New Old Film Challenge #147 - Test Shot

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Show us a 'Test Shot'.

I was out in my garden this morning with a short roll of film in a Contax 137 MD I have been doing some work on. In normal times I would have been out, within a reasonable car journey, to one of several places I usually take any new(ish) camera, film or lens to take some test shots of scenes I know well. That way I can compare results, sometimes they even work. So what test shot would you like to share, even if it has faults?

Usual Rules

• Must be taken by you
• Must be on film
• Must have been taken, developed and scanned prior to the start date
• Please include details of the camera, lens, emulsion and anything else of relevance if you can possibly remember that far back
• One entry per person

Entries close on Sunday 14th. March , and voting will be for about 3 days after.

This thread is for photo entries only; discussion to be kept in the discussion thread here <-

 

[Andysnap]

Yashica FX-2, Yashica DSB 50mm f 1.9 on Fuji Superia 200. I'm not 100% sure it was the first shot but it was definitely near the beginning of the first roll.

Tracks-in-the-snow by Andy, on Flickr

 

[Peter B]

This was a test of shooting of 5x7 Ilford Multigrade V paper as film to produce a paper negative, which was then scanned on an Epson V700. I used the halfplate back on a wholeplate Kodak camera for the full "olde worlde" experience last June. Developed by inspection under a safelight, the contrast was fairly fierce and I haven't tried it again. Location is the Lifeboat station under the Kessock Bridge.

 

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Apedale Mining Memorial - taken with a partially refurbished 70+ year old Rolleicord 1a (3) on FP4+ Dev'd in Microphen in September 2013


Mining is history here.
by David M Bloor, on Flickr

 

[FishyFish]

From the first roll (of Poundland Agfa - what else!) through my Olympus 35-RC.


FILM - Spaceman by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr

 

[excalibur2]

...and now for a and a case for using a digi for test shots:-
First test with a Canon FD 200mm and a cock up with exposure, corrected in Photoshop and it's just an unsharp pic......later bought a 300mm lens and using a 2xs extender and still can't get a sharp shot, the annoying moon is moving so fast the shutter speed needs to be about 1/125 sec with a fast B\W film .

 

[PeterSpencer]

Got an RSS 6x17 pinhole camera for my 2020 Easter holiday (which never happened of course).
First test shot, should have set the frame counter to frame 3 and forgot. Therefore two overlapping panoramic pictures. Ilford X2 Super. Not sure about the exposure time but I metered for f22 and then used my home-made reciprocity chart that was also under test to adjust for f233. See chart below.



The picture quality out of the camera is pretty good for a pinhole. Doesn't show here because I had to scale it down and increase compression.

Pinhole camera exposure times
f number: 233
Exposure factor for f number 22: 112.2 x
Including reciprocity factor for film: Ilford XP2 Super 400

Time
for f 22 for f233
1/1000 1/8
1/500 1/4
1/250 1/2
1/125 1 s
1/60 4 s
1/30 9 s
1/15 21 s
1/8 49 s
1/4 2 m
1/2 7 m
1 s 26 m
2 s 2 h
4 s 6 h
8 s 24 h

 

[RaglanSurf]

Testing an RZ67 10 years ago, the back was a bit flaky and sometimes wouldn't wind on giving double or triple exposures.



Camber Sands, RZ67 Delta 100 05 by Nick Watson, on Flickr

 

[Mr Badger]

Test failed! Canon EOS 30 (now repaired), EF 28-135 IS lens on Kodak Gold 200.

 

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Closed to entries, poll will be up when we wake up.

 

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... and we have a winner. Over to @PeterSpencer to set the next challenge.

 

[RaglanSurf]

Well done @PeterSpencer cracking shot and deserved winner

 

[Boots]

Congratulations @PeterSpencer !

 

[FishyFish]

Well fone Peter.

 

[Mr Badger]

Well done Peter, pick us a good one!

 

[Peter B]

Well done @PeterSpencer cracking shot and deserved winner

 

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