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I fancied a twin-lens reflex camera during the 1970s, especially a classic Rolleiflex. With a bit of money in hand, I finally fulfilled my heart’s desire with this second-hand one in early 1981. I only ran two films through it, none too successfully, before giving up and reverting to the familiar 35mm format. I remained loyal to the Rollei brand however, beginning an association with the cigarette-packet sized Rollei 35 model that lasted over 30 years until I finally embraced digital photography in 2015.
This was taken at first light using a MPP large format camera. I used two 3 stop cokin ND filters to get a long exposure. The wind started to pick up whilst standing on the shore, so I also held the camera down onto the tripod to minimise shake. Shot with Ilford FP4+ film and developed in D76 at 1:1.
This was the second part of my unit three project, there was definitely blood, sweat and tears when making this final piece.
He let us look through the viewfinder, but I couldn't reach :-(
He lifted some kids up and his wife, and I was tempted to get a boost up myself, but thought otherwise. I do not weigh like a 10 yr old and he's no spring chicken.
One lady was teasing him if this thing gives off smoke after each shot. I guess it kinda looks like those ancient cameras, especially when he was under that dark hood. Of course, he gave a quick lecture on large formats (how expensive they are, how you're forced to think carefully about each shot, etc.).