arowe
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Christmas arrived, and with it was my (new to me) Zorki-1 - I had to wait till yesterday to get some chemicals to process the first film and thought I'd share a couple of shots. - Finding chemicals is a tricky job! - Evil 'jessops' were the only ones with both fixer and developer sad to say and even then just one bottle of each. I guess things have moved on in last 20+ years since I processed a film.
Camera itself is gorgeous. - Very compact and seems very quiet, smooth and easy compared with the Zorki-4 I've been recently 'fixing'. (and don't yet have a reel for). Overall I'm really pleased with it and there's nothing serious wrong with it.
There are a couple of issues that the negatives seem to show:-
1. - Negatives were all a little 'thin'. - I sort of feel they could have done with a little more processing, but not sure if that was an issue with the processing or the exposure. - Or maybe the years out of date film....
2. - On a few shots it seems that one end of the photo is underexposed compared with the other. - This must mean that the curtains are not moving evenly or the 'gap' isn't constant. - I need to investigate this a little more in controlled test as it could even be the scanner..... (Cheapo Veho thing).
3. - Two (and only two) of the negs overlapped slightly. - I guess this could be user error not quite winding on properly.
4. - There's a slight scratch on the negatives which is visible on the scans.
5. - Some 'flare' from the default lens but this is just something to be aware of I guess, not really a defect. - I do have a J-8 from the Z-4 outfit, but I can't see me using it with this camera as it ruins the size / portability. - So, i'd like to stick with the I-22 and my Orion-15 for this (as yet untried except for a couple of shots where there wasn't really enough light).
6. - Not quite certain of focus, though this again could be user error. - The rangefinder seems to agree with the scale on the lens and a tape measure, but I'll have to do some tests.
Camera itself is gorgeous. - Very compact and seems very quiet, smooth and easy compared with the Zorki-4 I've been recently 'fixing'. (and don't yet have a reel for). Overall I'm really pleased with it and there's nothing serious wrong with it.
There are a couple of issues that the negatives seem to show:-
1. - Negatives were all a little 'thin'. - I sort of feel they could have done with a little more processing, but not sure if that was an issue with the processing or the exposure. - Or maybe the years out of date film....
2. - On a few shots it seems that one end of the photo is underexposed compared with the other. - This must mean that the curtains are not moving evenly or the 'gap' isn't constant. - I need to investigate this a little more in controlled test as it could even be the scanner..... (Cheapo Veho thing).
3. - Two (and only two) of the negs overlapped slightly. - I guess this could be user error not quite winding on properly.
4. - There's a slight scratch on the negatives which is visible on the scans.
5. - Some 'flare' from the default lens but this is just something to be aware of I guess, not really a defect. - I do have a J-8 from the Z-4 outfit, but I can't see me using it with this camera as it ruins the size / portability. - So, i'd like to stick with the I-22 and my Orion-15 for this (as yet untried except for a couple of shots where there wasn't really enough light).
6. - Not quite certain of focus, though this again could be user error. - The rangefinder seems to agree with the scale on the lens and a tape measure, but I'll have to do some tests.
