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

rob1234 · 12-14-2014, 11:41 AM - **1 Like**

Unknown P&S, Kodak Gold 200, Cyprus from the air, 2002

**filoxophy** · 12-14-2014, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by cooltouch

Okay, well it's been entirely too long since I've posted any film shots here. They were shots taken with Pentax gear. The following aren't.

I've digitized thousands of my slides, most of which date back to the 80s and 90s, which was when I was at my most prolific. So the following images are pretty old. But first, I thought I'd lead off with what I suspect was an unintentional selfie my daughter took back about 15 or 16 years ago with a P&S Olympus I gave her. There's just something about the composition I've always liked. My wife, in the background with a rather quizzical look on her face.

A scene showing a likely lull at an air show, back probably in 1985 or 1986. The lens was a Sigma 600mm f/8 mirror, and the camera was probably a Canon F-1 or FTb. Film was Kodachrome 64.

A shot of the Blue Angels -- Fujichrome 100, I think. Probably late 80s, early 90s. I'm pretty sure the lens was a Tamron 300mm f/2.8 LDIF, which means the camera was probably a Nikon F3 or F2A.

An A-Sport Racer, aka a Lola 33B, if memory serves, negotiating a turn at the much-missed Riverside International Raceway. Probably 1986 or 1987. Fujichrome 100. Canon F-1, FD 200mm f/2.8.

My first "macro" photo. An Alaskan poppy. Taken with the macro setting on my first ever zoom, a surprisingly good Korean-made Albinar 80-200mm f/3.9. Film was probably Kodak 100 whatever. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.|

Sorry, no Pentax shots this time. Most of my Pentax images are on another computer. We just bought a new house and are still unpacking. That machine is waiting to be put back on line.

Thanks for sharing, cooltouch. I especially like the racecar and the dudes at the airshow.

45 Mike · 12-14-2014, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by arnold

Good ones, what lens? Triplet or Tessar?

The Novar triplet. Coated. I ran the B&W thru it for test. The shutter was wonky so I did a CLA on it and now I have Ektar in it. Last few days have been dark and grey, kinda waiting for some nice light to see the color shots in this lens.
Most of these had the 7.5 cm lens, this one has the 7 cm lens I wish I had been able to get one with a synchro, but this is ok for what it is.

Swift1 · 12-14-2014, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by skierd

Pearl farm paradise
by davedawsonfbks, on Flickr

Got the uploads from my slides from Tahiti. Pretty sure this was Velvia, know it was shot in my Olympus XA.

Gorgeous!

**arnold** · 12-14-2014, 04:23 PM

Originally posted by 45 Mike

The Novar triplet. Coated. I ran the B&W thru it for test. The shutter was wonky so I did a CLA on it and now I have Ektar in it. Last few days have been dark and grey, kinda waiting for some nice light to see the color shots in this lens.
Most of these had the 7.5 cm lens, this one has the 7 cm lens I wish I had been able to get one with a synchro, but this is ok for what it is.

These triplets are remarkable performers due to the limited reflective glass surfaces. The downside of a less flat field, is seldom a problem in normal photography.

cooltouch · 12-14-2014, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by filoxophy

Thanks for sharing, cooltouch. I especially like the racecar and the dudes at the airshow.

Man, I got lots of airshow and race car shots. I used to freelance as a motorsports photographer, and went to every airshow I could. Back then, down in the LA area of California, seemed like there was an airshow every other month or so somewhere within a do-able drive. I used to go out to Riverside International Raceway and Willow Springs every month to cover the races for the SCCA and was shooting pix when I wasn't having to cover a race.

Here in Houston, I haven't really found a good race venue to attend yet that's a reasonable drive from the city, and airshows happen only once a year. It's a big-un, though.

Cuthbert · 12-14-2014, 04:37 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by cooltouch

Man, I got lots of airshow and race car shots. I used to freelance as a motorsports photographer, and went to every airshow I could. Back then, down in the LA area of California, seemed like there was an airshow every other month or so somewhere within a do-able drive. I used to go out to Riverside International Raceway and Willow Springs every month to cover the races for the SCCA and was shooting pix when I wasn't having to cover a race.

Here in Houston, I haven't really found a good race venue to attend yet that's a reasonable drive from the city, and airshows happen only once a year. It's a big-un, though.

Yeah, great pictures.

The 80s....when Canon F-1s ruled the Earth.

Last edited by Cuthbert; 12-15-2014 at 06:06 AM.

cooltouch · 12-14-2014, 05:31 PM - **4 Likes**

Heh, well it didn't seem like it at the time. Only occasionally would I come across another F-1 user. Everybody else was shooting F3s and F2s. Oh, and mine were the original mechanical ones:

Those old Motor Drive MFs were monsters -- 10 batteries and a whopping 3fps. These days, I still have a couple of the original models, but I finally added one of the New F-1s to my stable a couple years ago. Gotta say, it's mighty cool in its own right.

