Tattershall Trinity Collegiate Church 23/04/07

If you have visited this blog before and looked at any of my photographs you will notice that these ones are a little different. The reason is I have a new lens, I got my hands an an ex rental 15mm 3.5 Nikkor from Calumet.
This is a really wide angle lens, despite the extreme wide angle (for film) it has very little distortion the lines in the church are not bent all over the place. Although I would love a very inexpensive wide angle with loads of distortion.
This lens is ideal for interiors of buildings, you have to be careful with this lens as it has a very large and rather exposed front element, and it is prone to flair.
I have also been experimenting with Tri-X and dilute Microdol-x. The microdol x yields extremely fine grain when used un diluted, you do loose a bit of emulsion speed, and its not terribly sharp, (great for portraits) When you use it at 1-3 you get a bit more speed and actuance and a compensating effect, just the job for inside churches.

Nikon FE, Nikon 15mm f 3.5 Film. Kodak Tri-X Pan Dev. Kodk Microdol-x 1-3

Tattershall Castle Kodak HIE

I shot some Kodak HIE last month I used my Leica because rangefinders are much easier to use with IR filters, I also have a good selection of Leitz A36 filters these I can use these on all my Leitz LTM leses. I used a deep red (R.m.) filter for both of these shots, the filter factor for this filter is about 4 stops I rated the film at 25asa for both of these shots, I was metering with a Weston master V. The film is developed in Rodinal 1;25, I don't mind a bit of grain.
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Leica IIIF Leitz Summar 50mm F2 + R.m. filter, Film: Kodak HIE, Dev Agfa Rodinal 1:25

Tattershall Trinity Collegiate Church 02/04/07

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I took this shot last month I was using a Jupiter 12 on my Leica IIIF. I used Agfa APX 100 I am experimenting with various developers with this film. This shot is developed in Ilford DDX. I prefer the look I get with the film with Paterson Aculux 2 and Tetenal Neofin Blue. Rodinal at 1:50 is supposed to be good combination at EI80.

Leica IIIF Jupiter 12-35/f2.8+yellow filter Film Agfa APX 100 EI125 Dev Ilford DDX 1+9

Tattershall Trinity Collegiate Church 02/04/07

Last weekend I visited Trinity Collegiate Church, this church has a very interesting wooden ceiling This ceiling is being restored. It had suffered form attack by death watch beetles.

Damage caused to ancient timbers by death watch beetles

This is what Wikipedia has to say about death watch beetles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_watch_beetle

East Lindsey Council has this information on Tattershall Trinity Collegiate Church

http://www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/leisure/tourism/poacher-country/tattershall-and-conningsby.cfm

Canon F1-N. Canon 28-55mm Zoom. Film Agfa APX 100 Dev. First frame Kodak D76 Stock All others Paterson Aculux 2 Ei 100

Town Arms Selkirk

Town Arms Selkirk

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I used to live in Selkirk in 1994 and used to drink in the Town Arms now and again.

When I last visited it was a very traditional pub.. a long way from the likes of brewers fayre. I would recommend going in to this pub if you are visiting Selkirk you wont forget it.

Nikon FE Nikkor 28mm f3.5? Film: Fuji Neopan 400 Dev: Kodak D76 stock

Boston 10/12/06 ADOX / EFKE CHS 25 + APH09

I haven't shot any slow B&W film for a while, I have mainly been shooting Tri-X and Delta 400. I was using a Leica II last week in Norwich and using Plus-X pan and Pan F+. You get so much more detail with the slower emultions.

Saturday was a very clear sunny day, an ideal oppertunity to use a 25 ASA film.

ADOX CHS 25 is one of the very few 25asa films on the market.

Both shots are shot using my 28mm f3.5 Nikkor + Yellow #1 Filter.

The film is developed in Adolux APH09 AKA old formula Rodinal, I used it at 1-100, this is supposed to give you soft negatives and fine grain. The negs are a bit on the soft side for scanning with my clunky old scanner, but will print well.

Nikon FE 28/3.5 Nikkor

Boston 03/12/06 Leica IIC 5cm & 9cm Elmar

5 cm Elmar

9 cm Elmar










Couple of shots here from Boston , I was Testing a couple of new lenses and using Ilford pan F+
The Lenses are Leitz Elmar' s One is a coated 5cm f3.5 Elmar manufactured just after WWII and the other is a 9cm f4 Elmar manufatured just before WWII. In short they are good.
Both shots have been taken with a Leitz Yellow #1 filter Exopsure for the First shot is 1/100 @f8 the second shot using the 9cm lens is at 1/200 @f 5.6
There is a similar shot taken using Ilford FP4 in the June archive of this blog you can compare the Elmar to a 1970'S 50mm F2 Nikkor link is below.

http://newyorkmonochrome.blogspot.com/2006/06/windmill-in-boston-taken-from.html


Leica IIC Leitz Elmar 5cm f 3.5 & Leitz Elmar 9cm f 4 Film Ilford Panf+ Dev Agfa Rodinal 1-25

Norwich 02/12/06 Leica IIC & PLUS-X PAN

I have not been using my Leica's much lately so I took my Leica IIC with me when I visited Norwich. It came with a 1948 vintage 5cm coated Elmar lens and a 1938 vintage un-coated 9cm Elmar lens, Both are in good order.

The two shots above are shot on Kodak Plus-X Pan (old emulsion) @125 asa and developed in Agfa Rodinal 1-50 The exposure was 1/30 @ f5.6

It was rather a gloomy day on Saturday but I think the camera has peformed well.. it is over 60 years old!

Makes a nice change from using a modern Nikon SLR.

Sleaford Station

Nikon FE Nikkor 28mm-f3.5 + Yellow Filter
Agfa APX 100 Dev> Tetenal Neofin Blue 18mins

Lincoln 11/11/06

Lincoln

18mm Up/Down river?

Where Have You Been?

18mm Under A Bridge

A Rather Gloomy day in Lincoln had to push my film to 800 asa in order to get usable shutter speeds.

Nikon FM3A Nikkor 28mm/3.5 & Nikkor 18mm/4.0 Ilford Delta 400 Ei800 Dev Ilford DDX 10.5 mins.

Edinburgh's Shame

Edinburgh's Shame

Nikon FM- Nikkor 35/2.8 Agfa Chrome 100

Scary Carving

Scary Carving

I found this wooden carving in the Stump in Boston at the end of a row of seats for the quire.

The object on the the head of the figure is dog.

This shot is taken with My Nikon F2 Using a 200mm-f4 Lens wide open (Hand Held)

It is shot on Fuji Neopan 400 at EI400 Developed in Ilford Perceptol 1+1 for 15 mins.

I have not used this film before but I will say its good Stuff.

The shots in my last post are also shot on this film Developed in Ilford ID11

Here are a couple more shots from inside the Stump I forgot to scan them last week.

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Kelso Abby

Kelso Abby

ADOX CHS 50-Agfa Rodinal 1-25

Nikon FM Nikkor 50mm/f1.8

Voigtlander Focusing Brillant

This shot is taken with my Voigtlander Focusing Brillant. Shot on Classic Pan 200/D76 Print is toned with Agfa Viradon.