Analog film photography and cameras

One from Prague - sadly I sold the camera (Nikon F2) and only got one roll through it. I didn't get the film processed until recently. I've got another F2 but no lenses for it, if anyone is after one or looking to get rid of a 50mm 1.4 or a 35mm...

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thanks! these 3 were on HP5 too, keeping the theme of the page!

Just noticed there's a new guide on the topic of scanning with a digital camera over at JCH -
http://www.japancamerahunter.com/2016/10/the-digital-darkroom-digitizing-analogue-film-with-a-digital-camera/
Maybe some useful info for you in there.

Actually, there's an older article over there that is somewhat better written and contains some good tips and tricks (in the article as well as in the comments) -
http://www.japancamerahunter.com/2016/02/scanning-film-digital-camera/

This season chairs are the new mattresses

damn

My setup looks good when compared to that! Just need to work on the post processing and I'll be able to scan all my colour negs from my youth...... Earlier youth.... I'm still young, dammit!

Three more images from my home dev and scan experiments.

This time inverted and converted to B+W in Photoshop then tweaked in LR. Mainly to try and ensure there are some blacks and whites in each image.

Thoughts and comment very welcome.

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..looking good!

So here's the thing, and probably been discussed before...
but do I shoot in B&W and process and print/scan, or just shoot C41 film process/scan and then desaturate for B&W.
Pro's and Cons, Experiences, anything?

Loads of people shoot portra then convert to b&w with Lightroom etc which gives you individual controls for the whole colour range.

So, my rb67 is knackered. A broken component means it focuses short.

I'm thinking I might sell all my lenses and all other bits to find a more convenient medium format system - i'm pretty sure the size of the thing contributed to its demise. It was simply too heavy to be able to pack safely in a rucksack, and must've been bashed in the process.

So - medium format suggestions under £500?

Are you looking to sacrifice some versatility (lens selection, etc.) for more portability? If so then a rangefinder like the Fuji 670/680/690 maybe?

If you're looking for interchangeable lenses then I'd go Pentax 6x7, not small or light by any stretch of the imagination but they're built like a tank.

Mju 2 Kodak portra 160- god i love this camera

Berlin scenes, MJU II and HP5 pushed to 1600.

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David Brown

I don't bother with xp2 (a c41 bw film) because it shares enough in characteristics with colour film converted (which is cheaper).

Real bw film works in a different way though. It has clean shadows, it's sharp etc and can be pushed or just exposed less and you can control contrast. It's boss. It can cost you more or less depending how you go about it (for instance you could buy bulk rolls of kentmere and process/scan yourself and it's cheap ... or you could buy ilford/kodak pre-rolled and pay a pro lab and go broke).

god i love this camera

:-)

They're weapons. Sneaky little weapons.

Not really a recommendation as i've no impirical knowledge of them ... but I want to try an old voigtlander Perkeo. They are tiny and you can buy them cheap, or refurbished from the US for not much more. Fixed lens (a bit soft wide open) and zone focus though.

You can search flickr for examples for true b&w films like Ilford FP4 / HP5, Kodak Tri-X - and for some C41 b&w films like Ilford XP-2 or Kodak BW400CN, and see what you like.
I have seen very nice work using either, both can look very good.
Though I guess with the C41 ones it's not possible to get that rough, grainy look.
C41 is more convenient (and sometimes cheaper and faster) in terms of developing (if you don't do it yourself).

Unfortunately there's no compatibility with the lenses, but how about the smaller brother, a Mamiya M645?
This should feel funny for you, coming from the huge RB..

There are so many great medium format systems out there.. I think you have to decide what format you want first, and whether you want interchangable lenses.

Do you have Instagram?

waded through this horrible boggy field-at least the light was nice

very, very nice

Yea, tinakino.
Don't use it that much though.