Saturday, September 17, 2016

Beetle


First large format image from the Speed Graphic - Ilford Delta 100 film. The image is soft - the Kalart rangefinder needs adjustment. When focusing on the ground-glass, images are sharp. This Bug is in central Iowa.



Going nowhere fast...

Details, details...


From The Beast

When I got the shutters back (see earlier posts...) I took the camera to this entryway of our neighborhood. When playing with a new toy, these images are used to evaluate exposure accuracy (shutter speed), and lens performance - I am looking for resolution, color aberration (especially color fringing), geometric distortion, etc. The detail is quite remarkable - I'm very pleased with the lenses and shutters that came with this camera.



The Details Matter...


Scans from the large format film soon...

Welcome Home...


First rays from the The Beast

Another image from the test roll - Speed Graphic, Kodak Portra film. Wait, what's film? It's new! It's exciting, it's... still alive!




Welcome Home

This is from the first roll of medium format film through the Speed Graphic. With the trade for this camera, I got a back that can use medium-format film. This is proving to be a favorite, versatile camera despite its bulk....