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Fun with Medium Format FILM Images!

dave.gt

dave.gt

Well-known member
Ok, I don’t know why but it seems December is always busy. But, as promised, my 1949 Medium Format Camera is coming on line to be used after a very long time on display.
It is no shelf Queen or beauty product.
It’s all I have left of medium format film gear so I might as well give it a whirl.:)

It worked in the past, but don’t expect too much.:):):)

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MGrayson

MGrayson

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dave.gt said:
Ok, I don’t know why but it seems December is always busy. But, as promised, my 1949 Medium Format Camera is coming on line to be used after a very long time on display.
It is no shelf Queen or beauty product.
It’s all I have left of medium format film gear so I might as well give it a whirl.:)

It worked in the past, but don’t expect too much.:):):)

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TLR's rule!(y)
 
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gurtch

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Don't know if this qualifies or not. My father died in May 1940 at age 29, when I was three. His negatives were lost for 72 years, then found by a complete stranger in mint condition, stored in the dark at ambient temperature, and safely returned to me. Here is a 2 minute slide show on YouTube, the camera was a Zeiss Super Ikonta "A" with 70mm Tessar, Compur Rapid shutter. I no longer have my darkroom (I am 85) but I scanned the negatives with a Nikon 8000 Coolscan. There are about 250 rolls of film individually stored in glassine envelopes. I transferred them all into archival clear negative sleeves, and used my flat bed to "contact print" each roll of film on 8.5"x11" paper. I have each roll of film stored in a three ring binder with the corresponding roll of film (just like the old days). Merry Christmas, and I hope you enjoy the two minute tribute to my Dad.
Dave in NJ
 
dave.gt

dave.gt

Well-known member
gurtch said:
Don't know if this qualifies or not. My father died in May 1940 at age 29, when I was three. His negatives were lost for 72 years, then found by a complete stranger in mint condition, stored in the dark at ambient temperature, and safely returned to me. Here is a 2 minute slide show on YouTube, the camera was a Zeiss Super Ikonta "A" with 70mm Tessar, Compur Rapid shutter. I no longer have my darkroom (I am 85) but I scanned the negatives with a Nikon 8000 Coolscan. There are about 250 rolls of film individually stored in glassine envelopes. I transferred them all into archival clear negative sleeves, and used my flat bed to "contact print" each roll of film on 8.5"x11" paper. I have each roll of film stored in a three ring binder with the corresponding roll of film (just like the old days). Merry Christmas, and I hope you enjoy the two minute tribute to my Dad.
Dave in NJ
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Wow, Dave!

These are excellent images and I am amazed at the detailed thorough work you did to put the images in a slide show. Very impressive!:love:
 
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gurtch

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Thank you Dave GT. The negatives make beautiful large prints. The local Foundation of the Arts invited me to do a two man show with prints of my work hanging next to my father's. It took me a year and a half to print, mount, mat and frame the show. My work included 20"x30" prints, and most of my father's I printed 11x14", some 16"x20" and one 20"x30". The big prints from the Super Ikonta camera with Zeiss lens were awe inspiring with their quality.
Dave
 
P. Chong

P. Chong

Well-known member
amazing. Thanks for sharing.

gurtch said:
Don't know if this qualifies or not. My father died in May 1940 at age 29, when I was three. His negatives were lost for 72 years, then found by a complete stranger in mint condition, stored in the dark at ambient temperature, and safely returned to me. Here is a 2 minute slide show on YouTube, the camera was a Zeiss Super Ikonta "A" with 70mm Tessar, Compur Rapid shutter. I no longer have my darkroom (I am 85) but I scanned the negatives with a Nikon 8000 Coolscan. There are about 250 rolls of film individually stored in glassine envelopes. I transferred them all into archival clear negative sleeves, and used my flat bed to "contact print" each roll of film on 8.5"x11" paper. I have each roll of film stored in a three ring binder with the corresponding roll of film (just like the old days). Merry Christmas, and I hope you enjoy the two minute tribute to my Dad.
Dave in NJ
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dave.gt

dave.gt

Well-known member
Well, taking a break from the usual chaos…:)

The last of my medium format film cameras, the Ciro-Flex TLR is ready to load after checking shutter speed, focus, aperture dial, etc.

It is an old lower priced/lower quality camera than I have ever used and the Rolleiflex TLR I had was 10 times better quality. The screen is very dull making indoor focusing extremely frustrating.

OK, so it is a less than exciting experience. But who doesn’t like a photographic challenge?:)

Once I decide what, where and when to shoot, I will load the CF with Acros II 120 film. I have no great expectations, just a curiousity how the images will turn out.

Time will tell!:)
 
dave.gt

dave.gt

Well-known member
dave.gt said:
Well, taking a break from the usual chaos…:)

The last of my medium format film cameras, the Ciro-Flex TLR is ready to load after checking shutter speed, focus, aperture dial, etc.

It is an old lower priced/lower quality camera than I have ever used and the Rolleiflex TLR I had was 10 times better quality. The screen is very dull making indoor focusing extremely frustrating.

OK, so it is a less than exciting experience. But who doesn’t like a photographic challenge?:)

Once I decide what, where and when to shoot, I will load the CF with Acros II 120 film. I have no great expectations, just a curiousity how the images will turn out.

Time will tell!:)
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The TLR is loaded… somehow I feel like my old MGTD was a modern machine compared to this camera which feels closer to the Ford Model T! LOL…

The weather is warming up here so I may take it downtown in a day or two for a walkabout. Sunny 16 rules!:):):)
 
lookbook

lookbook

Well-known member
anyone said:
Now that is an interesting setup. How do you use it? Can you use the shutter? And how does a Fisheye do with movements?

Edit: and I love those small Ebony cameras. Beautiful pieces of craftmanship.
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... it's been maybe 15 years since I owned the camera for a short time.
I thought it was super nice too, but I always found Linhof more practical for me.

I always had good contacts with a technician at Linhof who was able to take care of special requests for me.
For example, he attached the shutter of a bellows unit to the lens plate.

Viewed on the focusing screen with the shutter cocked and open.
shutter closed, cassette attached, slider pulled and released. -
It may sound complicated, but it's quick.
 
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