:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots

**stevebrot** · 01-27-2010, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by jgredline

Here are some from my last roll of film. I decided to have a pro shop process them and scan them for me to see what the difference is. The difference is huge...

Hate to say I told you so...

Steve

**ryankarr** · 01-27-2010, 11:31 PM

Ilford HP5+, Pentax MX, Hanimex 400mm 6.3

Ilford HP5+, Pentax MX, SMC 40mm 2.8

DaddyLuna · 01-28-2010, 01:37 AM

Originally posted by jgredline

Oh man! I want more of these shots

Less zone/hyper, more shallow dof.

kolista2 · 01-28-2010, 11:26 AM

Originally posted by goddo31

Wow. Well this one blows me away. Love it !

jgredline · 01-28-2010, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Hate to say I told you so...

Steve

Live and learn,
For my street stuff, I don't think the developing makes a whole lot of difference, but if quality matters over content, then the pro lab is the way to. None the less, I will be having the Pro Lab do my film for me, so long as I can afford it.

jgredline · 01-28-2010, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by DaddyLuna

Oh man! I want more of these shots

Less zone/hyper, more shallow dof.

Thank you

jzietman · 01-28-2010, 01:25 PM

I'm now in a photo class at college, so I've finally got access to a darkroom again. I've processed four rolls so far, here are some highlights. All shot with SPII, Super-Takumar 55/1.8, and Tri-X. These are just raw scans of the negatives, no post-processing (some still show dust spots).

ISO 400, Sprint Developer

jzietman · 01-28-2010, 01:36 PM

Here are some examples from a roll of Tri-X 400, shot at 320, developed using Rodinal (1+25, 6 minutes):

goddo31 · 01-28-2010, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by kolista2

Wow. Well this one blows me away. Love it !

thanks kolista

goddo31 · 01-28-2010, 06:39 PM

Nice Tri-X shots jzietman! The couple in the last one is my favourite.
I have a roll that I need to try sometime soon.

KJon · 01-28-2010, 08:29 PM

Fell into a Spotmatic SPII with a Super Takumar 50 f1.4 attached on Craigslist for a good price and after much gnashing of teeth managed to get its meter to work with a 1.5v battery (or so I thought). Ended up woefully underexposing a roll of film to the point where it was essentially blank. So much for my exposure guesstimation skills <g>. Tried again, armed with a Weston light meter and had better luck...

SPII, Super Tak 50mm f1.4, Ultramax 400

...or so I thought until I saw the last four frames on the roll, all of which looked similar to this one, with the shadow falling in the same part of the frame on each one:

Clearly, there are some issues with the shutter. I'm hoping it was just the cold temperatures of the day. I've cocked and released shutter several times with the back open and can't replicate the above issue at room temperature (which I believe is caused by the shutter not fully closing after opening). Am I correct in this diagnosis or can someone point me in the right direction? Had a great time shooting this camera and I'm hoping to use a few other M42 lenses I have kicking around on it (55 f1.8, 200 f4, 28 f3.5) without having to send it in for work. Any thoughts from the forum would be greatly appreciated.

Best to all,
Kevin

digitaldevo · 01-28-2010, 08:43 PM

Originally posted by Nesster

Oooh, a Brick! How do you like it?

I love the Bricks!! I own like 8 C-3's different versions/years models as well as 2 C-2's. Always a conversation starter when out shooting them too, lol. I just love the lenses on them and on just how challenging they are to shoot with! No electronics, no film advance except you turning a knob and making sure not to turn too far, lol. I have always loved the old rangefinders like the Brick's and GS/GSN's. Here's a partial list(not current, lol) of my RFs I currently own and all are usable as well. Some of the C-3's suffer from the higher speed shutter issues, but typically not an issue anyways.

