Benelux RFF meeting in Amsterdam June 2, 2007

[doitashimash1te]

Lynn, RML, RML-junior and javabean: thank you all for this wonderful day.
It was great to get to know the real people behind the avatars. Everything today was just right: the weather, the location(s), the conversations, and you turned out to be even nicer people than I expected! As soon as I have my Kodachrome slides processed I will scan them and post a selection.

 

[lynn]

Likewise! It was a treat! I arrived home all rosy: not only from the sun, but also from the sheer pleasure of discussing cameras and photography - among other things - with like-minded companions most of the day.
And wasn't RML's daughter a Sweetheart?

 

[RML]

I seriously enjoyed that day! And my daughter too, though she got a little bored when we sat down after visiting the construction site. 🙂

Thanks for a great day. And thanks for the little Agfa!

 

[lynn]

Ah. But she kept herself admirably occupied with that little Optima, and I am looking forward to the results!

 

[javabean]

Thanks for the good day all, it was really "gezellig" 🙂

My first roll bw has been developed, and had just a few interesting shots, see here.

Cheers,

javabean.

 

[doitashimash1te]

Thanks for the good day all, it was really "gezellig" 🙂

My first roll bw has been developed, and had just a few interesting shots, see here.

Cheers,

javabean.

Wow javabean! These are really great! My favourite is "Amsterdam Central Station", that's an awesome shot.

 

[javabean]

Wow javabean! These are really great! My favourite is "Amsterdam Central Station", that's an awesome shot.

Thanks ! 🙂 I've passed that stairs there several times now, and each wanted to take shot. This time, i had the right lens on, and so there it is.

Some links related to topics that were mentioned in our conversation during the meet :

- Caffenol recipes

- Caffenol on ShardsofPhotography

- Pinhole Cameras at BHPhotoVideo.com

- Neutral density grey filter 1000x (!)

- Cheap Lucky film

- Better negative holders for flatbed scanners

- Winogrand video + comments

- Modified Holga camera for sprockets on 35mm

cheers,

javabean.

 

[Roel]

Hi Guys,
Good to hear it was a succes. Hope I can be there next time! Since a lot of us could not make it, let's not wait to long before a next meet.

Btw, nice links. I liked the Winogrand video.

Any examples of this Lucky film?

Regards, Roel

 

[RML]

Any examples of this Lucky film?

Sure. 🙂

http://shardsofphotography.blogspot.com/search/label/Lucky

http://shardsofphotography2.blogspot.com/search/label/Lucky

 

[RML]

For recipes and results of my developing in caffenol you can check the following links:

Recipes, experience and some results: http://shardsofphotography.blogspot.com/search/label/caffenol

Results only: http://shardsofphotography2.blogspot.com/search/label/caffenol

 

[RML]

Oh, the pinhole camera I was suggesting is the _Zero Image 135 Dual Format_, for a measly $93.

 

[RML]

And for an easy conversion to 135 film of your Holga, see here: http://shardsofphotography.blogspot.com/2006/02/holga-mod.html .

 

[nico]

Hi Sitze,
another nice set! The first and the last one are my favourites.
Interesting links too, glad to read you had a pleasant meet up 🙂.
Ciao

 

[lynn]

Oh, the pinhole camera I was suggesting is the _Zero Image 135 Dual Format_, for a measly $93.

Remy: yes, that's the one I thought you meant. Lots of formats, too! There is also an interesting selection over at Retrophotographic:

http://www.retrophotographic.com/pinhole.htm

 

[lynn]

And these:

http://photomo.hassii.com/v2/archives/category/pinhole/

are the pinhole photographs I mentioned, taken by my friend Tomo with her homemade Pinhole Holga. They're beautiful!

 

[javabean]

I've updated my set of photos of the meet with a few slides.

Cheers,

javabean.

 

[doitashimash1te]

Great! Thanks for the slides, javabean.
I had a rather busy working week, and today I managed to send the Kodachromes in for processing. I will post some scans as soon as I get them back.

javabean, Lynn and RML, thanks for the useful links!

 

[MartinP]

Oh no ! I have just moved apartment and had no internet connection for a month - I have missed something interesting. Until next time. . .

 

[doitashimash1te]

Just scanned: Father & daughter, June 2, 2007, late in the afternoon.
Agfa Optima 1535 rangefinder, Ilford XP2.

 

[RML]

Very nice. 🙂