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Open Museum Weekend at the Royal Dutch Engineers Museum, Ilford XP2 Super in a Kodak Medalist (Ektar 100mm f/3.5).
 
Wonderful shot here, which film were used ?
Hi and thanks. I used Acros 100, rated to between 100 and 200, a yellow filter, and developed in Caffenol-C-M. Scanned on an Epson V500, postprocessed in Aperture where I adjusted white and black point and levels only. I try not to do anything after scanning that cannot be replicated in the darkroom.
 
Thanks people. I'm surprised that this cheap Chinese emulsion is as good as it is. At least in Caffenol, I haven't tried it in other developers. There's more grain than with e.g. TMX, which is to be expected, but its nature is more pleasing. The detail its able to capture is much better than I expected, as is the tonal range it displays.

As to sharpness, no I didn't use a tripod, I didn't want to draw attention to myself. All shots are handheld at 1/60 @ f11. I tried a couple at 1/30, and they were more of a hit an miss affair. The Belar lens (Tessar clone) is surprisingly sharp. My soon to arrive Rolleiflex Planar will have to show its mettle to keep the Flexaret out of the day-bag.
 
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I picked up a Fuji GSW 690 for 100 bucks. I did not even realize the lens was the 65mm f5.6 until I got home. The body is so brassed the GSW is gone. I got lucky. Everything works great. I searched the net and found that a 65mm focal length in the 6X9 format equates to 28mm on 35mm film. Here are some mundane photos. I am impressed with the contrast and sharpness.
Its amazing what a hundred bucks can get you these days. Well done.

Flexaret Va again, this time with TMX loaded. Caffenol-C-M(RS)


Lake Louise sunset by Eirik0304, on Flickr


Canadian Pacific by Eirik0304, on Flickr
 
plaubel makina 67 @ 2,8 portugal market
kind regards
 

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