Got a couple free rolls of a rebadged film called "Focus 100." Older expired film and wasn't sure if it was a Kodak of Fuji emulsion. Shot it at 50. Still very good, probably can rate it at 100. However, it is definitely not Fuji or Kodak. Maybe old ferrania or Agfa? Color palette is different from anything I have shot. A nice film though. Here are a few I shot on an XA4 at iso 50.
I have another roll so look forward to shooting it. Had an opportunity to get a bunch but no idea how old or how it was stored. Edge markings were weird so unsure what it is. Maybe old Konica?
Kenny, don't get me wrong, I think those shots are fine. In this situation where you cannot use flash. IF YOUR OBJECTIVE is to open the shadows some while holding on to the highlights, a pyro developer such as PMK is about your only alternative.
I like John Wimberly's version of pyro, WD2D+, along with HP-5+, because it gives me the "look" that I like. I shoot water with white highlights so often, the pyro stain protects the highlights just enough to let me open the shadows to allow some detail to be seen.
Something a bit out of the ordinary here - I got hold on an old Olympus PH-6 device which was used decades ago to allow film micro photography. Since microscopy is another hobby of mine, I decided to repair and clean this device and test it with B&W film. After I figured out how to use it, I took several exposures with the same object and IF 550 (green) filter. The best negative was then digitized and slightly post processed. Love the contrast here - it is a feather at 100x magnification with reflective light. HP5+ 400 film, developed in Rodinal/Xtol.
Something a bit out of the ordinary here - I got hold on an old Olympus PH-6 device which was used decades ago to allow film micro photography. Since microscopy is another hobby of mine, I decided to repair and clean this device and test it with B&W film. After I figured out how to use it, I took several exposures with the same object and IF 550 (green) filter. The best negative was then digitized and slightly post processed. Love the contrast here - it is a feather at 100x magnification with reflective light. HP5+ 400 film, developed in Rodinal/Xtol.
The Iris' are gone now about 3 weeks but when they were blooming at the house, I tried some macro. Pentax k1000, pentax 100/4 macro, Fuji c200, pakon scan, lr5
and one with the 50/1.7. Sharp lens and sharp film (surprisingly). Zoomed in 100%, the speed limit sign is clearly visible. Half way up the light pole, to the left. Yes, you can hardly see it. Zoomed in LR, it reads 45.
Jon - I like Lemley's Cafe even if it doesn't look too appetizing.
Here's a shot taken in the Alabama Hills just west of Lone Pine, Ca., a location you've all seen in hundreds of SUV commercials and old westerns. We made the three hour drive from L.A. only to freeze our asses off being right at snow line and shot until there was no more light. I love the distorted fun house mirror effect of the long exposure against a very light background. In fact, the sky was always white in darkroom prints and only retained detail when I drum scanned it this afternoon.
Thank you Peter and I agree with your assessment of the fun house affect. It works very nicely, the contrast versus the stationary rock formations in the background.
So now that winter is over I am shooting more color. Took my iiif and summitar out on the greenway for a late afternoon walk with my wife a few weeks back. I am having a new appreciation for this 50/2. The very sharp yet pastel low contrast look of this lens appeals to me. Here are a few examples that articulate what I am trying to describe. Film was Fuji c200, developed at home with a unicolor kit and scanned on a kodak pakon f135+, slight levels adjustment in lr5
and a couple from around the house. The 2nd one is wide open. Love the swirly bokeh
Sunset in Sprinhill, TN. Kentmere 400, hc110 dil h, leica m5, canon serenar 50/1.8, light yellow filter, pakon scan, lr5
my beautiful wife
and a very odd headstone from an old cemetery in middle TN. Look at the date and look at the image of the deceased. An actual photograph that looks to be under a piece of glass embedded in the headstone.
