Entries from August 2008

August 12, 2008

With help from the Czech Republic

Tried out a new film this time, FOMA 200, direct from the Czech Republic. I was expecting something bad like an HP5, but this film is one of the best I tested so far, great tones even with XTOL, great latitude and almost no grain. Just a shame I got only 20 of those. I [...]

August 12, 2008

The Dark Side

Now something from the dark time, aka night. Or other related dark stuff. But still not happy with the results, have to give the TriX an extra 10% in XTOL the next time.
Bessa R with 35/1,7 and 75/2,5 on TriX, XTOL 1+1
 
 
Music first, rock concert in Feldkirchen
 
Hope at the medical games
 
Afraid of soul sucking [...]

August 12, 2008

For Testing Only

Nothing special here, I just did some further testing with the Zorki, shutter speeds, aperture and focus of the lens and the lens itself. Lots of the photos were the same, just checking how sensitive it is to stray light and flares. Sadly, its quite bad, but at least a handful of frames are fine.  [...]

August 12, 2008

When soccer was cool II

Another roll from the EM, on this one I know what was on it, since it was also the test roll for the Tokina 24/2.8, it looked like it has a slow aperture, but after some use, it seam to work nicely. At least the last frames of that showed it.
OM-2 with 24/2,8, APX 400 [...]

August 12, 2008

When soccer was cool

Had no idea what was on that roll, I found it in my photo cabinet, thought it might be from the EM, but wasn’t sure about. I think it was taken with the Bessa, APX 400 in XTOL 1+1.
 
Tourists in town
 
Reading the EM-Newspaper
 
Politicans swinging flags
 
More tourists
 
People looking for EM tickets
 
German police is getting ready
 
Germany watching [...]