jfserejo
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Yesterday night I went to see Maria Rita's Concert and didn't have any fast film to take with me so I decide give Rollei R3 a try. At fisrt I thought that pushing to 1600 will be enough but after a first reading and with the intention of freezing Maria's movements (motion blur would kill her feeling, her amazing presence and elegant gestures) I had to push to 3200 to shoot at 125. When I came I was afraid that even with Rollei RHS (Rollei High Speed Developer) the images came out with an inadequate grain for this type of subject... Browsing a little trying to find others experiences with R3 I step in an article about using it 1+9 and give more 10% of the time of the standard dilution (1+7). I use 1+9 and gentle inversions and I enjoy the results! Grain exists but isn't unpleasant. Here are some samples:
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Most of the shots where made with 125 f4 or f5.6.
Does anyone have some experiences to share of R3 pushed at 1600 / 3200 ... ?
It is strange that some years after Rollei launch the new line of Black & White products, there is so little talk about this products!
Regards,
Joao
full size
cropped
Most of the shots where made with 125 f4 or f5.6.
Does anyone have some experiences to share of R3 pushed at 1600 / 3200 ... ?
It is strange that some years after Rollei launch the new line of Black & White products, there is so little talk about this products!
Regards,
Joao
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