I couldn't help myself....it needed a home! (Page 2): Congratulations on your recent find Erich. Very nice choices from your first outing together, especially #2. Gotta like a waist...

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

Congratulations on your recent find Erich. Very nice choices from your first outing together, especially #2.

Gotta like a waist level finder, just gives a different perspective to a shot.

Hoping to add an early F series to my collection someday, making do for now with a yet untested $10 Nikkormat FT 2 rescue with the not as good f2 down front.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Linda From Maine wrote:

Super-duper photos! What fantastic tonal range and details. So happy for you, Erich.

I'm pretty happy with how these photos came out. Thanks. Now I'm even more excited about the 4x5 that should arrive any day. How many cameras does anyone really need? I think I'm over my quota. lol
Erich

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Jim-Pops wrote:

I think you NEW 😳 camera did a great job with the tree and bark. Top notch B&W
Picture 3 reminds me of something I might have seen on the "Leave it to Beaver Show". Great B&W retro photo with this one.😊

Thanks for the comment. Glad you liked the photos. Not going to win any prizes; but they do show off what the camera can do.
Erich

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

BobHartung wrote:

As they would say in Japan: The camera has chosen you!

Great quality images BTW.

Didn't something like that happen to Harry Potter and his wand? Thanks for taking time to look at the photos.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

AzPicLady wrote:

Very nicely done. Sometimes one cannot beat the old camera and old school techniques.

I like shooting digital; but there is a special something associated with film. Sounds different, feels different and requires more patience. Good stuff. I think I'm hooked.
Erich

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

magnetoman wrote:

Two ‘oldies’ making new pictures, nothing wrong with that Erich. Great results as well.
My first SLR back in the sixties was an Edixa with waist level finder and clip on eye level pentaprism. Lovely camera.

Exida...never used one of those. "Hello ebay? I have a question." lol
Erich

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

ebrunner wrote:

Exida...never used one of those. "Hello ebay? I have a question." lol
Erich

But get the spelling right Erich - Edixa, not Exida!!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Very nice photos, Erich. Definitely a good investment.
--Bob

ebrunner wrote:

I ordered a new scanner, and went to the photo sho... (show quote)

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

rmalarz wrote:

Very nice photos, Erich. Definitely a good investment.
--Bob

Thank you. I used my Sekonic meter for the shots; but I also found a light meter app for the phone that was essentially as accurate as the Sekonic (for the most part) but did not offer spot metering. Thank you for your comments and for taking a look.
erich

rebride

Svema film. Although an old one, never knew about it.
Meticulously hand-rolled right there in NJ.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

rebride wrote:

Svema film. Although an old one, never knew about it.
Meticulously hand-rolled right there in NJ.

I've been buying it in 100' rolls and using a roller to put it in my own cassettes. I think the nicest aspect of this film is that it dries flat. That makes scanning much easier. It also has a very fine grain. Downside is that it is slow. Most of the time, however, I use a tripod and don't usually target fast moving subjects. So, longer exposure times are not much of a problem for me.
Erich

rebride

ebrunner wrote:

I've been buying it in 100' rolls and using a roller to put it in my own cassettes. I think the nicest aspect of this film is that it dries flat. That makes scanning much easier. It also has a very fine grain. Downside is that it is slow. Most of the time, however, I use a tripod and don't usually target fast moving subjects. So, longer exposure times are not much of a problem for me.
Erich

Interesting that Svema has been revived and produced with some of the original equipment in the Ukraine than shipped to New Jersey for distribution. Must have quite a fan base.
Flat is nice. Curling and buckling in an enlarger could reek havoc with focus with darkroom prints.
You seem to have your exposure and development times down pat. Do you ever get silver halide prints made?
People often now add grain to mimic film, when actually back in the day it was the opposite. The quest for holy grail of grain free.
One thing I like about digital is the flip up lcd screen. Used to use waist level exclusively on my old Mamiya. Kind of a lost art. I vaguely remember trying it with a Nikon F but screen was too small. You should post a picture of the camera.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

rebride wrote:

Interesting that Svema has been revived and produc... (show quote)

I'll post one this evening. I've never tried Silver halide prints. Don't know much about it, I'm afraid. I Never shot with a Mamiya. I did have a Bronica for a while. Then I traded it in and bought a Hasselblad. I like the square format of the Hasselblad.

rebride

Silver halide is the old darkroom prints. Equivalent to the silver halide film you are using. Film is making a come back, but silver halide prints are the other side of the equation.
Now called C-prints at printing services that offer it I believe.
Ilford opened a couple labs in the US recently. Check it out.
https://www.harmanlab-us.com/

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

rebride wrote:

Silver halide is the old darkroom prints. Equivalent to the silver halide film you are using. Film is making a come back, but silver halide prints are the other side of the equation.
Now called C-prints at printing services that offer it I believe.
Ilford opened a couple labs in the US recently. Check it out.
https://www.harmanlab-us.com/

Thank you for the information. Something else I need to investigate and find out more about. I love this hobby.
erich