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Eats

The Canonet QL17 is a nice, solid rangefinder, which has an “A” for automatic, as well as the capability to be manually set in all areas. I shot a roll of Agfa Vista 200, mostly on “A” to see how well it works. Overall, I think I may prefer to set my exposure factors manually as a lot of the images were a bit blurry or soft. I’ve got some film someplace that may be a bit sharper, shot a year or so ago, that I need to find in order to do some comparisons. This was taken in the food area of The Grove in L.A.

Pink & Green

I used the cord on the XA4 to get the correct distance for a “macro” shot – about .3 m or 12 inches. I’ve loaded up the camera to slip into my bag I take to work – it’s a small camera, easy to carry, protected by the clam shell case. I have a feeling it’s going to be carry-around-in-the-pocket type camera as it has no lens covers needing replacing should they fall off, etc. Ya know, I do have a little case lying around for my other little cameras which would prevent that problem. Now, if I could only find my missing Werra . . .

Raindrops & Thorns

Another shot taken with Kodak UltraMax 400 and the Olympus XA4. I don’t know if it is me, or the camera, or the film, or a combination, but I don’t think the sharpness is quite where I would like it to be. Despite that, I think this is a helluva a great little camera – so quick and easy to use. Maybe I’ll pick up the XA later on as it is a true rangefinder, not a zone-focusing one as is the XA4. What I do like about the XA4 is the wider angle, and the ability to do some macro work with a point-and-shoot sized film camera.

Along the Path from the Beach

Another photo from the day at the Carpinteria Bluffs here in California. Besides the Nikon V3, I brought along the Olympus Trip 35, which is proving to be a fun little camera. Right now, nearly all the flowers are gone except the most hardy, from seasonal and weather changes, and these cheerful yellow flowers add a bright touch to an otherwise beige, beige, beige landscape.

Lonely Road

I bought an Olympus Trip 35 film camera from The Trip Man in England, custom-covered with jolly red leather, and refurbished. This is from the first roll of film – admittedly, with a bit of post-processing – Ektar 100, which I love for outdoors.

Anyway, this gal was on her mountain bike, panting and sweating, on a road in the middle of nowhere. I was in the middle of nowhere, too, but I got there rather more sedately on my two feet. Imagine – two people in nowhere.