Show us yer film shots then!

La Paz, Bolivia . Contax G1, 35mm f2. Neopan 400

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ChrisR said:
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!)
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steveo_mcg said:
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.
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Hi Guys had a look at other sites which have photographs taken by a Kodak 127 Brownie and some of them are really quite soft and others are very clear so perhaps you are right Steven, it's the film thats making them like that. Will put a roll of 127 through it once it arrives and see what the outcome is. 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
 
Crtm said:
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
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As far as I'm aware Carol the Rera is the only 127 film in production at the moment. There was talk of EFKE 127 going back into production but nothing has surfaced yet.
 
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
 
Crtm said:
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!:clap:View attachment 20839 View attachment 20840 View attachment 20841 View attachment 20842 View attachment 20843
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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.

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The film was Kodak Verichrome Pan.
 
XA2inmypocket said:
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.

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The film was Kodak Verichrome Pan.
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That's just ace, what a wonderful bit of history!

I'll post some photos up just as soon as I get this lot devved, I've been rather slack lately!

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After some blood sweat and tears I've got some more Velvia slides scanned/edited :)

1) Arriving at Ambleside - Velvia 100

Mamiya 645Pro - Lake District by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

2) Full steam ahead - Velvia 100

Mamiya 645Pro - Lake District by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

3) Jetty - Velvia 100 - I liked the composition of this shot but the 'normal' colour version just didn't seem to stand out so I've come up with this version instead

Mamiya 645Pro Re-Edit by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

4) Finally a Fuji Pro 160 negative re-worked in the same style as the shot above

Mamiya 645Pro - Lake District Re-Edit by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Cheers
Steve
 
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PMN said:
I'm really loving these shots you're posting, it's great to see such things being shot on film! :)
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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.
 
Martpix said:
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.
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Very impressive.
 
stevelmx5 said:
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
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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?
 
Threeracers said:
A couple from Goodwood;







Mark
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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.

I have recently been shooting a lot at wide apertures but I have not been able to nail the effect that you have so successfully achieved in these. The real winner for me though in all three images is that you have created something utterly timeless. As far as I can see it is only the bottom of the battery pack on the camera held buy the chap in the final image that says this is a contemporary picture, even the guy in the mobility scooter in #2 could be interpreted as being a fella in an old chair! All round these are simple great!
 
Jao said:
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?
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Thanks Jao. It took some trial and error to get the results from the Velvia but I'm happy with the results in the end. Once I can get back on my laptop I'll upload some original scans along with the lightroom edits I used afterwards. There were a few slides where the contrast was too great to pull out shadow detail without causing a strong red cast but that's more down to my exposure!

Cheers
Steve
 
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walsh said:
One From Dinorwic, Lomo LC-A on Agfa XRG 200 (expired)

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Really love this image, the impact of man on a majestic landscape. Has me longing for Snowdonia from my home in the flatlands!
 
FujiLove said:
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.
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Fuji Reala, expired 1993. Home dev with Tetenal kit.



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Looks like this came out very well!

I must say though, you are very brave! Did you use a 20-year-old roll of film for your holiday photos and then home develop it?
 
FujiLove said:
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.
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Fuji Reala, expired 1993. Home dev with Tetenal kit.



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THIS. nice. need to try some Reala!
 
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