Yashica GSN x2
Yashica GS x2
Yashica G x2
Yashica Minister D
Argus C-3 Brick (1948) x4
Argus C-3 Brick Colormatic (1956ish) x3
Argus C-2 Brick
Konica C35 Automatic
Mamiya 135 EE
Argus C-Four
Konica C35 Auto + Flash Unit
Konica C35 EF
Minolta-16 MG and accessories
Ricoh 500FM RF 45mm

jgredline · 01-28-2010, 09:23 PM

KJon · 01-28-2010, 09:57 PM

Javier, using Samy's certainly seems to be worth the extra shekels <g>. Really great set and I also enjoyed the Watts towers from the previous page. I'm embarassed to say I didn't know of them or their history. Inspired by some of your earlier shots, I just picked up an AE-1 two weeks ago. Ran a roll of expired Konica DNP through it and ended up with horrible color shifts so I did a B&W conversion to salvage the shoot. I'm looking forward to running something decent through it in the near future to see what I can get with it (although after one roll, it's no competition for my ME Super's affections).

I remember from the Ektar thread alot of you Ektar guys were experimenting with shooting at different ISOs (mostly overexposing for extra saturation if I remember right). Did you shoot this bunch as rated or play with it a little bit? Inquiring minds want to know <g>. I've only shot one roll of the stuff and liked it a lot. I have a roll in the fridge that I'll be shooting in the next couple of weeks and would love any pointers.

Best,
Kevin

jgredline · 01-28-2010, 10:13 PM

Thanks Kevin. I really like the AE-1 but you are right. It is no me super. I have two complaints about the AE-1. The shutter exaggerates and it is a Shutter priority cam. The ME super is the exact opposite. Quiet shutter and Aperture priority.

As far as exposer goes, All credit to Steve. He is the one who did the grunt work to figure out the film. I shot this roll 1/3 of a stop over to de-saturate the colors a tad. (many will remember my guy with the red shirt) When I told SAMYS what I did with exposer, they said they found the same thing with the medium format guys, but had not done it on 35mm so I picked up some to run through my 645 that I have yet to use.

01-28-2010, 08:29 PM	#2111
KJon Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Connecticut, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 542	Fell into a Spotmatic SPII with a Super Takumar 50 f1.4 attached on Craigslist for a good price and after much gnashing of teeth managed to get its meter to work with a 1.5v battery (or so I thought). Ended up woefully underexposing a roll of film to the point where it was essentially blank. So much for my exposure guesstimation skills <g>. Tried again, armed with a Weston light meter and had better luck... SPII, Super Tak 50mm f1.4, Ultramax 400 ...or so I thought until I saw the last four frames on the roll, all of which looked similar to this one, with the shadow falling in the same part of the frame on each one: Clearly, there are some issues with the shutter. I'm hoping it was just the cold temperatures of the day. I've cocked and released shutter several times with the back open and can't replicate the above issue at room temperature (which I believe is caused by the shutter not fully closing after opening). Am I correct in this diagnosis or can someone point me in the right direction? Had a great time shooting this camera and I'm hoping to use a few other M42 lenses I have kicking around on it (55 f1.8, 200 f4, 28 f3.5) without having to send it in for work. Any thoughts from the forum would be greatly appreciated. Best to all, Kevin Last edited by KJon; 01-28-2010 at 08:39 PM. Reason: Punctuation is a good thing...and so is spelling

01-28-2010, 09:23 PM	#2113
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,587 Original Poster	Canon AE-1, Ektar 100

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01-27-2010, 11:01 PM	#2101
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 30,753	Originally posted by jgredline Here are some from my last roll of film. I decided to have a pro shop process them and scan them for me to see what the difference is. The difference is huge... Hate to say I told you so... Steve

01-27-2010, 11:31 PM	#2102
ryankarr Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 40	Ilford HP5+, Pentax MX, Hanimex 400mm 6.3 Ilford HP5+, Pentax MX, SMC 40mm 2.8

01-28-2010, 01:37 AM	#2103
DaddyLuna Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 140	Originally posted by jgredline Oh man! I want more of these shots Less zone/hyper, more shallow dof.

01-28-2010, 11:26 AM	#2104
kolista2 Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Czech Republic Photos: Gallery Posts: 11	Originally posted by goddo31 Wow. Well this one blows me away. Love it !

