gdi
Veteran
Ok, I am still carrying this Isolette around!
I tried some Acros 100 the other day. What happened to my grain?!
I tried some Acros 100 the other day. What happened to my grain?!
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Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
I love that tombstone in the first photo. When I die I want my gravestone to have a morbid poem like that! I saw one in a book on the history of sculpture once that said: "Oh ye who reads with little care, who passes by and leaves me here: know that one you too shall die and be entomb'd as well as I"
LOL
Those poems on gravestones were once popular in New England in the puritan days.
LOL
Those poems on gravestones were once popular in New England in the puritan days.
gertf
Established
Rumored to be inscribed on the tombstone of an old Norwegian teacher known for his strict discipline.
'A strong heart and two strong hands have stopped beating'
Nice shots gdi
'A strong heart and two strong hands have stopped beating'
Nice shots gdi
chubasco
Well-known
gdi, these are fabulous results! Yeah, what happened to the grain? Did you use
a hood, a filter? Great set of photos! And this is the Apotar, not Solinar lens...
Bill
a hood, a filter? Great set of photos! And this is the Apotar, not Solinar lens...
Bill
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
He used Acros, a very, very fine grained film. I used it for this shot, with a 30 second exposure, in a Hasselblad a month or so ago. Great film for low light, because it has virtually no reciprocity failure. It is actually faster than Tri-X for low light, because Tri-X has such severe reciprocity failure at long exposures.
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gdi
Veteran
Thanks for the comments - as Chris said, Acros seems to have extremely fine grain, though at 100 it is very slow for this camera!
No filters or hood, but a good bit of dust cloning in PS!
No filters or hood, but a good bit of dust cloning in PS!
retnull
Well-known
Wow, the first shot is amazing, hats off to you. Acros is delicious stuff indeed!
robin a
Well-known
Great shots and subjects,old graveyards are so cool.I have one"Stranger stop and cast an eye,As you are now so once was I,As I am now so you will be,Prepare thyself to follow me".300 yrs. and still getting in the last word..........Robin
Solinar
Analog Preferred
I once had a fellow forum member tell me that you can't get a sharp image from a folder with triplet. He is quite an accomplished photog, too. To gdi: what do you think of the Apotar?
Acros and for me what's left of my supply of APX 100 on ice are the ticket for landscapes or architectural shots. I like the tonality in addition to the fine grain detail.
Kudos for posting these images. Also, I promise not to walk on the face of the dam.
Acros and for me what's left of my supply of APX 100 on ice are the ticket for landscapes or architectural shots. I like the tonality in addition to the fine grain detail.
Kudos for posting these images. Also, I promise not to walk on the face of the dam.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
gdi, nice shots from the triplet lens do you like the swirly bokeh? I kinda like it in some photos, but also find it distracting on others.
Acros, got to get some to try it... wonder where...?
do you like the swirly bokeh? I kinda like it in some photos, but also find it distracting on others.Acros, got to get some to try it... wonder where...?
vdonovan
Vince Donovan
Very nice results! You've inspired me to get my folder out and try to do something nice like that.
Too bad about the grain--maybe you can Photoshop some back in?
Too bad about the grain--maybe you can Photoshop some back in?
fidget
Lemon magnet
great pics, thanks for posting. There's some great swirly bokeh in your first shot. Very impressive.
Makes me want to try some more with my triplets.
Dave
Makes me want to try some more with my triplets.
Dave
gdi
Veteran
Thanks for the encouraging comments all!
Solinar - I think I can live with the Apotar on this camera - Even wide open it seems decently sharp. I went to pick up some more Acros today anf the shop had sold out of 120!
Shadowfox - I'm not real keen on the boke of the lens either - reminds me too much of a Noctilux ! But, it is what it is and sometimes it is cool to be weird, IMHO. Not a folder, but even more weird - - http://www.tunachaser.com/modules/pnCPG/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/095-1-2.jpg
vdonovon - I can hold my nose and live with the lack of grain!
Solinar - I think I can live with the Apotar on this camera - Even wide open it seems decently sharp. I went to pick up some more Acros today anf the shop had sold out of 120!
Shadowfox - I'm not real keen on the boke of the lens either - reminds me too much of a Noctilux
! But, it is what it is and sometimes it is cool to be weird, IMHO. Not a folder, but even more weird - - http://www.tunachaser.com/modules/pnCPG/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/095-1-2.jpgvdonovon - I can hold my nose and live with the lack of grain!
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
Thanks for the encouraging comments all!
Solinar - I think I can live with the Apotar on this camera - Even wide open it seems decently sharp. I went to pick up some more Acros today anf the shop had sold out of 120!
Shadowfox - I'm not real keen on the boke of the lens either - reminds me too much of a Noctilux
vdonovon - I can hold my nose and live with the lack of grain!
That photo in your link has really interesting bokeh! What was it shot with? The little dots are distracting yet very beautiful around the old man's head.
gdi
Veteran
That link was shot with a Canon 50mm f0.95 converted to M Mount on an M8, Chris.
chubasco
Well-known
Chris, thanks for the info about Acros film!
Will, if you can't find the film locally, Freestyle has it:
www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_main.php
Bill
Will, if you can't find the film locally, Freestyle has it:
www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_main.php
Bill
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Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
No problem Bill. Acros is also very cheap compared to Ilford or Kodak films! I bought some at Calumet for $2.50 a roll (120 size) a while back and i think it still sells for that. I also got some Ilford FP4 at the same time and it was $4 a roll! I like FP4's tonality for normal lighting better than Acros, but Acros is superior in my opinion for low light, and it is still very good for normal daytime shots.