Photography 2017

[Haselsh1]

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OK, so for next year and whilst the weather is not too good, I have geared up for a re-interest in silver halide photography.
It is well known by myself and others that digital black and white is bloody awful but you know, I still had to prove it to myself. I did just that. So, for next year, I now have a very trusty Nikon FM2n with an MD12 autowind with, displayed here, a Nikkor 50mm f1.2 lens. I also have a Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro lens and a Nikkor 20mm f2.8 AFD so that is me taken care of for seascapes and landscapes and of course portraits. For close up and dark jazz gigs I shall use the 50 mill. Looking good from here.

[Robprog]

I applaud this move, great kit you have there. I do find though that with post precessing of digital files using applications such as Nik Silver Efex you can get some reasonable digital black and white images.


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[walpurgis]

Sounds like fun Shaun. Love that F1.2 50mm lens. Will you be developing your own film?

[Haselsh1]

Sounds like fun Shaun. Love that F1.2 50mm lens. Will you be developing your own film?

Geoff, yes, I will be developing my own film.

[Haselsh1]

I applaud this move, great kit you have there. I do find though that with post precessing of digital files using applications such as Nik Silver Efex you can get some reasonable digital black and white images.


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Robert I have used Silver Efex and Colour Efex Pro for quite a few years now and although it is good, it just doesn't capture the same depth of quality as film.

[Ian7633]

I think this a great idea, so much so I've been inspired to dig out my old Minolta AF500 35mm and order some films. Unfortunately I won't be able to process them myself but there are a couple of really good photographic shops nearby. I do enjoy the versatility of digital photography but it does make me lazy. Looking forward to the results......just as long as I get none of those annoying " this photo is shit " type stickers lol.
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[Audio Al]

I think this a great idea, so much so I've been inspired to dig out my old Minolta AF500 35mm and order some films. Unfortunately I won't be able to process them myself but there are a couple of really good photographic shops nearby. I do enjoy the versatility of digital photography but it does make me lazy. Looking forward to the results......just as long as I get none of those annoying " this photo is shit " type stickers lol.
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g345/ian7633/20161123_1526231_zpsitbveieo.jpg (http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/ian7633/media/20161123_1526231_zpsitbveieo.jpg.html)

Processing the negs is easy and very enjoyable and the kit needed is minimal investment

Film is great very hands on like LP's thats why I love it :)

I have a vast amount of film cameras and lenses and only one digital EOS 650D

[Haselsh1]

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Also just bought one of these with around 14k shutter activations. Absolute bargain for a fullframe sensor DSLR here fitted with a 50mm Nikkor.
The whole thing with the additional battery grip was around a grand secondhand including also the lens.
All I need now is spring/summer.

[Audio Al]

All I need now is spring/summer.

Why not autumn and winter :scratch:

[danilo]

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OK, so for next year and whilst the weather is not too good, I have geared up for a re-interest in silver halide photography.
It is well known by myself and others that digital black and white is bloody awful but you know, I still had to prove it to myself. I did just that. So, for next year, I now have a very trusty Nikon FM2n with an MD12 autowind with, displayed here, a Nikkor 50mm f1.2 lens. I also have a Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro lens and a Nikkor 20mm f2.8 AFD so that is me taken care of for seascapes and landscapes and of course portraits. For close up and dark jazz gigs I shall use the 50 mill. Looking good from here.

Interesting .
I have a couple of early 70's Nikon F's ( in Black.. dohh :-) with a few carefully selected (useful to purposes ;) Nikkor lenses.. even Motor drives. Even used an El Nikkor . All bought brand new.
Used to do a LOT of B&W photography. Then stopped altogether.. for like 30 years. Stuff filled a closet, for decades.
Darkroom was packed up into too many boxes.. started to go thru them a couple of months back.. whistfully.
As aside; (Dunno about later Models).. but F's ..Require a slightly differing Voltage meter battery than what is easily available .
Wrong batteries messed readings and exposures for a while... before I discovered a usable substitute.
Currently only mfg'd in Germany, pricey but essential, I stocked up.

Discovered that Digital Prints (black and white) are basically lifeless imitations.
Sales kids claim otherwise . Bollocks ! Imo they simply don't have any reference points.

Have you found anything even approximating a well printed B&W??
Or If there is anything resembling AGFA paper?

[Haselsh1]

When I did my darkroom printing back in the early eighties I used to use Agfa Record Rapid and Portriga Rapid. The photographs from medium format won me no end of awards with three of them appearing in magazines. I loved those papers so much until they were made to remove cadmium from the formulation. After that the whole darkroom world was not worth it anymore. All of that deep creamy brown effect had completely gone and we were left with plastic coated shit. There are still a couple of papers that shine out but these days I stick with scanning negatives and making digital prints. This way I almost get the best of both worlds.