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Alessandri Jean-Louis · Oct 9, 2017

Hello ,hello... Here is my first post around here. Black and White photograph. Film camera. Taken in France in an old ruined abbaye from the 15th Century.. Hope you like it.
Cheers.

limr · Oct 9, 2017

Nice composition and really good tonal range. Well done!

What camera/film? Are you developing your own?

Alessandri Jean-Louis · Oct 10, 2017

@limr I use FP4 or HP 5 films and a Minolta Dynax 500. But I also shoot with a Mamiya 645 E and two old Russian toys: a Lubitel and a Diana F+ and yes I used to develop my own photographs and prints... Unfortunately I have had to move and today I don't have room to install a lab

To my saddest soul...

limr · Oct 13, 2017

Alessandri Jean-Louis said:
@limr I use FP4 or HP 5 films and a Minolta Dynax 500. But I also shoot with a Mamiya 645 E and two old Russian toys: a Lubitel and a Diana F+ and yes I used to develop my own photographs and prints... Unfortunately I have had to move and today I don't have room to install a lab To my saddest soul...

Yay, another Lubitel owner on the forum! :boogie:

I've had for years and it still surprises me how good it is for a toy. I've also got a Mamiya 645 Pro TL that I might be taking out this weekend, actually. No Diana, though. I thought about it, but decided to try the Holga instead. My other Russian is a Zorki 6 rangefinder. Not so much of a 'toy' though

I develop my own at home but haven't learned how to wet print. I don't have room for a darkroom at home, though I might soon have access to one at the college where I work. I still love TriX but have been shooting mostly HP5 for the past few years. Beautiful film.

Looking forward to seeing more of your work!

jcdeboever · Oct 13, 2017

Alessandri Jean-Louis said:
@limr I use FP4 or HP 5 films and a Minolta Dynax 500. But I also shoot with a Mamiya 645 E and two old Russian toys: a Lubitel and a Diana F+ and yes I used to develop my own photographs and prints... Unfortunately I have had to move and today I don't have room to install a lab To my saddest soul...

I just started using a Dynax 9 or here in the US, called the Mauxxum 9. Shot a couple rolls but yet to develop. I shot some Portra 160, and color plus 200 last weekend through it, curious to see the results. I used the 70-210 beer can for the majority of the frames. A few with the 50 1.7. It is loaded with hp5+ currently and plan to use the 50 and 28 with it this weekend. Been using TriX mostly but giving HP5+ another go around. Nice shot!