I have never used Kodachrome, or have any hidden in the depths of my film stock in the fridge Back in the 90s when I did have my own camera for the first time I think I was just grabbing the generic ISO 200 film, either Kodak or Fuji, in the store.
For those of us waxing nostalgic about Kodachrome and film cameras in general, here's the Paul Simon classic to listen to.
Simon and Garfunkel sang a song titled Kodachrome with the lyric telling “had a nice bright color.” More important the song told of a Nikon camera which set the seed for my first Nikkormat purchase. That evolved into the F2 with the 55mm 1.2 and the love of MF glass.
Colin - Always wanted a wildflower "lawn", so colourful ! And yes, mow at the right time and it self seeds for next year (I saw that somewhere the other day, maybe on Ep1 of the Wild Isles Sir David series)
George - love that 2nd shot of the Bur Oak
Hope everyone is well (had a couple of shocking sudden departures in my life recently, 1 the manager of the tyre depot we use for work and another a childhood friend, both sudden massive heart attacks).
My GFX is still going, takes a while to warm up, shutter button works, takes more pics than I want, then refuses to take any, then works ok. My P.C. 28mm f3.5 is also wobbling around, letting light in if I don't hold it together !
Tterrific photograph from Stoney Creek. A bit surprised to hear about the GFX given its robust build, hope the folks at Fuji can sort it out for you. I
This chap is a retired professional draftsman and has been sketching everything under the sun at The MET for two decades. I have had several conversations with him and is a super nice person. Purchased two of his small drawings (stack under the seat) in exchange for a couple of photos.
Good thing he wasn’t using a small tripod or monopod
serge07 wrote:
Hi, everyone.
Andy, terrific photograph from Stoney Creek. A bit surprised to hear about the GFX given its robust build, hope the folks at Fuji can sort it out for you.
This chap is a retired professional draftsman and has been sketching everything under the sun at The MET for two decades. I have had several conversations with him and is a super nice person. Purchased two of his small drawings (stack under the seat) in exchange for a couple of photos.
Colin - Always wanted a wildflower "lawn", so colourful ! And yes, mow at the right time and it self seeds for next year (I saw that somewhere the other day, maybe on Ep1 of the Wild Isles Sir David series)
George - love that 2nd shot of the Bur Oak
Hope everyone is well (had a couple of shocking sudden departures in my life recently, 1 the manager of the tyre depot we use for work and another a childhood friend, both sudden massive heart attacks).
My GFX is still going, takes a while to warm up, shutter button works, takes more pics than I want, then refuses to take any, then works ok. My P.C. 28mm f3.5 is also wobbling around, letting light in if I don't hold it together !
Alan,
The ultra white - super shiny - chrome-like polyester was amazing to behold. It was like a paper thin light source shining directly
behind the image much like Apple's later Retina displays. I haven't seen that kind of depth in a printed image since. The light
passed through the image and reflected back up to the eye was unique.
Jim
huddy wrote:
James, this is a wonderful shot, very luminous! I bet it looks great on Cibachrome. Talk about a process that is a shame to have lost.
The part of the Kodachrome song I really liked was this bit.
"Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph"
It is so accurate a description of the film. Overcast days were the best for Kodachrome's contrast. If you have ever scanned Kodachrome shot on a sunny day - the shadows are impossible.
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friends, Andy; and it's nice to see you back here with some photos.
pbraymond wrote:
Glen, that's some different bg rendering than I remember seeing form the 135 QC. Perhaps it was not wide open?
Ray, it is possible that the 135 wasn't wide open for these shots, as neither the X-T4 nor I record the apertures used, and it's also likely that my post-processing methods affected the background. I always try to limit the latter effect, but sometimes it seems unavoidable in achieving a desirable overall result.
In other news, I just sent my D7200 to LifePixel for conversion to 720 nM infrared. According to the person I spoke with there, the D7200 can usually do fine in setting the white balance with the 720 nM filter. He said it would struggle with the 590 nM or other more colour-oriented frequencies. So I am looking forward to adding it to my range of photographic tools.
Here are a few photos from Little Qualicum River, which is located on the road to Cathedral Grove. These were all taken with the 20 f/3.5 UD. While I was shooting these photos, I came across a fellow using a Z7II with some Voigtländer MF lenses. He had been a Fuji guy, but had switched to the Nikon body for the full frame sensor. I remain happy with my Fuji and the Lens Turbo II, at least for the foreseeable future (as long as I can resist Samy's tempting influence ).
Colin - Always wanted a wildflower "lawn", so colourful ! And yes, mow at the right time and it self seeds for next year (I saw that somewhere the other day, maybe on Ep1 of the Wild Isles Sir David series)
George - love that 2nd shot of the Bur Oak
Hope everyone is well (had a couple of shocking sudden departures in my life recently, 1 the manager of the tyre depot we use for work and another a childhood friend, both sudden massive heart attacks).
My GFX is still going, takes a while to warm up, shutter button works, takes more pics than I want, then refuses to take any, then works ok. My P.C. 28mm f3.5 is also wobbling around, letting light in if I don't hold it together !
GroWeb wrote:
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friends, Andy; and it's nice to see you back here with some photos.
Ray, it is possible that the 135 wasn't wide open for these shots, as neither the X-T4 nor I record the apertures used, and it's also likely that my post-processing methods affected the background. I always try to limit the latter effect, but sometimes it seems unavoidable in achieving a desirable overall result.
In other news, I just sent my D7200 to LifePixel for conversion to 720 nM infrared. According to the person I spoke with there, the D7200 can usually do fine in setting the white balance with the 720 nM filter. He said it would struggle with the 590 nM or other more colour-oriented frequencies. So I am looking forward to adding it to my range of photographic tools.
Here are a few photos from Little Qualicum River, which is located on the road to Cathedral Grove. These were all taken with the 20 f/3.5 UD. While I was shooting these photos, I came across a fellow using a Z7II with some Voigtländer MF lenses. He had been a Fuji guy, but had switched to the Nikon body for the full frame sensor. I remain happy with my Fuji and the Lens Turbo II, at least for the foreseeable future (as long as I can resist Samy's tempting influence )....Show more →
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