March, Nikon RF Month!

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The problem with film is the time-lag, shoot, develop,dry and scan! I still have 5 rolls to develop + one to scan. Oh well - extended Rangefinder Month maybe.
This is with a SP and an old, early, chrome 35mm f2.5 Nikkor. It has a focussing helicoild that is stiff enough to look for a pipe-wrench. I am going to clean and re-lube now. Long Overdue.
Pretty good performance for a lens, close to 60 years old. Virtually no flare - stopped down to f22 and no visible diffraction either.
Nikon SP, Nikkor 35mm f2.5 (# 257702), Legacy Pro 400, Pyrocat HD 1:100 for 18 min
 
Let's slip one under the wire when "they' aren't looking. As Tom says there is an analog lag 😀
130 shots now on the Flickr set for the month, maybe 4 more to load up.

Moody Log Brockholes.
The green moss was lovely and I would have liked a colour shot at the time. Now with this moody look I think BW was the answer.

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Tom A said:
Just because the March Nikon Rf month is over - does not mean that I will stop using them! Too many Nikon cassettes loaded for that. Probably go back to my usual "mixed" bag of cameras come tomorrow.
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No it doesn't, we should keep using our Nikon's RF's all year long. I still
get a hoot when someone looks at my S3 and asks " Nikon made rangefinders"
yes, yes they did.

Range
 
No one's watching are they? Good, Let's slip in a couple more, hard going this scanning 😀

The 😀 inevitable 😀 log pile

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Bench shot

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THE END


For March 😉
 
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I envy people who can plan a perfect ending to something like the Nikon Rangefinder Month! This is what needs to be finished - 5 rolls to develop, 4 cameras still loaded - and about 12-13 Nikon cassettes loaded with primarily Fomopan 400.
Oh well, April can absorb those shots - together with smoke M-mount stuff. Lets not wait too long for the next Nikon Rf month though. Summer is coming and I am considering loading 70 Nikon cassettes with Orwo UN 54.
All in all there were 41 rolls shot in March. I had hoped for 50, but the weather conspired against this. Shooting in pouring rain is not fun - even with a Nikonos!
 
Tom,

this might sound like a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway:
How can a single person shoot 41 rolls of film in a single month?
Is it simply a matter of practice? If so, any tips would be greatly appreciated.

I'm asking, because my average 'output' after a bit more than a year of shooting film is only slightly more than a roll of film per week despite having time, will and money to shoot at least double the amount.

Kind regards,
Philipp
 
i have a major advantage here. More or less retired from anything useful - married to a avid photographer - who also insists that I take at least 1-2 hour walks every day! Tuukikki has a rule of one digital shot/day - at least and I usually can get a roll in a day. With something like the Rff's "Nikon Month" you just add more time - or several cameras. I never go anywhere without at least one camera, usually two.
I have always been prolific in my shooting - and as now I do it for pleasure - there is a enjoyment factor to it - even if it is pouring down.
It has become a habit by now. Everybody expects me to take a shot or two - and accept it. It does take up a fair bit of time - beats sitting around being idle too.
 
slidesandthecity said:
Tom, thank you.

Sounds like I should simply walk more and ignore the bus stop on the other side of the street ...
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Bracketing helps 😉

Ended with 134 in the Flickr set, probably too many posted here 🙄
18 to 20 rolls of assorted film always the wrong speed loaded as I was down to one S3 the other two are off having some TLC. At least I had all the lenses available.
Actually looking forward to loading a Leica M2 tomorrow, in fact two, another little trip is on the cards.
 
I think I was lucky enough to finish up 3 rolls of film on S3.
It helps that I load my own film and keep shots per roll kind of small (24ish).
I also cheated in that I've shot some of the material before on digital, before coming back with S3.

And like Tom, I try to take a nice long walk every day.
 
Tom is good for the film manufacturers so keep shooting. 😉

I think i managed to expose 5 rolls in my S3 during the March RF madness.
Having used almost exclusively large format camera for a few years the price for each exposure is a big factor so when i pick up a small format camera i still think the same way.
I carry 2 Rolleiflex now and will be using those for a bit but will get back to the S3 soon enough, it is a nice camera system.
 
Tom is right, When I worked in New York City and I just got my first
Leica which was a M3, I tooked it to work all week, five days. The film
did pile up like Tom's.

Range
 
Jan Pedersen said:
Tom is good for the film manufacturers so keep shooting. 😉
Having used almost exclusively large format camera for a few years the price for each exposure is a big factor so when i pick up a small format camera i still think the same way.
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I was brought up shooting Kodachrome and every shot had to count, took years to break that habit. Same on the blad years of 12 Shots now a digital back and the sky is the limit but it doesn't work that way, still frugal.
 
I rarely bracket though! The M2 sounds like a good idea - already have one sitting in front of me - just have to pick a lens for it. As I have 10-12 rolls of 100 iso already loaded in regular cassettes and plenty of IXMOO's with Double X - I might attempt a similar strategy as with the Nikon's. Black for 400 (actually 320 for XX) and chrome for 100 iso. Probably go back to the 40mm f1.4 Nokton as I have two of these. Two cameras - two lenses - two kinds of film.
 
slidesandthecity said:
Tom, thank you.

Sounds like I should simply walk more and ignore the bus stop on the other side of the street ...
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A good way is to decide to shoot a roll a day - come hell or high water. It forces you to look differently and different things. I know that not every one can do that with jobs/family etc getting in the way. But, at least once a week is a good rule. Taking the camera along all the time also 'sharpens" the instinct. Not every shot has to count - sometimes one can take a picture just to see what our 3-dimensional world looks like in 2D. Walking is good - as long as nobody is chasing you along. Nothing worse than having impatient people around! When things get boring - I either go somewhere else - or just start shooting in close - things looks different @ 0.9m!
Marburg is quite an interesting city - should be easy to shoot in. Vancouver is only about 130 years old - and pretty boring looking - architecturally speaking.
 
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