01-28-2010, 12:13 PM	#2105
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,587 Original Poster	Originally posted by stevebrot Hate to say I told you so... Steve Live and learn, For my street stuff, I don't think the developing makes a whole lot of difference, but if quality matters over content, then the pro lab is the way to. None the less, I will be having the Pro Lab do my film for me, so long as I can afford it.

01-28-2010, 12:13 PM	#2106
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,587 Original Poster	Originally posted by DaddyLuna Oh man! I want more of these shots Less zone/hyper, more shallow dof. Thank you

01-28-2010, 01:25 PM	#2107
jzietman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salem, MA / New York City, NY Posts: 224	I'm now in a photo class at college, so I've finally got access to a darkroom again. I've processed four rolls so far, here are some highlights. All shot with SPII, Super-Takumar 55/1.8, and Tri-X. These are just raw scans of the negatives, no post-processing (some still show dust spots). ISO 400, Sprint Developer

01-28-2010, 01:36 PM	#2108
jzietman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salem, MA / New York City, NY Posts: 224	Here are some examples from a roll of Tri-X 400, shot at 320, developed using Rodinal (1+25, 6 minutes):

01-28-2010, 06:16 PM	#2109
goddo31 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,295	Originally posted by kolista2 Wow. Well this one blows me away. Love it ! thanks kolista

01-28-2010, 06:39 PM	#2110
goddo31 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,295	Nice Tri-X shots jzietman! The couple in the last one is my favourite. I have a roll that I need to try sometime soon.

01-28-2010, 08:43 PM	#2112
digitaldevo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 154	Originally posted by Nesster Oooh, a Brick! How do you like it? I love the Bricks!! I own like 8 C-3's different versions/years models as well as 2 C-2's. Always a conversation starter when out shooting them too, lol. I just love the lenses on them and on just how challenging they are to shoot with! No electronics, no film advance except you turning a knob and making sure not to turn too far, lol. I have always loved the old rangefinders like the Brick's and GS/GSN's. Here's a partial list(not current, lol) of my RFs I currently own and all are usable as well. Some of the C-3's suffer from the higher speed shutter issues, but typically not an issue anyways. Yashica GSN x2 Yashica GS x2 Yashica G x2 Yashica Minister D Argus C-3 Brick (1948) x4 Argus C-3 Brick Colormatic (1956ish) x3 Argus C-2 Brick Konica C35 Automatic Mamiya 135 EE Argus C-Four Konica C35 Auto + Flash Unit Konica C35 EF Minolta-16 MG and accessories Ricoh 500FM RF 45mm

01-28-2010, 09:57 PM	#2114
KJon Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Connecticut, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 542	Javier, using Samy's certainly seems to be worth the extra shekels <g>. Really great set and I also enjoyed the Watts towers from the previous page. I'm embarassed to say I didn't know of them or their history. Inspired by some of your earlier shots, I just picked up an AE-1 two weeks ago. Ran a roll of expired Konica DNP through it and ended up with horrible color shifts so I did a B&W conversion to salvage the shoot. I'm looking forward to running something decent through it in the near future to see what I can get with it (although after one roll, it's no competition for my ME Super's affections). I remember from the Ektar thread alot of you Ektar guys were experimenting with shooting at different ISOs (mostly overexposing for extra saturation if I remember right). Did you shoot this bunch as rated or play with it a little bit? Inquiring minds want to know <g>. I've only shot one roll of the stuff and liked it a lot. I have a roll in the fridge that I'll be shooting in the next couple of weeks and would love any pointers. Best, Kevin

01-28-2010, 10:13 PM	#2115
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,587 Original Poster	Thanks Kevin. I really like the AE-1 but you are right. It is no me super. I have two complaints about the AE-1. The shutter exaggerates and it is a Shutter priority cam. The ME super is the exact opposite. Quiet shutter and Aperture priority. As far as exposer goes, All credit to Steve. He is the one who did the grunt work to figure out the film. I shot this roll 1/3 of a stop over to de-saturate the colors a tad. (many will remember my guy with the red shirt) When I told SAMYS what I did with exposer, they said they found the same thing with the medium format guys, but had not done it on 35mm so I picked up some to run through my 645 that I have yet to use.