The worst thing about it was not being able to focus and compose in the same finder. I bet it world be better on the Bessa with 21 finder but finder blockage would still be an issue.
Ahh yeah. One of the reasons I stick to 28mm. Besides the fact that I really like 28mm. I do shoot 15mm, but you don't really need to focus that, so the external finder is fine with me.
Just for the record I don't really look like that. I was making some screwed up face by beginning to bite my lower lip or some shit. That shot, which I'm happy because whenever I go out with these guys I end up in at least 30% of their shots , makes me look scary.
haha, i am too insecure. I actually have a lot of swagga
It's slide film so you can't over/underate it like you can with negative. I shot one roll of 320T that had been frozen since purchase new and it was the second most grainy film I've ever shot after P1600.
I shot #1 and #3 at 320 and standard metered exposure and normal development. #2 was shot at -1EV intentionally and not pushed because I wanted the sky to be black. I thought it did really well at the christmas light display shot at -1EV (I was just guessing since I'd never shot it before).
320T is actually designed to push well. I think you can shoot it at 640 with a N+1 push, but above that I don't think the push and speed would be linear.
I was pretty surprised by how nice this film was. Fine grain and good color.
100% crop of the above image, LS-4000 scan at 4000ppi
Looks good to me. I have 15 rolls of it so I'll try some different exposures and push a test roll.
Different question for you - what do you scan your MF/LF on? I've got a Coolscan V, but that obviously won't do 120. I'm planning on mostly wet printing my 120, but it'd be nice to have a half decent scanner for it for the web. As much as I'd love a Flextight or LS-9000, I don't think that's in the cards for me.
I gave up on medium format because I don't like scanning it on my Epson 4990. The resolution isn't high enough to get what I want from the film and the stock holders can't keep the film flat enough. I was actually having trouble where the film would bend so much that it would touch the scanner glass and cause newton rings. If I could find a Nikon LS-8000 or 9000 for a reasonable amount, I might start shooting the RB67 again. Its certainly a sharp camera and the film is alot cheaper than 4X5.
I'm pretty happy with the 4990 for 4X5 though. I feel I can get an excellent 16X20 print from these scans.
I do plan to purchase a betterscanning adjustable AN glass holder soon and this should help with 120 scans.
One more thing about the E320T. I noticed that if the predominant light is daylight, this film will be significantly underexposed. Probably needs +2/3EV from the metered reading or more to get a proper exposure in daylight. I'm not sure how it would respond behind an 85B filter though. One of the things I want to use this film for is evening city lights and I think it will take a bit of overexposure to get the night blue I'm envisioning.
mrladewig - hmmm ok I'll think about that. I need a flatbed scanner. I'll probably go with the V600 - not too bad for $200 and I can do low res scans for flickr or something if I have too. It's between that and the V700, and I don't shoot 4x5 (yet) so I don't know if the extra money is a wise expenditure. Anything large I'll print in the darkroom. I'm not planning on scanning for huge prints or anything - maybe only up to 3x-4x. 7"x7"?
I don't plan on using the 320T in daylight, though your info is good to know. I've got a bunch of rolls of Kodak 400x for that if I want grainy medium speed expired slide film.
, makes me look scary.