Lessee what I got up at my website. I know I've got some scans of slides from airshows and auto races.

By 1989, I'd switched to Nikon -- for a while. Now, I have both systems and I like them both about equally. (It was also at this time I bought my first Pentax, a black KX.) But some of the later slide scans I have are from when I was shooting with Nikon. Like this one here. Nikon F2A and a Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED lens. Fujichrome 100. A-6 Intruder cockpit. Note Garfield. That 180 ED was an incredible lens. I ask you -- would a digitial version of this image hold significantly more detail? I doubt it personally.

Boeing B-17 G-model, I believe, "Sentimental Journey" Canon FTb, Canon FD 300mm f/4, Kodachrome 64. This image is a sizable crop from the original slide, thus some loss of resolution detail:

F/A-18 approaching the sound barrier (vapor puffs are indicative of this). Circa 1986. Probably an F-1, Tamron SP 60-300mm f/3.8-5.4, Kodachrome 64:

P-38 Lightning. Nikon F3, Tamron 300mm f/2.8 LDIF, Fujichrome 100. Circa 1990.

And I'll wind things up here for now with a sunset pic of a P-51D. Canon A-1, Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64.

IHS · 12-14-2014, 06:50 PM

Great shots...I love the lightning. You don't see those to often.

malinku · 12-15-2014, 12:40 AM

@cooltouch really great shots.

A few shots.

Taken with my Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL. Cropped out a bunch of boring sky.

another shot with the M/S:

A random macro shot taken with my KM and a pentax-a 100mm F2.8:

turboseize · 12-15-2014, 05:01 AM

LX with M40 2.8, Kodak Portra 800

takis63 · 12-15-2014, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by cooltouch

Heh, well it didn't seem like it at the time. Only occasionally would I come across another F-1 user. Everybody else was shooting F3s and F2s. Oh, and mine were the original mechanical ones:

Those old Motor Drive MFs were monsters -- 10 batteries and a whopping 3fps. These days, I still have a couple of the original models, but I finally added one of the New F-1s to my stable a couple years ago. Gotta say, it's mighty cool in its own right.

Lessee what I got up at my website. I know I've got some scans of slides from airshows and auto races.

By 1989, I'd switched to Nikon -- for a while. Now, I have both systems and I like them both about equally. (It was also at this time I bought my first Pentax, a black KX.) But some of the later slide scans I have are from when I was shooting with Nikon. Like this one here. Nikon F2A and a Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED lens. Fujichrome 100. A-6 Intruder cockpit. Note Garfield. That 180 ED was an incredible lens. I ask you -- would a digitial version of this image hold significantly more detail? I doubt it personally.

Boeing B-17 G-model, I believe, "Sentimental Journey" Canon FTb, Canon FD 300mm f/4, Kodachrome 64. This image is a sizable crop from the original slide, thus some loss of resolution detail:

F/A-18 approaching the sound barrier (vapor puffs are indicative of this). Circa 1986. Probably an F-1, Tamron SP 60-300mm f/3.8-5.4, Kodachrome 64:

P-38 Lightning. Nikon F3, Tamron 300mm f/2.8 LDIF, Fujichrome 100. Circa 1990.

And I'll wind things up here for now with a sunset pic of a P-51D. Canon A-1, Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64.

These are awsome shots. You're right the detail in the Intruder picture is incredible. Well done!

Swift1 · 12-15-2014, 11:23 AM - **1 Like**

Hasselblad 500c/m
Carl Zeiss Planar C T* 80/2.8
Kodak Ektar 100
Epson V500

edmundrt · 12-15-2014, 05:24 PM

Somerset levels, back in the summer. Minolta 5000AF (Maxxum 5000), Minolta 35-70 AF lens, Superia X-Tra 400 exposed at 500, which solved the problems I'd had with S400 looking a bit washed out.

skierd · 12-15-2014, 10:15 PM - **4 Likes**

Last of my fav's from Tahiti. Again, all taken with an Olympus XA, all on Velvia. More or less straight scans, just minor levels and shadow/highlight adjustments

Waterfall on Tahiti

Bora Bora lagoon racers, these kids would paddle out and ride the wake of the tender all the way out to the middle of the lagoon at every island, really really cool to watch!

Speaking of Bora Bora...

Pearl Farm on Raiatea

One of the girls that worked on the ship, appropriately attired

Annabelle, from Guatemala, one of the people we met and befriended on the cruise

And what we ate most of the time!

