First Three Through.

Hi here and good evening.

As I was off work today I figured I should develop two more films as they have been waiting a few days. Unlike the first time I managed to have a streamlined system so each chemical was ready right

away.

Everything seemed to go fine until it came to the drying stage..

Water marks... everywhere.. *quick, squeegee... too hard... scratches...*

I never realised the emulsion was so soft...

I now have two perfect tram lines right down the length of film.. Magically they go across Merryn's face regardless of the orientation of the shot.

At this point I was a somewhat disappointed however not so much as I am very much in the infancy of film developing.

Sadly the second roll fell to a similar fate... over zealous squeegeeing with one's fingers.

The images are however viewable and shall be scanned come Friday! ( I have a plustek negative scanner on the way). So I shall see how one's exposures etc are.

Exciting times!

Cheers for noo

Hi there and good morning! 

It's tuesday, I'm about to sit my mock driving test and then I'm going to process two more films.

Yes you read right. I can now develop film! 

I did my first roll last night and from the looks of it, it's perfect!

The roll was shot using an Olympus 35RC, full manual. The internal light meter wasn't working but I was using anold Gossen Sixon Lightmeter from the 50's that seems to work perfectly well!

I have also noticed my 'internal metering' seems pretty acurate as well.

Taling of old camera's an Olympus Trip arrived yesterday.. excellent condition and the lightmeter is working!

Rock on.

I shall get photo's up as soon as my scanner arrives.

Time...

Time is irrelevant...

I hope..

Welcome to the 2009 edition of my blog... 

This time I'm not going to say it will be updated regularly for I failed monumentally on that one last year.

Photography wise I have done very little... 

There have been one or two gigs, Up Helly aa, the Shetland Folk Festival and that's about it.

I got out this Sunday with SLR and fired off a few shots before I felt too ill and had to go home (currently suffering from a viral infection).

2009... A new year, a new start... it's been said before...

This time it is different though. .

In my hands *picks up camera* is a beautiful Olympus 35RC Rangefinder..

In the post are various items required for processing film.. And did I mention the ten rolls of Neopan!

Time to go old school, to real photography.

I'm excited.. Very excited. I haven't properly shot with film before. Even the whole fixed lens is a new thing for me. Manual? Full Manual.. Not even AV! I LOVE IT!

I shall be getting my first roll developed the morn (to check that my metering calculations are alright) then that's me!

Onwards into the big bad and rather beautiful world of film photography.

I may also have an eBay bargain in the form of an Oly trip 35 on the way...

O dear!!

So Hello

Happy New Year.

Cheers!