8 Frames - Kodak Retinette 1A
May 31, 2025
- Where: Munich
- Camera: Kodak Retinette 1A
- Film: Kentmere Pan 100
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
Another walk, another camera to test.
10 Frames - Itch
May 31, 2025
- Where: Munich
- Camera: Nikon F2
- Lens: Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
- Film: Adox HR 50
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
Sometimes I get this itch to use a certain camera, even if it is not my favourite. It happened with the Nikon F2. A beautiful tank. But not as pleasant to shoot as its successor, the Nikon F3. I decided to scratch that itch and stuck a roll of Adox HR 50 into the camera. That film is impressive when exposed through a capable lens and developed in 510 Pyro.
6 Frames - Rollei XF 35 (adjusted)
May 31, 2025
- Where: Westpark
- Camera: Rollei XF 35
- Film: Kentmere Pan 100
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
On my first outing with the Rollei XF 35, the rangefinder was out of whack, and only a few frames were in focus. The images in this post are from a second outing with an adjusted rangefinder.
5 Frames - Taron JL
May 31, 2025
- Where: Munich
- Camera: Taron JL
- Film: Kentmere Pan 100
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
The Taron JL is a fun camera to shoot. Mine suffers from severe light leaks, and I had to take care of flaws in these images in Adobe Lightroom as best as I could. Still, if you can find a good copy, it is a decent buy.
8 Frames - Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM
May 31, 2025
- Where: Hamburg, Lake Maising
- Camera: Leica IIf
- Lens: Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM
- Film: Yashica Mono 400
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
Frames from a roll of Yashica Mono 400 gifted to me by a kind colleague. Shot on a Leica IIf, testing the Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM lens that I got myself just before Christmas.
4 Frames - Tegernsee
May 31, 2025
- Where: Tegernsee
- Camera: Leica IIf
- Lens: Elmarit 50mm f/3.5
- Film: Agfa APX 100
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
Three frames from a visit to the Tegernsee and a bonus frame from the same roll from somewhere else.
5 Frames - Voigtländer Vitessa L
May 31, 2025
- Where: A lake somewhere in Bavaria
- Camera: Voigtländer Vitessa L
- Film: Kentmere Pan 100
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
Out of the ordinary? In a practical way? Count me in! The Voigtländer Vitessa L is such a case: Fits into a slightly larger pocket, thanks to the bellows design. Sports an unusual, but quick, advance “pin”. Yes, not a “lever” but a “pin” that extends when in use and needs to be pushed in to advance the film and cock the shutter. Awesome!
8 Frames - Kalimar Six Sixty - Fujita
May 31, 2025
- Where: Westpark
- Camera: Kalimar Six Sixty
- Lens: Fujita 80mm f/3.5
- Film: Kentmere Pan 100
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
“Kalimar!” I can hear the priest proclaim as he tries to rip Indiana Jones’ heart from his chest. Testing out the Fujita 80mm f/3.5 mounted to the Kalimar Six Sixty on a walk through the Westpark was, of course, much less dramatic.
6 Frames - Arsenal Kiev 60 - Volna 3
May 31, 2025
- Where: Westpark
- Camera: Arsenal Kiev 60
- Lens: Volna 3 80mm f/2.8
- Film: Kentmere Pan 100
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
A hearty walk through a park in the morning heightens my mood compared to the dreary everyday grind of taking public transport to work. Throw in a camera, and I might even start to look forward to getting up and out. The slapdash “that’ll do” attitude of Soviet-era engineering adds its kind of charm - and problems - to an otherwise pretty decent camera. Oily aperture blades stick to where you left them, and somewhere, there are light leaks on the camera body or lens. Surprisingly, “generative remove” in Adobe Lightroom does a decent job when used to fix the latter.
3 Frames - Rollei XF 35
May 10, 2025
- Where: A lake somewhere in Bavaria.
- Camera: Rollei XF 35
- Film: Kentmere Pan 100
- Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000
The Rollei XF 35 is a somewhat different beast compared to its Rollei 35 siblings. It sports a rangefinder and something that could be called “program automatic”. It exposes the image depending on the light level, choosing from a fixed combination of shutter and aperture. On my first stroll with the camera, I noticed that the rangefinder was out of whack. Amusingly, the only images that turned out sharp were the ones for which I guessed the focus setting.
