A new-to-me film, recommended by one whose photography I admire: Kodak UltraMax 400. Not an expensive film. I shot the roll at the recommended iso, using the automatic exposure element in a Ricoh XR-10 camera, and a Vivitar 28-70mm lens. The guy at the photo lab suggest I shoot all 400 at 320 iso instead – longer exposure, better color. I’ve loaded another roll of the same film, in the same camera, to test it out at a lower iso.
This image was doctored a bit in LR.
An image from the roll of film I developed myself this weekend. Ilford HP5+, scanned with Pakon 135.
Kodak Gold 200, Helios 44-4M, Praktica MTL3, Pakon 135.
The day I went out to shoot the black and white film – specifically, Ilford HP5 – I also went out with colored filters, to see how they would affect things. Well, I forget what order I did what in, so . . . that was a bust! Still, there are some nice pictures in the lot. I am not sure if I like Ilford HP5 – perhaps to grainy for my taste, and perhaps too contrasty. Nonetheless, I am super pleased with the results of the processing, and the results of scanning in the Pakon 135 scanner. Also, I thought I had used the Werra, but thinking back, I used the Nikon FM2n with the 50mm f1.4 ais lens. The day was bright and sunny.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 