Great images Jon and really nice to see you on here Edward. Have not used my digital Leicas for quiet some time now as I am enjoying using film too much.
Pentax 67 with 105/2.4 and 75/4.5 lenses and Ektar 100 self developed with the Fuji Hunt kit and scanned with a Coolscan 9000
I can't believe how amazing these two lenses are - I dare to say that they are at least as good if not better than the lenses on my Hasselblad.
M5, some Eastman Kodak movie film (not sure of which stock, respooled and sold as indie label from defunct film store/community darkroom) and a combo of 90/4 elmar and 35/2.5 skopar. This film is super low contrast. Turns fine detail into color smears. Very painterly, low in the detail department. Dynamic range for days though. Example in 3rd shot: tree trunk was in deeeeeeep shade, I couldn't even see the detail with my eyes. Yet the highlights and blue skies in the background were retained eazy peazy. Last roll of this stuff. Shot at iso 100
From late yesterday afternoon. Nikon FM, 50/1.4, kentmere 100 w/ yellow filter, id-11 1:1, pakon, lr5
Manchester, TN Courthouse
and lastly 1 of my 9 month old puppy Howie. He was hit by a duelly pickup yesterday. Hit so hard the front bumper came off. He took off into the woods behind our house. We were sure he was dead. Looked for hours in the mud and rain. He came out of his hiding place about 3 hours later. Bloody chin, good few gashes on his legs but all intact. This is him post accident. So thankful he is alive.
From a walk at the greenway last weekend, in the rain with my wife. Tripod mounted longish (1-3secs) exposure shots with my canon A1, 35/2 chrome nose, kentmere 100, id-11, pakon, lr5
and a still life at home to finish the roll, not all in focus as this was wide open
The last roll from my RZ before I "sold" it
From now on my MF will be with the Mamiya 7
I thought I blew this one as I had left a CP on the lens & so the reciprocity calc didn't account for it.
But Ektar is an amazing film. This "might" have a color cast but it was the blue hour. Not sure Ektar was close enough on the WB
Taken with the 180mm & a TC ~250 mm (120), f16
About 10 seconds ??
I have long wanted a 7 or possibly even a 6. I came close on an impulse buy from buying a 7 w/80mm lens at the unclaimed baggage store. If it had the 43 attached, I don't think I could have contained myself. Those lenses are fantastic!
My wife has a new hobby/obsession. Hunting for arrowheads in the construction pit behind our house. Lots of rain and no construction work make for prosperous times. She has found 2 legit nice specimens and lots of the workings as well as fossilized bones and a early bead/trinket/necklace piece.
Jon,
A little local archeology !
Putting the M5 to good use I see.
I haven't given the M7 enough of a workout yet as I was still wedded to the RZ67.
Now that it's sold & gone, I picked up the 50mm for a good price on Ebay.
I have some scans to do to see the results, probably tonite.
Jon, BTW, I am making a trek to TN either in 2017 or '18 for a family re-union of sorts. Probably the fall.
My cousin lives in Huntingdon, middle of the state. After we leave there was planning on going to the Smokies.
Would be cool to meet up.
Jon Buffington wrote:
My wife has a new hobby/obsession. Hunting for arrowheads in the construction pit behind our house. Lots of rain and no construction work make for prosperous times. She has found 2 legit nice specimens and lots of the workings as well as fossilized bones and a early bead/trinket/necklace piece.
I find the mju II lens much better than the original (have about 4 or 5 originals, 1 of the lI). The original mju has horrible corners (fantastic center, sharp!) that never quite gets there stopped down. The mju II has a better lens.
Just got my Noblex 135 Sport back from Precision Camera where they overhauled it with all the latest/improved bits.
From the test roll. Prior to this it would leave a continuous stripe across the entire width of the image.
Huss, very nice! My lab is about ready to do more film developing, so I will get some of my many rolls processed soon. I took a bunch through the southern Nevada desert, while really ugly storms were rolling through. I hope they come out.
