At High Park again, in my medium format fine grain film mode. I like images where there are anonymous figures in the distance.
Mamiya RZ67, Ilford Pan F+ film
developed in Rodinal
Category: Black & White
Revisiting
This spot in High Park has been featured below, but this time the image was created from a slightly different angle. I quite like the look of RPX25 in medium format!
Mamiya RZ67, 65mm/f4.5 C lens
Rollei RPX25 film, developed in Rodinal
Rollei RPX25 and Medium Format
Back to one of my happy places in High Park. I continue to be on a bit of a fine grain slow speed film kick. Rollei RPX25 is another amazing film, but you have to get the exposure right. (It really doesn’t like over-exposure). It has a nice snappy contrast, making it perfect for dull days).
Mamiya RZ67, Rollei RPX25 film, developed in Rodinal
Ghost #2
Another “ghost image” from High Park a few days ago. Something caught the dog’s attention and it stayed still long enough to register, more than the dog’s companions further back. Exposure about 1.5 seconds.
Mamiya RZ67, Rollei RPX25 film
Ghost #1
This past Saturday on a very gloomy and dull morning I went to High Park with my Mamiya RZ67, slow speed fine-grained films and of course a tripod. Exposures were often 1 second more, so any moving people in the image would be a ghostly blur. I like the effect!
Mamiya RZ67 on tripod, Rollei RPX25 film developed in Rodinal
Exposure: 1 second
Above the Subway
I’ve always found the outdoor/above ground subway stations in Toronto fascinating, especially ones (like Rosedale station below) on the oldest part of what is now called Line 1.
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 35mm/f.17 Voigtlander Ultron lens
Kodak TMax 100
The Fine Grain Quest Continues
Another fine grain film I tried recently is Agfa Copex Rapid. It is similar to Adox CMS 20 II.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/f2.8 Planar lens
Agfa Copex Rapid film , developed in Rodinal 1+100, 20 minutes
Another View of Massey Hall
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 35mm/f.17 Voigtlander Ultron lens
Kodak TMax 100 film
Hiding Behind the Camera
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 35mm/f.17 Voigtlander Ultron lens
Kodak TMax 100 film
Taming Contrast
Adox CMS 20 II is basically a high contrast ultra fine grain microfilm stock that can be used as a continuous tone film when developed with special developers. The main developer for this film (Adotech) tends to be expensive so photographers are always looking for other options. In this case I tried Rollei RLC Low contrast developer, itself not cheap but I had some around. It was a very bright day, almost unfair for this film but I did get some usable images.
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 35mm/f.17 Voigtlander Ultron lens
Adox CMS 20 II film, Rollei RLC Low Contrast developer,
1+19 15 minutes @ 24 C
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