ISO 2500.
M240 Colour Images + More Mamiya!
Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M Type 240, Q&A, Teaching pointThis weekend has been a good one, photographically speaking. The weather has finally cooperated in Toronto and I’ve also had ample opportunity to photograph.
The upshot: over the next few days, I’ll be posting several colour images I’ve taken with the M240.
To put this thing to rest, I’ll state upfront that I’m now reasonably pleased with the colours I’m getting. Are they M9-like? No, of course not. The Kodak CCD sensors in the M9/M-E (and M8) are special (for many reasons), so if you’re interested in seeing an updated CCD sensor placed in a future M camera, you may want to consider signing my…
Open Letter to Leica
And for those interested in film photography, I’ll be posting more images from that first test roll of Kodak Tri-X I shot with my recently acquired Mamiya 7II.
—Peter.
Mother’s Day.
Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya 7/7II, Mamiya 80mm, Portrait, Q&A, Scanner - Plustek 120, Teaching pointHappy Mother’s Day!
As an aside, this image represents Test Shot #1 (literally, the first shot from the first roll of film) from my Mamiya 7II.
—Peter.
Spirited.
2014, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M Type 240, Life's Little Moments, Portrait, Street
Deflated.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton
Reason #2 I still shoot film.
Inspiration, Teaching pointI still shoot film so that I can learn to shoot and process digital properly.
—Peter.
Shadow cascade.
2014, Barbados, Inspiration, Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Life's Little Moments, Portrait
Windswept.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M Type 240, Portrait, Teaching point
Window Studies, Part 2.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M Type 240, Portrait, Q&A, Teaching pointA double-meaning with this title: her studies, of course, and my ongoing study of the M240 colour signature.
—Peter.
All smiles.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M Type 240, Portrait
Window Studies.
Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton
About the M240 and its colours…
Q&AThe M240 makes a great B&W digital camera.
Seriously, has anybody had any luck using IR filters to try and reign in the hideous colour signature of the M240?
—Peter.
OOOH!
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M Type 240, Life's Little Moments, Portrait
Love.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Life's Little Moments, Mamiya RZ 110mm F/2.8, Mamiya RZ67 Professional Pro II, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120
Aura.
2014, Favourite, Film, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya RZ 110mm F/2.8, Mamiya RZ67 Professional Pro II, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120
Current Gear.
Inspiration, Q&AThe state of my mind, photographically speaking (amended Sunday May 11th 2014).
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Leica M240
Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH
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Leica M3
Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.4
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Mamiya RZ67
Mamiya RZ 110mm/2.8
Mamiya RZ 180mm/4.5
Mamiya RZ tilt/shift adapter
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Mamiya 7II
Mamiya 80mm f/4.
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—Peter.
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The life savour.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya RZ 110mm F/2.8, Mamiya RZ67 Professional Pro II, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120, Teaching pointThere’s an ethereal quality in the image towards the right edge of the frame — caused by a bit of lens flare… but it appears as if the film grain is commingling with the very light that it’s trying to contain.
Don’t you just love film?
—Peter.
Film shots coming… let there be light.
Film, Inspiration, Teaching pointI’ve been busy developing Tri-X, shot with my Mamiya RZ67 and Leica M3, using my process for developing B&W film.
The moments captured reflect what I cherish the most: Life’s Little Moments.
Unfortunately, we’ve been thrust into darkness again, as winter doesn’t seem to want to go. If I was photographing with a digital camera, my output over the last few days would have been zero. But somehow, with a shutter speed of 1/15 (or less!) and a few rolls of Kodak, I’ve produced a few images worth keeping.
I’ll be posting some of them, starting tomorrow.
In the meantime… I wait for good light.
—Peter.
Prosophos 