iMamiya nano is coming

After the 2 cameras went under my nose i bought this one from my friend in Japan, this will eventually be the fourth camera I bough used from Japan, usually they are very little used, also in this case (as per my mammamiya) there is still the original memo clip paper, wich should be a good sign. 

I paid something more than I was willing to, and is noto a pro TL but a more simple pro, wich I was told is anyway better than the super. The price premium is because is coming with a metered prism, wich is nice, and a polaroid back (useless in this camera) and a motor grip wich is really stupid in my opinion for amature use. The polaroid back and the grip are going to ebay right away, if you are interested mail me.

The lens is the classic 80mm f2,8, the newer version, and this will be the only lens for this camera, I promise.

By the way my other friend Roger from dublin just send me the 35mm panoramic back.

We are back in business.

Velvia 100 or 50/100

A couple of months ago I went mad searching for some Velvia 100 in 4x5 sheets and 120 rolls.

I didn’t succeed, from USA (the only source I found) the price with shipping and taxes was simply too much. So instead I decide to buy from my friends at fotoimpex.de (nazi country) some old fashion velvia 50.

Now you might know that the difference between Velvia 100 and 50 (apart from the iso) are the colors, in other words the Velvia 100 should be a more natural color slide.

I was curios to try it but in the end was not that big issue, next time.

What was an issue was that I was really bored of having to deal with ISO 50, for 4X5” is no problem, but for the mammamiya with the slow lenses shooting in available light in any situation wich is not very sunny daylight is a big pain in the ass. If there it was a faster lens than 2.8 for the mammamiya it will not be a problem.

So since I now develope my own film I decided to push it to ISO 100.

Wich is as easy as saying it, just increase the first bath time by 2’00”

Also note that you can push provia 400x with the same method easily to 1600 iso, wich I saw, looks nice.

The tricky part is only to remember wich roll of film is exposed at wich speed

COLOr compensation

Do you know color compensation?

No?

really?

But he knows you, very well, he lurks in the shadow of long exposure and bite you if you are not careful.

The one above is a good exemple, I didn’t bother with flashes a made a 6 sec expore, the negative was yellow, really yellow.

So next time I will read the spec sheet with more attention.

iMamiya-nano

Holy crap maybe I’m buying another Mamiya, this is the nano version of my RZ67, it shuold be a better compromise in size and quality, because the RZ is really too big to bring it around for a two weeks trip on the road I’m planning this summer.

I’ve just left escape a pair of good (looking) cameras, so now I’m on the market again.

Funny enough I was really not planning to buy this camera, mine was just an interest, but when I found a rare 35mm back for sale I bought it.

Now I’m commited to buy it (against mi will if my girlfriend ask)

If you have one for sale mailme

News from LEICA

Leica has decided that the economic crisis is not real

so they decided to present their most expensive 50mm f2 yet™

and also a 7k USD B&W ONLY digital camera

read it here

Photo

tokyo-camera-style:

Totem Pole Photo Gallery, Shinjuku

Mamiya RZ67

BROTHER IN ARMS

TETENAL IS A GO

I’ve finished my kit for E6(tetenal)l last week, I really like it, I was a bit scared when I was preparing the last doses when i noticed that there was a little bit less o the color developer part 2 than needed, but I decided to try it anyway. It went smooth, no problem at all, maybe I was lucky.

Since is the only one easily available make no senso te recommended it but I will do it anyway, the small kit is the best for small volume in my humble opinion, and stay fresh for months (3) unmixed. As soon as fuji decide to sell again films I will use it again for sure.

(not) miss you

So kodak is not going well, to be clear the digital part of kodak is not going that bad the consumer camera are going like shit, while the manufacture of digital sensore (wich kodak provide to a number of other digital cameras manufacturer, among them is Leica) is not going bad at all.

Anyway this week (or was it the last? who cares) the guys at kodak stop making the shitty E6 transparency, the above pictured G and the VS (very shitty ??).

Not big deal, none will be miss by anybody.

They also decided a big price increase by 15% , to catch up with fuji price I assume (they don’t want to be considered a lesser brand, mind you).

Link

Size do matters

I’ve just developed some more slide, this time was a couple o rolls of Velvia 50 and Provia 400X, both in 35mm fornat, with my second best camera, THE F5

The results are superb, there is nothing like slide.

So I was so happy with the results that I’ve decided to make some scans:

Provia 400x

Velvia 50

And so after the scans I was less happy, I’ve a dedicated film scanner for 35mm but still the results are crap, is the downside of small formats there is no way around it, larger format are order of magnitude better. 35mm slide are god for projection and travel (usually both combine in a traditional manner).