Weekend Photography Plans: What are you up to?

It is that time of the week again;
it is close to being weekend.

I will explore my M8 again, and I will explore my Nikon 2.1cm lens on the F2. The choices are clear to me.

What are your plans for the weekend?
 
Looking to get out and use my older Summaron 3.5cm f3.5 and Summitar 5 cm f/2 lens this weekend. They have been sitting on the sidelines for awhile and need to take them out for a walk.
 
Eight years ago I spent a month here in Umbria and used 5 rolls of film. This year I will be here for three months, so far —in six weeks— I have made over 5,000 digital exposures, probably more than I have done in my previous 50 years of photography. I have files of all the film I have taken, should I have the same approach to digital?
I need to do some editing. Remove the obvious mistakes, the failed experiments, most of the time I bracket —for framing if not for exposure— best of three if that. So that leaves maybe 1,000 frames. Even allowing that local and documentary interest there are probably no more than 100 photographs of any value. Perhaps there are two dozen worthy of a photo essay, One or two real pictures, I don't know. I need to put the camera aside and look at results so far.
Today I was looking at the photos I took eight years ago: Film, Canon EOS1, scanned: I realise how poor the definition and colour is compared to the X100. I am unlikely to go back to film, I need to learn a new way of managing the abundance of digital.
 
Shooting Baseball

Shooting Baseball

dct said:
Weather permitting, I will visit a baseball game on Sunday and swipe some APS rolls through my Vectis S-1.
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Finally, it worked THIS Saturday! The new ballpark, the fine weather and the good games were the exact location for my own play: Konica Hexar RF with 15,28,50mm and Minolta Vectis S-1 with 80-240mm zoom. Will see in a few weeks the results. First impressions from my digi P&S are included.

Even compared to the HRF the Vectis SLR is very slow with only 1 fps when bracketing! :eek: It was a completely different shooting experience than a modern fast DSLR. It seems I forgot this fact in the last 10 years :)
 

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I am in Canada with my family. I took photos in Toronto, usibg the Bessa L with the Canon 19mm, plus with the EP2.

What did ou do during tne weekend?
 
I finished a roll of Arista 100 EDU in the Bessa R. Developed in Rodinal & is now hanging to dry. Got a few shots of my son & grandson & grandaughter. I have an extended day off Monday so perhaps will load another film & go for a stroll.

Hope you are enjoying Toronto Raid.
 
What are you up to this weekend?
We are back in Montreal today. There was a Rock'N'Roll concert in the street .
 
tomorrow morning i am meeting my youngest son and his bride-to-be at a camera store for her to try on a variety of better quality P&S digital cameras. i hope this store (or another one) will have the sony rx100 to try. he intends to buy a good cam for his wedding present to her ...
 
I have been shooting classic car events all weekend at Pebble Beach. Typing this while kicking back a minute at the Concours.

Shooting mainly film today via my G2 and 45/2 Planar. Acros and TMAX.
 
Didn't make it to the car show (Saturday) so went for a walk & burned 1/2 a roll of Arista Permium 400 in the Bessa R. Rained nearly all day today but I found a battery that fit in my new to me Spotmatic so next weekend I'll give it a trial run. I also have several cameras I need to finish rolls in.
 
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