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Roll 52, 2016
Roll 52 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot on a Contax G2. The roll was one of several I shot up in Whistler Canada for our companies annual meetup, see Grand Meetup 2016 for the full series. Technically this is the 52nd roll on the year, however not the 52nd week since I skipped… Continue reading Roll 52, 2016
Roll 51, 2016
Roll 51 is another roll of Kodak Portra shot on the Contax G2. The astute observer will notice another roll got skipped. Roll #50 was a bit of a mess, it was shot with a test camera that needed serious adjustment, nothing was in focus and maybe only half-exposed properly. Instead here’s a nice consistent… Continue reading Roll 51, 2016
Roll 49, 2016
Roll 49 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot on the Contax G2, of all the different films and camera shot throughout the project, this might be my favorite combination. The Contax G2 is a rangefinder camera with autofocus and autoexposure, so operates similar to a full SLR, in a slightly more compact form. Shots… Continue reading Roll 49, 2016
Roll 47, 2016
Roll 47 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot on a Contax G2. The Contax is a wonderful camera with a fantastic Zeiss lens system. I think most of the final batches of photos to close out the 52 rolls project will be from this camera. Shots of a luxury apartment complex being built in… Continue reading Roll 47, 2016
Roll 45, 2016
Roll 45 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot on a Fujifilm Klasse. The Klasse is a pretty sophisticated point-and-shoot camera with a high quality fixed lens. I quite like this camera but it’s a bit too expensive for what it is, and in my camera reduction mode I’ve already sold it off. The Klasse… Continue reading Roll 45, 2016
Roll 44, 2016
Roll 44 is once again a roll of Kodak Portra shot on Nikon FM2n. I skipped roll 43 which was fairly mediocre, part of some film camera tests, not all tests pass. A set of shots from a few series I’m working on around the change in the Bay Area, including lots of construction and… Continue reading Roll 44, 2016
Roll 42, 2016
Roll 42 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot on a Nikon FM2n. The roll was supplemental shots for my Silicon Valley project taken overlooking the salt flats in Redwood City, and Moffett Field in Mountain View. Shots taken on: Nikon FM2n, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed and scanned by Little Film Lab
Roll 41, 2016
Roll 41 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot on a Nikon FM2n, which I just noticed is the first roll I’ve shot on this camera this series, which probably means I miss labeled something at some point. Unlike the last few rolls, I’m pretty happy how these turned out, a Nikon manual camera with… Continue reading Roll 41, 2016
Roll 40, 2016
Roll 40 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot with a Olympus Trip 35, a fun camera see my review here. You probably didn’t notice, but I skipped Roll 39, it was terrible, so there will be a slight discontinuity in the numbering but don’t be concerned there will still be a weekly post. By… Continue reading Roll 40, 2016
Roll 36, 2016
Roll 36 was shot at the golf course at Half Moon Bay. My wife was at the spa getting a massage, I was out walking and taking photos; each with our own therapy and relaxtion. Shots taken on: Olympus Trip 35, Zuiko 40mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed and scanned by Little Film Lab
Roll 33, 2016
Roll 33 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot on the Olympus Trip 35. The little camera fits easily in a coat pocket which makes it no problem taking with you anywhere. The camera practically sings “Take me out to the ball game…” Shots taken on: Olympus Trip 35, Zuiko 40mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400… Continue reading Roll 33, 2016
Roll 32, 2016
Roll 32 is another roll of Kodak Portra shot on the Olympus Trip 35, see more about this wonderful little camera from Roll 32 last week. Shots taken on: Olympus Trip 35, Zuiko 40mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed and scanned by Little Film Lab
Roll 31, 2016
Roll 31 in my 52 rolls project was shot on an Olympus Trip 35 camera, it is a pretty fun cheap little camera. The Trip-35 was made in the 60’s and 70’s as a small portable travel camera. It only has two shutter speeds, four focus distances, and an aperture priority mode. A bonus, it… Continue reading Roll 31, 2016
