B&W from a 1956 Rolleiflex

[Lucky Hack]

Here's some shots from the first roll of B&W film run through a Rollei I bought at the Carson Camera Convention (www.cameraexpo.com). Can't get grain like that from my D70 no matter what I do. When I got these back, the first thing I did was go out and buy a light meter! I'm hoping the second round are a little better, these required a heavy hand in Pshop.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

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thinking about the challenge 37 already...

[Lucky Hack]

here's 3 overlapping patterns!

[devbobo]

Love the last one....fantastic http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gifhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gif

[CMaster]

I think my favorite of all of them is the one with the cat. Has this very evil and sinister feel about it.

Good stuff :thumb

[Lucky Hack]

Love the last one....fantastic http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gifhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gif

Thanks David, that's my front door, there was so little light I didn't even think it was going to be salvagable...

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

[Lucky Hack]

I think my favorite of all of them is the one with the cat. Has this very evil and sinister feel about it.

Good stuff :thumb

Thanks, I like this one too, she looks angry, but she's really just yawning after a nap and I happened to be outside the window.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

[Angelo]

Hey Ian, glad to see you're enjoying the new camera. I love #3. How's it feel to be shooting "blind" again?

[Lucky Hack]

Hey Ian, glad to see you're enjoying the new camera. I love #3. How's it feel to be shooting "blind" again?

It's wierd and uncomfortable but man, I'm learning a whole lot about photography shooting with a meterless manual rig. I shot the first roll without a meter and it was fun until I got the negs back. :cry I bought a light meter on Wednesday and shot a couple of metered rolls and I felt much more confindent and it allowed me to focus on the shot more. I'm gonna pick up the metered shots today and I'll post a couple of em. There is a wierd sense of suspense and anticipation, waiting to see how the shots come out, now I have to wait a couple of days, but it's still fun. And the grain, it doesn't show up properly in the 600 x 600 file on the screen, but I'm shooting 400 speed film and the grain is tasty.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

[Angelo]

It's wierd and uncomfortable but man, I'm learning a whole lot about photography shooting with a meterless manual rig. I shot the first roll without a meter and it was fun until I got the negs back. :cry I bought a light meter on Wednesday and shot a couple of metered rolls and I felt much more confindent and it allowed me to focus on the shot more. I'm gonna pick up the metered shots today and I'll post a couple of em. There is a wierd sense of suspense and anticipation, waiting to see how the shots come out, now I have to wait a couple of days, but it's still fun. And the grain, it doesn't show up properly in the 600 x 600 file on the screen, but I'm shooting 400 speed film and the grain is tasty.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian
When you building the new darkroom??? :rofl

[Lucky Hack]

When you building the new darkroom??? :rofl

Not just yet, I had a small one at my old place for a pinhole camera I built, but it was just for developing, not enlarging. My sister has one at her place, I'm gonna have her show me the ropes and see if it's something I even want to mess with. I've heard you can really push a print in the darkroom I know it sounds like too much work, but I'm thinking it could be fun. :dunno

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

[dragon300zx]

I love working in the darkroom. It's the only reason I have a film camera still. I want to get my own darkroom at home actually cause I will only be able to use the one at school for so long. Processing pictures on the computer is great and I love my digital camera's. But after a stressfull day or week there is nothing more relaxing than chilling out in the darkroom and doing some developing and enlarging. I don't think I would even use film for any commercial work for my websites or anything like that and my digital will always be my main for everything. But being in the darkroom just has a calming effect that looking at a computer screen doesn't (maybe thats cause I spend on average 12 hours or more in front of a computer on a daily basis between work, school, and my photography).