More and more film fun with something other than a Leica M

[ggibson]

Hasselblad 503cx and Zeiss 80/2.8 on Kodak Ektachrome E100

Overexposing slide film is always risky business...


Pumpkin tower by Graham Gibson, on Flickr

 

[chrism]

Half-frame XP2 Super, 60/1.5:

 

[ggibson]

Hasselblad 503cx and Zeiss 80/2.8 on Kodak Ektachrome E100


Luxo Lamp by Graham Gibson, on Flickr

 

[chrism]

Putting my feet up.
Pen-F, 42mm/f1.2, Pan F, Diafine:

 

[chrism]

Winter gardeners, Pen F, 42/1.2, Pan F, Diafine:

 

[Godfrey]

That's great, chrism! They're out on expedition... !!

G

 

[chrism]

I can't quite explain it. I spend years trying to develop film with as little grain as possible. I have a freezer full of MF and LF film. I don't have to be doing this. And yet, here I am, reveling in half-frame tiny negatives of questionable quality and taken with little or no regard to expense. It's a bit like being Pecker in the little-known John Waters' movie with his stolen film and obsessional picture taking.

I just can't quite help myself. Probably something bad has happened neurologically, but until someone fixes it I shall enjoy it.

 

[Godfrey]

Ask me about Minox and Polaroid sometime ..

 

[chrism]

First roll of bulk Kentmere 400 in the Pen F:

 

[MartinN]

First roll of bulk Kentmere 400 in the Pen F:

Can you get any Rollei film stock ? I have not decided yet, but I will probably try Rollei Ortho 25 and RPX 25 in 35mm. Should be pretty smooth if contrast can be handled. I have Rollei Ortho 25 in 120 and Agfa Copex Rapid. In sheet film I have Rollei ATO and Wephota FO 5, both essentially lithfilms. Overly smooth and contrasty, but so resolving. Tried SLIMT processing, but plain compensating dev was better.

Having 330lp/mm should be nice to play with in 35mm, but no bulk available.

Wrong, no Ortho bulk but RPX25 can be had as bulk.

 

[chrism]

I've Rollei Retro 80S in bulk, and it's pretty smooth. So is Pan F and XP2.
But I'm torn between wanting smooth slow films to minimise the effects of the tiny negative, and wanting faster films just because it's that kind of a camera and a lot of its lenses are f3.5 and f4. I can well see myself using the 48/1.2 and 60/1.5 most of all though, as they are the most interesting lenses. Restricting DoF isn't so easy with all these short focal lengths. I was quite surprised at how well the Kentmere came out, really quite good for the price, but certainly needed more spotting than HP5+ would.

 

[MartinN]

I've Rollei Retro 80S in bulk, and it's pretty smooth.

That’s a fun film in summer. The (pseudo) ir response is very unique and worth exploring in the summer.

I shot expired chrome handheld a lot this summer and used EI of 32 and 25. That was then. Now in October onward, I switched to digital, to be able to up the ISO 200, but November and December are no good months for handheld photography in existing light.

 

[chrism]

I don't know, XP2 Super at 1600 seems to help out quite a bit!

 

[chrism]

Here's a smoother example of Kentmere 400 in the Pen F. This thick stem of honeysuckle has been growing at our house in NS for 35 years. It came from a cutting that my mother had grown elsewhere in NS, and also at several homes in the UK. Curiously, it was an illicit cutting stolen at a garden party at Buckingham Palace in the 1930's when one of my forebears had done something civic-minded and was rewarded with an invitation. It still flowers each year and we will be sure to take cuttings to the new house.

 

[chrism]

Some lenses and films are beginning to feel neglected.

 

[Godfrey]

They're just going to have to wait for their time to return...

G

 

[chrism]

I used your Universal Developer Regime today, Godfrey. HC-110, 1+47, 8 minutes, 20ºC. I rarely dip into the supply of Neopan 400, but like to get it right when I do.

 

[chrism]

Fuji Neopan 400 in half-frame:

 

[chrism]

A gourd. Kentmere 400 @640 in Diafine, Pen-F.

 

[Godfrey]

The Kodak Retina IIc that i acquired back in Summer has returned from its full CLA service at Advanced Camera in Portland. They did a wonderful job, it's like a new camera! So I had to go out for a walk with it ... actually, a few walks! Finally got through a 36 shot roll of XP2 Super.

Ginko Leaves - Santa Clara 2021
Kodak Retina IIc
Ilford XP2 Super in HC-110 1:61

Looking at the entire roll of photos, the Schneider 50mm f/2.8 lens on this camera seems every bit as good as the f/2 version on the Retina IIIc, or even my Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2! The Retina IIc is handy, protects its lens when folded for carrying, and is a joy to shoot with. Truly a delightful camera.

Enjoy!
G​