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This arrived in the mail today. The lens appears fine - it clicks through its settings as it should and I can't see any scratches or other glaring issues. The shutter seems to behave as it should when set to various speeds although I don't know how to evaluate that with absolute precision. (I just know it clicked nice and fast when I was shooting outdoors in the sunlight and had it set to higher speeds; and was much slower as would be expected when shooting indoors in lower light.)
It's very clean inside and out and the prism viewfinder is nice and bright. The only thing that remains to be seen is if it has that overlapping frame problem. I followed along with the video made by TRA of pentaconsix.com while loading and encountered no issues, but who knows if I got the tensioning correct or whatever.
Fuji 645 Pro Folding Camera Medium format (120 film) camera circa 1983. The camera operates well and the bellows are in nice shape. However, the built in meter has problems and the film counter does not work. But hey, there is always the sunny f/16 rule or hand held meters and I can count to 15!
Olympus XZ-1 Art Filter #6-Dramatic Tone
Photo shooting with Lisa, a friend. Most are digital but I shot a few with the Mamiya.
Mamiya RZ67 Pro II
Kodak Tmax 100
2 x Holga CFN (double exp.), Agfa Portrait 160 (expired 10/07), clear soft surround filter, negatives scanned in grayscale, border added
Yashica Mat 124, 80mm f/3.5 + Bay 1 - 55mm adapter + IR720 filter + CPL, Macophot IR820c (expired 2003)
Rodinal 1+50, 12 minutes
I love love love this film. There's a little base fog given its age but it's held up really well despite losing a stop or two of sensitivity. With IR filtration these shots were metered at ISO 0.8. I didn't take into account focus shift (forgetting that these older more IR-sensitive films require it and modern IR films do not).
Balda Baldixette with Baldar 9/72
Simple 6x6 camera for rollfilm 120, comparable to the Dacora Digna or Pouva Start. All of them have a retractable lens tubus, but this Baldixette has literally a spring tubus: when the small button next to the advance wheel is pressed, the lens really shoots out. The specifications are truly modest: one shutter speed and B, two apertures (f/16 and f/9). The lens can be focused and it's certainly a two-element achromat. When you are looking through the front lens, you can see a blue colored bezel. I don't know, if the blue color should give the impression of a lens coating. Other features: tripod socket, PC-socket, accessory shoe, cable release thread, memo disk for film type and speed, red window for controlling the film advance, strap lugs. That retractable lens appears somewhat rickety, but there is a second tube inside, so it should be solid enough.
The Baldixette was introduced in 1956, at that time Balda made already advanced 35 mm cameras, so in comparison that camera is really cheaply made.
Last spring break (yep, it took me 9 months to develop the film and 3 more to scan it) I went to Boston, Salem, new Hampshire, and Maine to visit some of the most incredible people I have ever known. I've made it a point to travel places where I know people because they are helpful, courteous, and so fun to be around.
Carla took me out to Salem one day and we did a bit of walking around because the weather was perfect. This is one image that I can't wait to print - maybe I'll wait until next spring break!
Graflex Century Graphic
Fujinon W 135mm f5.6
B+W Close-up +4 (NL4)
ProS 6x7 120 Roll film back
Ilford HP5+ @ 200
Stand developed in Caffenol-C-L
Epson V500
Photoshop CS
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And he decides who to free and who to blame
Everybody won't be treated all the same
There'll be a golden ladder reaching down
When the Man comes around"