Furnace

From the Joliet Iron Works Historic site.

Echo Chamber

And you thought Fort Dodge lacked amusements...

Amusements. Sadly, this one has been dismantled.

Fun Time

Uplifting

Rust Belt

A recent foray into the area around Joliet Iron Works. The textures and features are intriguing. These images were taken with the Hasselblad 501 CM, the Planar f/2.8 80mm CB  and Arista EDU film (100 ASA). Part of this trip was to test the Mutar - an extension for C-series lenses that doubles the focal length. It will cost 2 stops of light. I am impressed with its optical performance.

Corrosion

Heavy Industry

Planar f/2.8 80mm CB

Heavy Industry II

80mm CB and 2X Mutar

I will post more images from this excursion soon.

Leica IIIf

Here are a few images of my Leica IIIf. There are various sites that list manufacturing data. This camera was manufactured circa 1952. I purchased the body from KEH Camera, and sent it to DAG Camera for a CLA. The shutter curtain that was in the camera was not a Leica part, and the viewfinder mirror was dim. Both parts were replaced with NOS parts. The camera was cleaned and adjusted, and has worked beautifully for the decade that I have had it.

Click each image for a larger view.

With the Summarit 50mm 1.5, and a Voigtlander  accessory viewfinder

The yellow filter for black and white film... pops the contrast of the clouds!

Yellow filter and lens shade

I found a manual for this camera here, if you wish to explore the various knobs, levers, and buttons. This is a spectacular example of mechanical art and design.