Roll 29, 2016
Roll 29 is a roll from my homemade pinhole I wrote about last week, took it out on a trip to our farmer’s market. Shots taken on: Vivitar Ultra, Pinhole, Kodak Portra 160 Developed and scanned by The FIND Lab
Roll 28, 2016
Roll 28 in my 52 rolls project was shot on a homemade pinhole camera. I built the camera using a cheap Vivitar Ultra camera, which is a tiny step up from a disposable camera. I removed the lens and added a pinhole punched out of a brass shim and created a custom cardboard slider for… Continue reading Roll 28, 2016
Roll 27, 2016
Roll 27 is another roll taking portraits of the kids after playing around with double exposures I posted last week. It was an impromptu session, but still probably should’ve combed their hair before hand. Shots taken on: Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed and scanned by The FIND Lab
Roll 26, 2016
Roll #26, half-way there. This roll I tried my hand at in-camera double exposures, they are a bit tricky to layer and look interesting. I thought getting the exposure right would be the hard part, but easy enough to just half two exposures and it mostly comes out right. A few turned out underexposed, the… Continue reading Roll 26, 2016
Roll 25, 2016
Shots taken on: Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed and scanned by The FIND Lab
Roll 24, 2016
Shots taken on: Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed and scanned by The FIND Lab
Roll 23, 2016
The College of San Mateo has an interesting Planetarium which I spent a roll of film trying to capture, it was 120 film, so just 15 shots per roll. Most ended up looking pretty similar, I preferred the shots with someone in them. Shots taken on: Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed… Continue reading Roll 23, 2016
Roll 22, 2016
Shots taken on: Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed and scanned by The FIND Lab
Roll 21, 2016
Shots taken on: Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 Developed and scanned by The FIND Lab
Roll 16, 2016
Roll 16 is a roll of Kodak Portra shot around San Francisco using a Bronica ETRSi medium format camera. As mentioned in the last roll the Bronica produces 6×4.5 negatives which on a roll of 120 film gives 16 shots. I was happy with how many good shots I got out of the roll. Reminded… Continue reading Roll 16, 2016
Roll 15, 2016
Roll #15 is a roll of Kodak Portra, my first roll of medium format in the series, using the 645 film back on the Bronica ETRSi. I prefer the 3×2 ratio of the 35mm rectangle, 6×4.5 is a little too squat. However to get the same ratio in medium format I would need a 6×9,… Continue reading Roll 15, 2016
Roll 12, 2016
Roll #12 is a roll of Kodak Portra 400. A few shots of a radio tower and building out on the bay in Redwood Shores and from around the neighborhood. Shots taken on: Nikon F6, 50mm f/1.8, Kodak PortraDeveloped and scanned by The FIND Lab
Roll 11, 2016
Roll #11 is another roll of Kodak Portra 400. Most of the shots are from a visit over to Stanford, my first time going to the top of Hoover Tower which gives some nice views of Silicon Valley. The half-mast flag shot in motion was using the same 9-stop ND filter that I used last… Continue reading Roll 11, 2016
Roll 10, 2016
Roll #10 is another roll of Kodak Portra and more cherry blossoms. For the brief time they were in bloom, I was shooting a whole lot of blossoms. I started to get a little bored with straight shots so started panning, trying to fill more of the frame with the bright color. They didn’t quite… Continue reading Roll 10, 2016
Roll 9, 2016
Roll #9 in my 52 rolls project is the first of my most standard film, a roll of Kodak Portra 400. Rolls #4 and #7 were Portra but ISO 160. A bout of warm weather woke up all the trees, Spring is almost here. I shot a lot of cherry blossoms, so be prepared for… Continue reading Roll 9, 2016
Roll 7, 2016
Roll #7 is a roll of Kodak Portra color film. Kodak Portra is my favorite film to use, it has a wonderful look and versatile for just about any situations, even pushed a few stops to 1600 it turns out great, see this great example by Phil Kneen. Also, I’m starting to feel the challenge… Continue reading Roll 7, 2016
Roll 4, 2016
Roll #4 is a roll of Kodak Portra 160. Portra might be my favorite film that is still available, however ISO 160 is a bit tough to work with—the variable light sensitivity is one of the biggest pluses digital has going for it.