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12-14-2014, 11:41 AM - 1 Like	#10516
rob1234 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wiltshire/Hampshire Photos: Albums Posts: 1,760	Unknown P&S, Kodak Gold 200, Cyprus from the air, 2002

12-14-2014, 11:46 AM	#10517
filoxophy Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 1,133	Originally posted by cooltouch Okay, well it's been entirely too long since I've posted any film shots here. They were shots taken with Pentax gear. The following aren't. I've digitized thousands of my slides, most of which date back to the 80s and 90s, which was when I was at my most prolific. So the following images are pretty old. But first, I thought I'd lead off with what I suspect was an unintentional selfie my daughter took back about 15 or 16 years ago with a P&S Olympus I gave her. There's just something about the composition I've always liked. My wife, in the background with a rather quizzical look on her face. A scene showing a likely lull at an air show, back probably in 1985 or 1986. The lens was a Sigma 600mm f/8 mirror, and the camera was probably a Canon F-1 or FTb. Film was Kodachrome 64. A shot of the Blue Angels -- Fujichrome 100, I think. Probably late 80s, early 90s. I'm pretty sure the lens was a Tamron 300mm f/2.8 LDIF, which means the camera was probably a Nikon F3 or F2A. An A-Sport Racer, aka a Lola 33B, if memory serves, negotiating a turn at the much-missed Riverside International Raceway. Probably 1986 or 1987. Fujichrome 100. Canon F-1, FD 200mm f/2.8. My first "macro" photo. An Alaskan poppy. Taken with the macro setting on my first ever zoom, a surprisingly good Korean-made Albinar 80-200mm f/3.9. Film was probably Kodak 100 whatever. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.\| Sorry, no Pentax shots this time. Most of my Pentax images are on another computer. We just bought a new house and are still unpacking. That machine is waiting to be put back on line. Thanks for sharing, cooltouch. I especially like the racecar and the dudes at the airshow.

12-14-2014, 12:13 PM	#10518
45 Mike Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,350	Originally posted by arnold Good ones, what lens? Triplet or Tessar? The Novar triplet. Coated. I ran the B&W thru it for test. The shutter was wonky so I did a CLA on it and now I have Ektar in it. Last few days have been dark and grey, kinda waiting for some nice light to see the color shots in this lens. Most of these had the 7.5 cm lens, this one has the 7 cm lens I wish I had been able to get one with a synchro, but this is ok for what it is.

12-14-2014, 01:18 PM	#10519
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by skierd Pearl farm paradise by davedawsonfbks, on Flickr Got the uploads from my slides from Tahiti. Pretty sure this was Velvia, know it was shot in my Olympus XA. Gorgeous!

12-14-2014, 04:23 PM	#10520
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299	Originally posted by 45 Mike The Novar triplet. Coated. I ran the B&W thru it for test. The shutter was wonky so I did a CLA on it and now I have Ektar in it. Last few days have been dark and grey, kinda waiting for some nice light to see the color shots in this lens. Most of these had the 7.5 cm lens, this one has the 7 cm lens I wish I had been able to get one with a synchro, but this is ok for what it is. These triplets are remarkable performers due to the limited reflective glass surfaces. The downside of a less flat field, is seldom a problem in normal photography.

12-14-2014, 04:32 PM	#10521
cooltouch Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 982	Originally posted by filoxophy Thanks for sharing, cooltouch. I especially like the racecar and the dudes at the airshow. Man, I got lots of airshow and race car shots. I used to freelance as a motorsports photographer, and went to every airshow I could. Back then, down in the LA area of California, seemed like there was an airshow every other month or so somewhere within a do-able drive. I used to go out to Riverside International Raceway and Willow Springs every month to cover the races for the SCCA and was shooting pix when I wasn't having to cover a race. Here in Houston, I haven't really found a good race venue to attend yet that's a reasonable drive from the city, and airshows happen only once a year. It's a big-un, though.

12-14-2014, 04:37 PM - 1 Like	#10522
Cuthbert Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,740	Originally posted by cooltouch Man, I got lots of airshow and race car shots. I used to freelance as a motorsports photographer, and went to every airshow I could. Back then, down in the LA area of California, seemed like there was an airshow every other month or so somewhere within a do-able drive. I used to go out to Riverside International Raceway and Willow Springs every month to cover the races for the SCCA and was shooting pix when I wasn't having to cover a race. Here in Houston, I haven't really found a good race venue to attend yet that's a reasonable drive from the city, and airshows happen only once a year. It's a big-un, though. Yeah, great pictures. The 80s....when Canon F-1s ruled the Earth. Last edited by Cuthbert; 12-15-2014 at 06:06 AM.

