Lat evening I was in Kensington Market with my new Sony A7ii full frame digital camera. (Don’t worry, still mainly a film guy!). I got this camera as a platform for various lenses, and last night it was the Nikkor 20mm/f2.8 lens.
Sony A7ii, 20m/f2.8 Nikkor lens
Early in the morning recently in Kensington Market, the light was quite something.
Nikon N90s, Fuji Astia 100 E6 Slide film
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 35mm/f1.7 Ultron,
Adox CMS 20 II film
I’ve noticed these mannequins in Kensington Market in Toronto a number of times. To me the more lifelike a mannequin is, the less real it looks.
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 50mm/f2 Heliar Classic lens
JCH Streetpan 400 film
Today one final image from my test roll of Cinestill 800T colour negative film, from Kensington Market in Toronto.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Another image from my Cinestill 800T test roll, shot with my Hasselblad 500C/M and 50mm/4 Distagon wide angle lens. I am always struck by how Kensington Market combines colour and grit.
Thanks to my friends at Downtown Camera in Toronto, I was able to get a test roll of Cinestill 800T film in medium format to try out. This is motion picture stock. This film has the remjet backing removed, making it safe to process in standard C-41 kits. It’ a high speed (ISO 800) film, but I shot it at EI 640. Despite the fact that it is Tungsten balanced (for incandescent lighting) I found my outdoor sunny day images on the test roll were very easy to colour correct in post.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Cinestill 800T film
I liked the look of this old utility pole in Kensington Market in Toronto, as it loomed over the street, with the angle of the camera exaggerating its tilt.
Hasselblad 500 C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX400 film, stand developed in Rodinal
I was in Kensington Market with my Rolleiflex yesterday and ran across this interesting shop window display
Rolleiflex E3 with 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, developed in Rodinal 1+50, 14 minutes @ 20C
Normally in the summer Kensington Market is a busy spot, full of people. I recently went there on a Saturday at around 7:30 am, and captured empty streets and long shadows.
Mamiya 645 Pro TL, 45mm/2.8 Mamiya lens
Fuji Neopan Acros, developed in Rodinal 1+50,
13.5 minutes @ 20 C
My Third Eye 