During the winter months last year, I was able to borrow my fiancee’s Yashicaflex that she was gifted.
It’s a pretty standard TLR (twin-lens reflex)
But it very well may be my gateway drug into the wold of Medium Format.
I finally developed and scanned the test roll i’d done last winter! Sure some of the light has penetrated the outside but the majority of the shot has come through.
I was recently given a Epson V500 scanner, to replace my limiting Epson V300 scanner, now I can do 120 film in a breeze! This is exciting times, the cost of film isn’t too bad for B&W for 120, and using it for primarily special landscapes or photographs.
I’m keeping my eye out for affordable/cared for Hasselblad 500C/M’s, which very well may turn into an addiction of MF films!
These are shot on a roll of 400 ISO T-Max, and developed for 10 minutes in a solution of 1+50 Rodinal R09 at 68 degrees.
Here’s some of the shots that came out.
Winter Cleveland, 2011
Railyard, 2011
Double exposure, Cleveland & Akron, 2011
Street walk, 2011
3 Comments
All those looks really great, I’ve been looking at medium format cameras, your photos and some other street photogs like Eric Kim make me wanna dabble with film a bit.
Thanks man, they are kinda messed up thanks to me letting it sit on my desk in the sunlight/cold/heat for over a year! imagine how clear and crisp they’d be if I developed it right away!
Film is definitely something you should try at least once if you haven’t in a long time, it’s something i’ve grown up with and can’t put it down.. even with the M8, I still carry a film camera of some sort with me, until I can afford another film camera. (Leica M body)
If you’ve seen the digital rev with Eric Kim, you should check out the M9 vs Hexar analog rev they did; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fde0phU5Dpo&feature=BFa&list=SP7579B0B003643180&lf=list_related
It’s a good watch, I personally think the Hexar photos definitely have a lot more character.
Ya, I’ve seen that video before.. I’ll prob wait on getting another film camera as I’m still trying to grab a few things for my digital right now, but if I can get a good deal on something like the Hexar I wouldn’t let it pass I’m sure.