Film Waste #002

Nikon F75 + Sigma AF Zoom Master 35-70mm f3.5, Kodak Image Pro 100

More than 15 days Ago I had a nice morning walk with my son, where I had my D7200 and he had the Nikon F75 with him to capture anything he felt interesting on Kodak ProImage 100 film. Here are some shots from his film scanned with Epson V550 and processed in LR6.

 

Nikon F75 and Kodak ProImage 100, Revisited

I recently developed a roll that I had shot with my F75 that I had bought for a steal price of 16 euros. I had shot this film in two locations that had written in two separate posts.At the Old Train Station of Megara and at Faliron. In both posts I had photos taken with my D3200. In this roll I had similar shots on film to the ones I took with my DSLR.

The Old Steam Locomotive, Megara Old Train Station

D3200

F55

D3200

F75

D3200

F75

F75

Urban Decay, Crisis Aftermath |Faliro, NAI Cafe and Olympico

F75

F75

F75

F75

F75

Here the same shot with D3200

D3200

another one with F75 and ProImage.

F75

In my eyes the film can still stand next to digital at least to my taste,It adds character that I most times add in post proccessing in my digital photos. Also with film you are most likely going to make prints and thats a nice thing that sometimes we forget with the digital photos.

More photos in my Flickr album

Olympus OM-20 aka OMG “Oh My God”

I had recently received an Olympus OM-20, another child of the OM film slr family from Olympus.

The OM20 was released in 1983. It was called OM G on some markets. It existed in chrome and in black finish.

It is basically an OM10 with manual shutter speed ring built-in, and a few other advances. These include a PC-sync flash connection, [LED] warnings in the viewfinder, built-in manual metering, and provision for attaching a steady grip. It didn’t replace the OM10, but was available alongside it.

The OM20 overall could be described as an good all around player with small in size easy to use with a solid body. Capable of manual and aperture control shots. The metering is trustworthy the viewfinder clear and simple. Using the various Zuiko lenses as it happens with the other OM series can produce great results.

My Version is the chrome one.

 Specifications for Olympus OM-20

Marketed : 1983 Lens mount : Olympus OM Sensitivity ISO: 25 – 1600 Shutter speeds : B, 2 – 1/1000 s Mechanical shutter : – Exposure Modes : M, A Exposure Compensation : ± 2 EV Exposure Metering Range : -0.5 – 18 EV Auto Exposure Lock : – Viewfinder Coverage : 93 % Viewfinder Magnification : 0.92 x Diopter Adjustment : – Depth of Field Preview : + Self-timer : 12 (s) Mirror lock-up : – X-sync : 1/60 (s) Power source : 2x 1.5V Dimensions : 135 x 84 x 50 mm Weight : 430 g

The OM20 manual.

Here is a small video review.

Last weekend I had loaded an Kodak ProImage 100,and when I was quite happy with the results the camera performed perfectly and some of the results are below.

Testing Nikon FM10 with Kodak ProImage 100

I finally developed a roll shot with the Nikon FM10,that I had acquired last month. I wanted to have the camera tested so I used Kodak ProImage 100 that I had bought in bulk. I only had done an experimental development in B&W chemistry Rodinal semi stand.I was eager to get the results and since the shooting took place In a cloudy to rainy day in the woods I wasn’t so optimistic.I had pushed my luck,low ISO,low light and handheld. Here are the results.

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The Witch

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Broken

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Past My Time

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 Lost

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Face Me

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Out There

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Yellow in Green

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I Bow

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I like the results and I am sure in better light will be better.The Nikon FM10 performed as expected.

Bottom Line ….Success get out and shoot.

Colour film developed In Black and White Chemistry | Rodinal

 Today, I really wanted to get out and take some photographs. I had loaded two film cameras and my new EPL5 was ready from last night. The weather was not my ally, it was rainy ,low light with wind. But no despair I had to try taking some shots, so later in the morning the weather seemed to calm a bit (only a bit ) and I was able to take some shots with my Olympus OM-10,with its manual adapter. I had loaded a roll of Kodak ProImage 100 colour film that I bought in bulk from Malaysia.

After I took some shots the weather started to deteriorate so I returned and since i was eager to see that I had accomplished I wanted to try develop a colour film in B&W Chemistry I had read that It could be done.

I did a stand development in Rodinal 1:100 and I plan to do more testing in 1:50 and in 1:25. The results were a really dense looking negative that only under light showed an image. After scanning it I had in my hands some images that for sure where usable. I scanned as colour negative and then in LR5 turned into B&W. A bit sharpening and some contrast and highlight manipulation. Some of the results are following. I know that the weather was awfull and the shots where taken under pressure so I have higher expectations for the future testing of this film in B&W chemistry and in C-41.

That is a 1:1 ,half frame crop of the negative scan.