PeterL
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Hi,
Here's my third roll that I shot with my Zorki+Industar-22. It was a Kodak T400CN, which was a loooong time expired 🙂 My first roll (a Portra 400VC) will be scanned on Monday, so more pictures then. Gee baby, ain't I good to you ?
With this third roll, I'm getting somewhere with my framing and exposure. The Zorki VF actually seems wider than the 50mm Industar: I was always losing the edges. I'm now framing much more generously, and it looks much better. As for exposure, I'm trying to use my light meter as little as possible, i.e. meter once and then only when the light changes dramatically. Or guesstimate the difference between the previous scene and the current one. Most shots were done like this on this roll, and the results are good.
The T400CN gives a much heavier impression than the XP2 that I shot before. The XP2 is more fairy-like (to use a non-standard term). I like both, and I probably prefer XP2 for people shots: it gives a more delicate and flattering image. T400CN seems better for buildings, for example, I'd expect industrial sites to come out looking all dirty and oily. My next roll is a Neopan400. The shop where I go for my photographic fix every now and then advised me the Neopan100 Acros, but with my current setup (f3.5, 1/25s max) I don't want to get 100ISO film yet. I might get some when I get a 50/f2.0 lens off the 'bay one of these days.
Not that I don't like the Industar-22, come on, just look at what it produces ! I just want more light, I want it here and I want it now. That's all. I've been considering a 35mm as well. For randomly framed shots (shoot from the hip while walking etc.) it would be an advantage, but for shots framed with the eye, I like the 50mm perspective quite a lot. And there ain't no faster one than an f2.0 that's collapsible.
Here's a selection of 5 photos. In addition to these 5, I've added 15 others to my gallery: 2 new shots in rangefinder, 7 in straatfotografie, 4 in passages (a start for a small project I have in mind) and 7 in the BKGo folder covering the Belgian Championships of Go (a strategic board game). Opinions on the ones in the gallery are also very welcome.
Peter.
Here's my third roll that I shot with my Zorki+Industar-22. It was a Kodak T400CN, which was a loooong time expired 🙂 My first roll (a Portra 400VC) will be scanned on Monday, so more pictures then. Gee baby, ain't I good to you ?
With this third roll, I'm getting somewhere with my framing and exposure. The Zorki VF actually seems wider than the 50mm Industar: I was always losing the edges. I'm now framing much more generously, and it looks much better. As for exposure, I'm trying to use my light meter as little as possible, i.e. meter once and then only when the light changes dramatically. Or guesstimate the difference between the previous scene and the current one. Most shots were done like this on this roll, and the results are good.
The T400CN gives a much heavier impression than the XP2 that I shot before. The XP2 is more fairy-like (to use a non-standard term). I like both, and I probably prefer XP2 for people shots: it gives a more delicate and flattering image. T400CN seems better for buildings, for example, I'd expect industrial sites to come out looking all dirty and oily. My next roll is a Neopan400. The shop where I go for my photographic fix every now and then advised me the Neopan100 Acros, but with my current setup (f3.5, 1/25s max) I don't want to get 100ISO film yet. I might get some when I get a 50/f2.0 lens off the 'bay one of these days.
Not that I don't like the Industar-22, come on, just look at what it produces ! I just want more light, I want it here and I want it now. That's all. I've been considering a 35mm as well. For randomly framed shots (shoot from the hip while walking etc.) it would be an advantage, but for shots framed with the eye, I like the 50mm perspective quite a lot. And there ain't no faster one than an f2.0 that's collapsible.
Here's a selection of 5 photos. In addition to these 5, I've added 15 others to my gallery: 2 new shots in rangefinder, 7 in straatfotografie, 4 in passages (a start for a small project I have in mind) and 7 in the BKGo folder covering the Belgian Championships of Go (a strategic board game). Opinions on the ones in the gallery are also very welcome.
Peter.
