Fun with film cameras (Image thread)

[pdh]

I always have trouble with the Foma. I've put Kodak Fuji and Ilford in 36s on with no trouble at all. The base is thin and twisty and I think what happens is it jumps the ballbearings.
Very annoying ... But it has lovely tones!

[pdh]

I just puchased a Bronica SQ-A. Boy, it ain't compact..?

Nice. I always (in my first film incarnation) wanted a Mamiya645 . I had a poke around eBay recently and you can pick up Brnoicas and mamiyas really inexpensively for what they are. But as I have no means of scanning mf and don't have a darkroom I decided to put that on hold.

[ajramirez]

from my most recent roll of Fomapan 100 ... after an hour wrestling with the film (which jammed repeatedly going on the tank reel) I ended up cutting it in half and loading it on two reels. I then couldn't face making up the Caffenol (it was getting a bit late and I was already ratty) so plumped for Rodinal, quickly made a 1:50, poured it in and set the timer going. After a few inversions I remembered I'd overexposed this roll by a stop for EI50 and so should have used 1:100 or halved the time ...so it was only finished about a minute early ... then half way through the rinse I realised I hadn't actually had enough fixer in the tank for two reels, so had to refix ... Lightroom to the rescue this morning, I managed to rescue a few shots ...

20120817-2 by _loupe, on Flickr

this next one crossposted (also in w/nw B&W)

20120817-1 by _loupe, on Flickr

Both with 35mm Summicron

And after all of that, the shots still look great! Love the grain on the second one.

Cheers,

Antonio

[ajramirez]

I just puchased a Bronica SQ-A. Boy, it ain't compact..is built like a brick and the shutter sounds like a cell door slamming behind you. Looking forward to posting when I get the chance to get a roll developed. I shot a 12 roll of Ilford HP5 b&w and did 3 exposures before I realised I had left the dark slide in place (shouldn't have fired though). Live and learn.

I've been toying around with the idea of getting a medium format camera, except that based on my recent history, when picking a camera to go out shooting with I tend to shun anything larger than a 35mm rangefinder (my DSLRs very rarely leave the house these days). I would love one of those Fuji 670 folding cameras, or maybe a Mamiya 6 or 7, except for the price.

Enjoy your Bronica and let's see some photos soon.

Cheers,

Antonio

[Luke]

oh don't get me started on that Fuji folding camera. It haunts my dreams. I don't shoot film and I STILL desire it.

[pdh]

you are such a Fuji fanboi

[Luke]

Oh Paul, I'd love it if it were a Kodak. It's just an elegant design.

And really, it's more of a Voigtlander than a Fuji. It's a Bessa III with a different nameplate, I'm pretty sure.

[ajramirez]

Oh Paul, I'd love it if it were a Kodak. It's just an elegant design.

And really, it's more of a Voigtlander than a Fuji. It's a Bessa III with a different nameplate, I'm pretty sure.

It is the exact same camera as the Bessa, but I thought that the Bessa was a rebadged Fuji and not the other way around. I could be wrong, though.

There's a seller on Ebay that occasionally sells new grey market Fujis for about $1200, but the thought of buying a camera with a mutilated serial number gives me the chills.

Cheers,

Antonio

[Luke]

I'd probably rather save the $400 myself, but I can see why people would pay the extra money. It is a pretty simple mechanical device. If it works when it arrives, it will likely work for a good, long time. But peace of mind is certainly worth $400 as well.

[pdh]

Funny but I don't see the appeal myself ... not really of TLRs either (I can't rid myself of the perception that they are an "old man's camera" ... but a Bronica, a Mamiya or Hassleblad SLR with waist-level 'finder ... that's the business