a learning curve. Play around with different scanning settings and you'll find one you like. I personally use the Epson scan software and NOT th thumbnail view - then scan as tiff and pull into Lightroom to adjust contrast.
Congrats again and keep up the great work.
I was just happy to see the film loaded properly onto the reel when I removed it from the tank lol. It was pretty nice to see something from start to finish and the results were alot better than I expected they would be.
Was out hiking a few months back and just had my little yashica electro 35 gsn with me and two rolls of film, fuji 200 and gold 200. Here is one from each. The first is gold, the 2nd is fuji. I am leaning towards one of these as the one cheapie I would rather shoot over the other, for aesthetic reasons. My question is, one of these do you prefer and why (not image wise, film rendering wise)? Please disregard the poor composition and framing, I was just out having some fun
Thanks for the reply, Katie. I am drawn more to the rendering of the gold in #1. Gives the "feel" of what it was like that day. Been shooting more fuji lately (have a bunch) and it is beginning to grow on me. Really ready to shoot more medium format, have a freezer full of portra however no good solution for developing. The last holdout locally that does develop 120 just does not do a good job with film. Have had whole rolls ruined.
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