Analog film photography and cameras

http://www.mailshotsuk.co.uk/acatalog/Kodachrome.html
64iso 35mm

@ Smithchild, I really like the pics. Dont be afraid of the Red filter (not many people know to use them for B/W so well done) but you can always invest in a mid/deep orange which will be good for less sunny/contrasty days.

For very sunny days you can go down to 100 ISO for B/W, 400 is good for overcast & less sunny days. It can be pushed into lower light conditions but that will only increase the grain.

Try some Ilford FP4 or FP5 PLUS, gives nice results in strong light and has good range into the blacks too.

(taken without any filters, naughty boy)

Also the vingnetting works too. Good first effort dude.

Donut! thats excellently sharp and contrasty. Very nice indeed.

Chris, some of the (UK) Camera Fairs throw these up sometimes, but more and more rarely I think.

120 or 35mm?

either.

GA2G that link is out of stock.

so okay whats the dealy deal with the red filters for b&w?

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Sorry Chris. I got taken in by the BACK IN STOCK in red lettering. :(
I'll keep a lookout though.

DiscountFilmsDirect are showing stock.........but I can't be sure.

also (I know off topic) the best way to get good digital Black and White is to shoot with the reddest filter you can buy (i guess any color will work) it makes the light all one color when it hits the lens, allowing for richer contrast after B&W conversion.

so okay whats the dealy deal with the red filters for b&w?

Using Smithchild's pic as an example. The Orange to Dark Red filters mainly add tonal range to skies. So if this pic was taken without the Red filter you would not see the clouds, the whold sky would just be white. It's a similar effect to using a Polariser for colour film.

Red/Orange filters are an essential addition to an shoot kit of you are working in B/W.

Also if you are doing any portraiture Green filters are good for bringing out skin tones.

I love red filters for adding life to boring skys.

If I could only recommend 2 filters, they are the deep orange, which also enlivens drab, grey skies, and a graduated neutral density filter.
The latter can be used for colour also, to good effect.

My advice only regards film photography, but could be applied to digital, if you use such cameras.

also (I know off topic) the best way to get good digital Black and White is to shoot with the reddest filter you can buy (i guess any color will work) it makes the light all one color when it hits the lens, allowing for richer contrast after B&W conversion.

You mean shooting in colour with a coloured filter in order to convert the image into B/W afterwards. Good idea, but I would just shoot normal colour, exposed correctly, then desaturate and push the contrast in Photoshop.

Maybe a medium coulur filter would give nice contrast to start with.

I love red filters for adding life to boring skys.

If I could only recommend 2 filters, they are the deep orange, which also enlivens drab, grey skies, and a graduated neutral density filter.
The latter can be used for colour also, to good effect.

My advice only regards film photography, but could be applied to digital, if you use such cameras.

Personallhy I dont like Grads, but an ND is a good one to add to your filter set.

http://www.mppusers.freeuk.com/camerafair/
Camera Fair at Kemnal College Orpington 6th December 09
I went to one on Sunday picked up a 24mm FD lense for my Canon AE-1 Programme £40. I'll probably go to the next one as well.
Plenty of stuff there, Leica's, Exakta's, Canons, loads of Olympus and Nikon 35mm stuff.
Spotted a few bits of Roliflex stuff, but I was only really interested in lenses for Canon and Exakta cameras.

Mamiya 1000s 645
Kodak Portra 160NC shot at 125

Mamiya 1000s 645
Kodak Portra 160NC
Long exposure

Nice! :)

Anyone used Peak Processing? Sent me films off for processing a week ago and not heard nothing yet - i'll give them a few days before chasing them up..

Peak are supposed to be excellent, and are one of the few that do (did?) prints directly from slides. Cibachrome, and previously RA-4.
Could be the postal stike that has caused a backlog. I think I used them quite a while back for d&p from a wedding shoot. No problems.

Got the negs back - pleased with them. You're probably right about the postal strike and a week isn't too long to wait anyway. I'd recommend them.
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Has anyone had any experience with the Leica Mini?

Turn it on, point it at something pretty, press shutter release, repeat! ;)

You mean shooting in colour with a coloured filter in order to convert the image into B/W afterwards. Good idea, but I would just shoot normal colour, exposed correctly, then desaturate and push the contrast in Photoshop.

Maybe a medium coulur filter would give nice contrast to start with.

yeah in color with a color filter, it makes the light all one color when it hits the sensor, try it you will get much richer tones then with just a desatuarte and contrast push.

Turn it on, point it at something pretty, press shutter release, repeat! ;)

So THATS how it works.

This may be the wrong place to ask but: does anyone have a 35 mm slr kickin aboot? could just be a body, I can hunt for lenses later. actually looking for a Chinon CE-4 but anything will do. or is there a better place to ask?

As for on the forum, this is the perfect place to ask, unless you put an OT (off topic) wanted ad in the classifieds.

Not got one for ya, but 35mm SLR's are easy to pick up. Is there nothing on the bay?

If you're looking for a cheap camera with a k-mount (Pentax are cheap enough to be honest), Ricoh, Cosina, Sears, Vivitar, Exacta, Petri, Quantaray, etc. have a k-mount.

it doesn't really matter what brand or model it is as long it's reliable and does the job.

Not really impressive. But it was one of the very first photo's I took with an SLR.
Developing it yourself was always fun.

Think I was 17 at the time.