Just saved $2,500...

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jamesdfloyd

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Today I decided to give my Olympus Trip 35, that I bought in 1976, another try before I spend $2,500 to buy a Bessa R4M and lenses.

I am so happy I did, because today I got a roll of Ektar 100 and shot it on this clear, beautiful day on the East Coast of the U.S.

Just stopped off at Costco (of all places) to get it developed and scan. I am amazed how clear and sharp the images are and how virtually dead-on the meter is. At the end of the roll, I started adjusting the ISO dial to compensate for back or front lighting.

Amazing.

Now...what should I do with the $2,500?

J.D. Floyd

p.s. I have to find out what the default shutter speed is...so I can work with my hand-held light meter and adjust the ISO for individual images.
 
Well I'd say just keep hold of it for buying film and processing, getting prints done and get them framed or something. Maybe make a Blurb book at the end of the year of your Trip pics. I sold my Trip a couple of years ago but there again I picked up an OM2 at a stupid price (about $50 USD) so I didn't exactly defect from Olympus!

But I think a Trip or XA2 might be something I look at soon when I just want to zone focus, depends what I decide my next project should be.
 
I have just gotten back into film for all the cliques that most people have said lately. Maybe it is my 45-year midlife crisis, but (to use the clique) there is a fulfillment I get from film.

To me my Trip 35 and a roll of Tri-X is going to bring back a the life I lost a long time ago. Now, if I could only get "the girl" from high school that was hot them and even hotter now...all would be good in life.

J.D.
 
I am going to have to make room in my freezer for some 35mm film...push aside the 120 film I bought for my Mamiya.

Which leads me to a good guestion; what film do you like to use with your rangefinder? I have a boat load of Acros 100 120 for my Mamiya, but I wonder what is best for this type of rangefinder?

J.D.
 
I love the excitement of being "born-again" to film. I have to get a better understanding of how film is scanned...but here is one of my shots.

J.D.
 

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Ahh...I understand. No I was not comparing, just saying I was getting ready to spend $2,500 on a Bessa and lenses, but I decided to stick with my Trip 35. For now at least. Just amazed how good the images were.
 
I probably will...

I am jumping back into film with both feet. Looking at a 4x5 field camera as well, plus film scanners.
 
2500 for an R4M and lenses? That seems like a lot...unless you're only buying the fast optics, and in mass.

Why not just drop a grand on the R4x and one lens? Or 1500 on the R4x and two lenses? Hell buy used and you could get a lot.
 
The accountant in me likes to round off. My wish list had the r4m, 3 lenses, b+w filters and several other accessories. And yes...fast glass.
 
I will second the previous advice - buy the Nikon CS9000 scanner before they disappear from the market, as the production has been stopped. I would also advise against going into 4x5 sheet film, as this is too much of a drag. You can use a small field camera with a roll back - a 6x9 negative scanned at true 4000 dpi will give you jaw dropping results. As for film, I use Tri X and Rollei Retro 100 for 35mm and Tri X or TXP for 120.
 
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