Those are wonderful, Carol. They almost look as if they were taken in 1963! What was the film? (The lens, unsurprisingly, appears more than a little soft!)
Other problem might be tension and pressure. The camera is designed to have a thicker film effectively the film plus the backing paper so it might be sitting in very slightly the wrong place. Though I'm not sure how much of a difference that would realistically make. When I put some vista through the RB all the shots very very slightly soft which I think was caused by that.
Quick question with regard to the 127 film I take it there will be different types of 127 film for different light, if so do you know what I need to look for for an overcast or cloudy day?
Bought this for October holiday in Malta where I hope the weather to be nicer than here, Raglansurf recommended it - Rera Pan 100 127
Not a Brownie 127 (although I do have one somewhere, but from a similar Kodak Brownie 44A. I developed a partly used 127 film found in the camera after buying it from a car boot sale, last year. I've had a trainspotter look at the full images, and they date to the early 1960s.Here are mine from a Kodak 127 Brownie (1963) using a colour 35mm film instead of 127 just to see if it still works after 51 years and it does!View attachment 20839 View attachment 20840 View attachment 20841 View attachment 20842 View attachment 20843
I think 'Team Talk' is a good name for this one
Rolleicord, Tri-X in Ilfosol 3
Not a Brownie 127 (although I do have one somewhere, but from a similar Kodak Brownie 44A. I developed a partly used 127 film found in the camera after buying it from a car boot sale, last year. I've had a trainspotter look at the full images, and they date to the early 1960s.
The film was Kodak Verichrome Pan.
Haha. Impossibly to un-see once you've mentioned it. I think that title has made the photo ten times better for me.
All six images are excellentThree more from Venice taken with the Rolleicord.
Portra 160, home dev.
All six images are excellent
I'm really loving these shots you're posting, it's great to see such things being shot on film!
Thanks Paul,
The underground shots have to be taken with a mechanical camera with no batteries because of the risk of a gas explosion! So no Digital The flash guns are Metz ct45s encased in steel with no cables, just a fire button on the back and they are set to full power all of the time so you have to position them nearer or further away depending on the picture. The camera shutter is held open on bulb setting until the flashes have gone off. The aperture is set by experience.
I like that but it's making my head hurt!Yashicamat 124G and Ilford XP2 Super at Cragside House, Northumberland
Lux
by Kevin J Allan, on Flickr
Great work Mark, really like these!
Mel, a really nice mono image. Good to see you around again too!Colombia, 2014
neopan 400, contax g1 , 35mm f2
Paul, I really like the shaprpness of the shot and the angularity of the subject matter
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Pentax SP500 Spotmatic camera
Super-Takumar 55mm f/2 lens
FirstCall 400S b/w film
Developed in R09
Film scanned Epson V500
Steve, you have really scanned these well. Getting that 'transparency' look is no mean task. well done and let's hear about the settings and process?I've just scanned in some of my shots from the Lake District taken a few weeks ago on my Mamiya 645Pro with 35mm 3.5 lens. Selection of expired velvia (pita to scan as ever!) and Fuji Pro 160 of unknown age but appears to be expired too.
1) Taken from a viewing point on the way in to Bowness - Fuji Pro 160 with ND2 Grad
Mamiya 645Pro - Lake District by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr
2) My smiley family from the same location - Fuji Pro 160
Mamiya 645Pro - Lake District by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr
3) Heading for Ambleside - Fuji Pro 160
Mamiya 645Pro - Lake District by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr
4) Lake District vista - Fuji Pro 160 cropped
Mamiya 645Pro - Lake District by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr
5) Heading back to Bowness - Velvia 100
img205 by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr
6) Half frame - Velvia 100
This was the result of a half frame being shot at the end of the roll due to what appeared to be me winding the film on slightly too far when I loaded it (on a boat bobbing up and down..). The shot was a bit of an experiment to see how much the 35mm 3.5 lens would flare when shot with the sun in the frame and I think it did ok although I've got an annoying magenta cast in the top corner as a result of the grad that I've had a hard time removing.
Mamiya 645Pro - Lake District by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr
I'm still scanning the remaining Velvia slides in so will add some more once I've finished swearing at my scanner..
Cheers
Steve
Mark, I have spent some time looking at these images, in truth I tend to prefer slightly more contrast in my monochrome shots (possibly too much sometimes!). That said, these are a truly lovely documentary set of images, the composition is busy in a positive way and the very effective use of wider apertures has created 'spot on' depth of field to isolate important image elements, whist keeping just enough information in the out of focus areas.
Steve, you have really scanned these well. Getting that 'transparency' look is no mean task. well done and let's hear about the settings and process?
Cancun Mexico, BowciYow Barbershop Founder 2014
Neopan 400 @ 200 G1 35mm f2
Really love this image, the impact of man on a majestic landscape. Has me longing for Snowdonia from my home in the flatlands!
Staircase in a fancy gallery. The handrail spoils the symmetry, but for some reason they wouldn't let me unscrew it.
Rolleicord Vb
Tri-X 400, metered at 200. Ilfosol 3.
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Really pleased with how this roll came out considering the film was so old. It was 100 ASA and I metered it at 33 ASA to compensate for it's age.
Rolleicord Vb
Fuji Reala, expired 1993. Home dev with Tetenal kit.
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Really pleased with how this roll came out considering the film was so old. It was 100 ASA and I metered it at 33 ASA to compensate for it's age.
Rolleicord Vb
Fuji Reala, expired 1993. Home dev with Tetenal kit.
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