12-14-2014, 05:31 PM - 4 Likes	#10523
cooltouch Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 982	Heh, well it didn't seem like it at the time. Only occasionally would I come across another F-1 user. Everybody else was shooting F3s and F2s. Oh, and mine were the original mechanical ones: Those old Motor Drive MFs were monsters -- 10 batteries and a whopping 3fps. These days, I still have a couple of the original models, but I finally added one of the New F-1s to my stable a couple years ago. Gotta say, it's mighty cool in its own right. Lessee what I got up at my website. I know I've got some scans of slides from airshows and auto races. By 1989, I'd switched to Nikon -- for a while. Now, I have both systems and I like them both about equally. (It was also at this time I bought my first Pentax, a black KX.) But some of the later slide scans I have are from when I was shooting with Nikon. Like this one here. Nikon F2A and a Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED lens. Fujichrome 100. A-6 Intruder cockpit. Note Garfield. That 180 ED was an incredible lens. I ask you -- would a digitial version of this image hold significantly more detail? I doubt it personally. Boeing B-17 G-model, I believe, "Sentimental Journey" Canon FTb, Canon FD 300mm f/4, Kodachrome 64. This image is a sizable crop from the original slide, thus some loss of resolution detail: F/A-18 approaching the sound barrier (vapor puffs are indicative of this). Circa 1986. Probably an F-1, Tamron SP 60-300mm f/3.8-5.4, Kodachrome 64: P-38 Lightning. Nikon F3, Tamron 300mm f/2.8 LDIF, Fujichrome 100. Circa 1990. And I'll wind things up here for now with a sunset pic of a P-51D. Canon A-1, Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64.

12-14-2014, 06:50 PM	#10524
IHS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 175	Great shots...I love the lightning. You don't see those to often.

12-15-2014, 12:40 AM	#10525
malinku Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 402	@cooltouch really great shots. A few shots. Taken with my Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL. Cropped out a bunch of boring sky. another shot with the M/S: A random macro shot taken with my KM and a pentax-a 100mm F2.8:

12-15-2014, 05:01 AM	#10526
turboseize Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Autobahn Posts: 123	LX with M40 2.8, Kodak Portra 800

12-15-2014, 11:11 AM	#10527
takis63 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,023	Originally posted by cooltouch Heh, well it didn't seem like it at the time. Only occasionally would I come across another F-1 user. Everybody else was shooting F3s and F2s. Oh, and mine were the original mechanical ones: Those old Motor Drive MFs were monsters -- 10 batteries and a whopping 3fps. These days, I still have a couple of the original models, but I finally added one of the New F-1s to my stable a couple years ago. Gotta say, it's mighty cool in its own right. Lessee what I got up at my website. I know I've got some scans of slides from airshows and auto races. By 1989, I'd switched to Nikon -- for a while. Now, I have both systems and I like them both about equally. (It was also at this time I bought my first Pentax, a black KX.) But some of the later slide scans I have are from when I was shooting with Nikon. Like this one here. Nikon F2A and a Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED lens. Fujichrome 100. A-6 Intruder cockpit. Note Garfield. That 180 ED was an incredible lens. I ask you -- would a digitial version of this image hold significantly more detail? I doubt it personally. Boeing B-17 G-model, I believe, "Sentimental Journey" Canon FTb, Canon FD 300mm f/4, Kodachrome 64. This image is a sizable crop from the original slide, thus some loss of resolution detail: F/A-18 approaching the sound barrier (vapor puffs are indicative of this). Circa 1986. Probably an F-1, Tamron SP 60-300mm f/3.8-5.4, Kodachrome 64: P-38 Lightning. Nikon F3, Tamron 300mm f/2.8 LDIF, Fujichrome 100. Circa 1990. And I'll wind things up here for now with a sunset pic of a P-51D. Canon A-1, Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64. These are awsome shots. You're right the detail in the Intruder picture is incredible. Well done!

12-15-2014, 11:23 AM - 1 Like	#10528
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Hasselblad 500c/m Carl Zeiss Planar C T* 80/2.8 Kodak Ektar 100 Epson V500

12-15-2014, 05:24 PM	#10529
edmundrt Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Nagoya Posts: 577	Somerset levels, back in the summer. Minolta 5000AF (Maxxum 5000), Minolta 35-70 AF lens, Superia X-Tra 400 exposed at 500, which solved the problems I'd had with S400 looking a bit washed out.

12-15-2014, 10:15 PM - 4 Likes	#10530
skierd Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fairbanks, AK Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,472	Last of my fav's from Tahiti. Again, all taken with an Olympus XA, all on Velvia. More or less straight scans, just minor levels and shadow/highlight adjustments Waterfall on Tahiti Bora Bora lagoon racers, these kids would paddle out and ride the wake of the tender all the way out to the middle of the lagoon at every island, really really cool to watch! Speaking of Bora Bora... Pearl Farm on Raiatea One of the girls that worked on the ship, appropriately attired Annabelle, from Guatemala, one of the people we met and befriended on the cruise And what we ate most of the time!