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That's a great pair of group portraits of a handsome trio of guys, Graham! Very nice!
Album Cover 2 by Graham Gibson, on Flickr
When I had my 503/203/205, I kept a bag of seals in my lab and changed out a seal any time I felt grittiness or any non-smooth removal. I also put new seals in once a year in all my heavily used backs as the foam would get weak and could leak slightly. It was easy and also allowed me to clean the back and lube the gears. Just a few screws, pop the back plate, clean/lube, add new seal, and button it all back up.This is what happens when the dark slide seal on a Hasselblad A16 film magazine tears itself to shreds when you pull out the dark slide:
Happily, it was really just a test roll to verify that the back was in good condition so there's nothing significantly lost there. But I think it's the first time, in all the years I've had Hasselblad V system equipment, that I've had a dark slide light seal self-destruct so badly.
It'll be good as new when David Odess finishes with it, I'm sure.
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I have to admit to being much more "fast and loose" with my gear ... I rarely have or carry much backup stuff like that. Most of my gear just works and continues to work, and I do take pains to keep the dark slides from being damaged. Different experience, different needs ... etc.When I had my 503/203/205, I kept a bag of seals in my lab and changed out a seal any time I felt grittiness or any non-smooth removal. I also put new seals in once a year in all my heavily used backs as the foam would get weak and could leak slightly. It was easy and also allowed me to clean the back and lube the gears. Just a few screws, pop the back plate, clean/lube, add new seal, and button it all back up.
I also had a half dozen new slides sitting around so that any time a slide was creased or roughened, I'd put a new one in. I had the Lindahl slide holders on all the older back, but the new gen backs with the slide holder built-in pretty much stopped all the damaged slides from occuring and I didn't throw out as many slides when I switched my backs to the new stuff.
Please do! This barn door is quite special!Well, it is now just over a year since I put a roll through my H503CX - which coincidentally (!) is when my M10M arrived...
Anyway, looking through the negs from then, I just processed these two - the Red Lion and inside the National Trust's tithe barn at Lacock, Wilts. 80mm Planar, Tri-X. Hmm, time to dust-off the 503CX and venture forth with it!
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I love Acros. Now I love that Perkeo II as well!I had my Voigtländer Perkeo II out yesterday, when I bicycle to a neighboring town for breakfast with some friends. It is such a compact and light camera ... Hardly noticed it in my bag at all!
I didn't bother to look at a meter reading: for ACROS 100, I just set f/11 @ 1/100 second since all the photos were outdoors on a nice sunny morning. Getting the focus correct for the first couple of frames was tricky—one forgets how little DoF you have available with a 6x6 camera at close range—but I got it sorted correctly for most of the photos.
Linda - Mountain View 2021
Voigtländer Perkeo II, ACROS 100, f/11 @ 1/100
The Perkeo II remains a wonderful performer.
G
I didn't bother to look at a meter reading: for ACROS 100, I just set f/11 @ 1/100 second since all the photos were outdoors on a nice sunny morning.
Nice image, thanks for sharing! Just out of curiosity, was it the "old" Acros, or the new Across II?I love Acros. Now I love that Perkeo II as well!
Thanks, Godfrey!
I have no idea really... Oh wait a minute! Ah, checked the box (two rolls left) and it has a 2014 expiration date on it. I guess this must have been the older stuff.Nice image, thanks for sharing! Just out of curiosity, was it the "old" Acros, or the new Across II?
If the former, do either of you, or anyone, have any experience with the new Acros II? I sadly didn't get much exposure (hah) to Acros before it was discontinued, and haven't tried Acros II yet, but I would love to hear from those who knew Acros well how the new stuff compares.
I am on a self-imposed film-purchasing ban until I clear out most of what is in my freezer, but I am chomping at the bit to buy more Acros for some reason!
Delighted to see it put to good use - and pleased it seems to have survived long-term storage in our fridge!.Some Images from Death Valley Natl. Park (Badwater Basin, The 'Racetrack,' & Zabriskie Point) as well as Desert Natl. Wildlife Refuge. Shot Jan 2020 on Provia 400x gifted to me by Bill Caulfeild-Browne with my Yashikamat 124g. Thanks BILL!
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