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5 Frames… At Pennsylvania’s Trolley Graveyard on ILFORD Delta 400 Professional (35mm Format / El 400 / Canon Elan IIe + Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II)

I had the opportunity to participate in an organized trip to a place called the Trolley Graveyard in Windber, Pennsylvania in December of 2020. As this was almost a year into the pandemic, I jumped at the idea of going anywhere at all. It was outside and everyone would be masked and distanced and so […]

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5 Frames… Of birthday photos on ILFORD Delta 400 Professional (35mm Format / EI 400 / Canon A-1 + Canon FD 100mm f/2.8)

“Happy birthday!!! I hope you’re doing well these (often strange) days. If you’re ever interested or up for some more photos let me know. I’ve got a new lens that could use some testing! Take care, all the best in the year ahead!”“Thanks!!!!”“And I have every weekend off and would absolutely LOVE to do more […]

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Camera review: Fixing a bad rep… It’s time for the Pentacon Six to shine

Can the Pentagon Six take pictures as sharp and contrasty as a Hasselblad or a Rolleiflex? After all, this is the only question that matters apparently and — spoiler alert — I would not have written this review if it couldn’t. Overlapping frames, unreliable shutter times, frame counter off sick, jammed self timer, blurry images […]

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Photography: On the job – Shot on ILFORD Delta 400 Professional at EI 25600 (120 format)

On the job Shot on ILFORD Delta 400 Professional at EI 25600Black and white negative film in 120 format shot as 6x6Push processed 6-stops Hasselblad 2000FCW / Carl Zeiss Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Development notesKodak HC-110 1+79 (F): 23°C/73°F, 47: (N+6), no presoak, 1-minute initial agitation, 5 seconds agitation / minute, 1-minute stop, 5-minute fix , 5-minute […]