Last weekend, I went out with some family and friends to the annual "Photoville" photo show in Brooklyn Bridge Park. I decided to take my Yashica GX (not the more common GSN) 40mm f/1.7 camera loaded with T-Max 100. Developed in Cinestill DF96 and scanned with a Sony A7ii and Tamron SP 90mm 2.5 Macro.
Shinola Store, DUMBO
Photoville, under the Brooklyn Bridge
My youngest son (left) and family friends (brothers). The guy on the far right is an up and coming tap/modern dancer who is taking the dance world by storm. He has already won numerous awards and accolades including a Bessie. (https://www.calebteicher.net)
This was the first shot I made with the Fuji GW690II. Single light off camera flash with Fomapan 100. For fun (and to get the settings right) I made a comparison with the approximate full frame equivalent.
The film shot was actually underexposed. I forgot to change the aperture on the Voigtlander 40 (used settings for f/1.4).
Fuji GW690II with Fomapan 100 on top, A7III, Voigtlander 40/1.4 on the bottom
Love that Mystery Machine! Interesting: even though the GW690's 90/3.5 is roughly equivalent to the FF 40mm 1.4, the DOF is much shallower from the GW.
Re: Fomapan 100. Is the highlight "glow" a feature of the film stock, or is it the lens? I'm liking the contrasty look of the Fomapan, but not necessarily the glow.
Activatedfx wrote:
Love that Mystery Machine! Interesting: even though the GW690's 90/3.5 is roughly equivalent to the FF 40mm 1.4, the DOF is much shallower from the GW.
Re: Fomapan 100. Is the highlight "glow" a feature of the film stock, or is it the lens? I'm liking the contrasty look of the Fomapan, but not necessarily the glow.
The glow is a "feature" from the lens. I don't mind it, but I know it's not everyone's taste. I think it adds to the vintage vibe in a legit way.
Yeah, like you said though, the DOF is supposed to be equivalent, but it does look shallower. I don't scan myself yet, but even with the low res scan from The Darkroom and underexposing it still left a sharper, cleaner file than the digital version.
Fuji GW690II with the Fomapan 100, no glow, super sharp, and I really like the contrast.
Cool. I might try the Foma at some point. Supposed to play nicely with the Cinestill DF96 monobath I've been using to develop B/W.
I'm surprised The Darkroom sent you back film with creases and so much dust! Try the Cinestill monobath at home. Sooooo easy. 4 minutes develop at room temp, 5 min tap water wash and hang 'em up! 100% foolproof.
Activatedfx wrote:
Cool. I might try the Foma at some point. Supposed to play nicely with the Cinestill DF96 monobath I've been using to develop B/W.
I'm surprised The Darkroom sent you back film with creases and so much dust! Try the Cinestill monobath at home. Sooooo easy. 4 minutes develop at room temp, 5 min tap water wash and hang 'em up! 100% foolproof.
Thanks for the tip!
Developing and scanning at home is the next step. I just need to make space for it without angering the wife.
I live in a 600sf studio apartment in Brooklyn (that costs as much per month as a mortgage on a mid-sized house!). The gear needed to develop BW film takes up less space than a blender and 1 liter of soda. Go for it! It's SO much fun and SO satisfying to develop yourself. Completely changed my attitude re: shooting film.
Scanning is another issue, but it's easy if you have a digital camera, tripod, macro lens and lightbox. Or get an Epson V600 (@$200).
Yeah. You can insert a hotshoe cover to trip the flash mode, then set aperture manually. But I've read that the shutter speed is locked at a very slow 1/30. I don't think I'm going to do much shooting with this camera. Mostly bought it as a conversation piece and photography subject! haha
