Shanghai GP3 film in 220 format
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by kevinallan
2y ago
Shanghai GP3 film has been around for decades, and had a poor reputation for quality control for much of that time. Whilst it was cheap to buy, I was put off by stories of the numbers on the backing paper of 120 film bleeding through onto the negatives. In the last couple of years the company producing the film has changed ownership, and now has some kind of a relationship with Orwo, the German manufacturer of cine film. I took the plunge to buy a couple of rolls when I learnt that Shanghai were now selling the film in 220 format (like 120 but with twice the number of frames), 127 format (idea ..read more
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Exposure fail
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by kevinallan
2y ago
From the same roll of Kodak Gold 200 as my previous post, I was sorry to see that this image was totally let down by underexposure. It was shot in aperture priority auto exposure on a Pentax ME Super, which presumably has centre-weighted metering. It really needed 1-2 steps of extra exposure to get the shadows right. And a horse willing to stay still while I worked that out. Attempts to lift the shadows in Lightroom have just made it look worse. Whilst I don’t want to be the bad photographer who blames his tools, I can’t help thinking that Portra 400 would have handled the dynamic range bette ..read more
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Woodland scenes – Kodak Gold developed in ECN2
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by kevinallan
2y ago
First, a quick reminder that the URL of this blog has changed. It is now https://kevinthephotographer.wordpress.com The old URL (filmphotography.blog) will stop working in mid-February 2022. I almost didn’t bother developing this film, a roll of Kodak Gold 200 which I had purchased at a bargain price from a supermarket a few years ago – I think a got 3 rolls for £2. It had been in the camera – a Pentax ME Super – for about a year and I couldn’t remember what the contents of the film were. I did recall that the camera back had been accidentally opened so at least a few frames would be spoilt ..read more
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A local walk – “warts and all”
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by kevinallan
2y ago
First, a quick reminder that the URL of this blog has changed. It is now https://kevinthephotographer.wordpress.com The old URL (filmphotography.blog) will stop working in mid-February 2022. Usually when I take photos on my walks in the local area I concentrate on the more scenic aspects – trees, plants, streams, waterfalls, and so on. On this occasion I decided to shoots “warts and all” and include some of the less attractive features. However I still omitted dumped rubbish … maybe next time. You probably won’t like them. That’s OK. All shots taken on an Olympus OM1 with Zuiko 35mm f2.8 len ..read more
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Welcome back Yashicamat
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by kevinallan
2y ago
First, a quick reminder that the URL of this blog has changed. It is now https://kevinthephotographer.wordpress.com The old URL (filmphotography.blog) will stop working in mid-February 2022. I just received my Yashicamat 124G back from servicing at Newton Ellis in Liverpool. Oh the joys of 12 complete frames with correct frame spacing ! Accurate focussing ! No light leaks ! No lens haze ! A smooth wind-on ! I took it out straight away for a local walk, to run through a test roll of Ilford FP4+ It wasn’t cheap but I am sure it was a worthwhile investment to give the camera a new lease of lif ..read more
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Holy Island pinholes
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by kevinallan
2y ago
First, a quick reminder that the URL of this blog has changed. It is now https://kevinthephotographer.wordpress.com The old URL (filmphotography.blog) will stop working in mid-February 2022. A couple of pinhole shots from the priory at Holy Island, also known as Lindisfarne, in Northumberland. Camera: RealitySoSubtle 6x6F Film: Rollei RPX25 Developer: Adox HRDEV 1:40 for 10 ..read more
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4×5 at Guyzance Weir
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by kevinallan
2y ago
First, a quick reminder that the URL of this blog has changed. It is now https://kevinthephotographer.wordpress.com The old URL (filmphotography.blog) will stop working in mid-February 2022. I took the Intrepid 4×5 camera and a few sheets of Fomapan 100 to Guyzance in Northumberland and came away with three images (two of which were alternate exposures for the same scene.) 150mm lens90mm lens The film was rated at EI50 and developed in HC110, Dilution H (1+63) for 7’23 ..read more
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Pinholes at Ely Cathedral
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by kevinallan
2y ago
First, a quick reminder that the URL of this blog has changed. It is now https://kevinthephotographer.wordpress.com The old URL (filmphotography.blog) will stop working in mid-February 2022. I recently had an opportunity to visit Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire for a few hours and took a few cameras – the Ondu Multi-format pinhole camera loaded with Ilford HP5+, an Olympus OM1 with a few frames of FP4+ that needed finishing off, and an Olympus OM10 loaded with HP5+ rated at EI600. The building dates back to 1083 AD and is very impressive. The pinholes worked best and I came away with four im ..read more
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Cow Green reservoir in fog
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by kevinallan
2y ago
First, a quick reminder that the URL of this blog has changed. It is now https://kevinthephotographer.wordpress.com. The old URL (filmphotography.blog) will stop working in mid-February 2022. I previously showed some 4×5 images taken at Cauldron Snout on Teesdale. I’ve just developed the second set of images taken that day. As I returned to the car the fog rolled in and I took these shots with an Olympus 35RC loaded with Ilford HP5+ film, which was semi-stand developed for 1 hour in HC110 diluted 1:119 ..read more
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Single image – Routin Linn
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by kevinallan
2y ago
Two days after Christmas, I escaped to North Northumberland to visit Routin Linn in North Northumberland (also known as Roughtin Linn or Routin Lynn). Taken with an Intrepid 4×5 camera and Fomapan 100 rated at EI50, this is possibly my favourite large format image so far. It was also a good demonstration of the advantages of carrying gear in a shoulder bag rather than a backpack. When a long walk is required, a backpack is definitely called for, but when it’s very muddy or wet you sometimes don’t want to take off your backpack to get camera gear out, and a shoulder bag comes into its’ own. In ..read more
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