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International Commie Cameras Days
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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 3:23 pm    Post subject: International Commie Cameras Days Reply with quote

I went out on May 1st for International Commie Camera Days -- I used my 'Glorious Soviet FED 4 with teh 53mm f2.8 Industar lens, loaded with some gift Kodak T-Max 100 which I processed in Rodinal 1+50 for 12 mins at 20oC.
The lens was very sharp even at full aperture -- I show some results of my walk around Brentwood, Essex.
One of my 'Test' Subjects with lots of textures and details


Back-lit Gate, no lens hood, no flare -- 1/250th @ f9

old Couple by Pond at full aperture 1/250 f2.8

Old Couple by Pond -- 1/250 @ f8

Girl on Seat -- candid at waist level, guessed Focus , 1/500th @ f5.6

Old Church Door and leaf Textures -- 1/500th @ f5.6


PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2016 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Like 1 I like the photo of the girl best.
How did you like using that FED?


PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2016 9:50 am    Post subject: Using a FED 4 Reply with quote

Thanks for viewing == well, I do not use the FED 4 a great deal, mainly because I have no other lenses that will work with it ( I DO have a 1936 50mm f2 Summar off my 1934 Leica II that fits) and also the case gets in the way a bit -- I have to remember all the 'tricks' of use of these Russian Cameras such as never turn the shutter speed dial UNLESS the film is wound on, and there is a warning about going past the 1/30th / B settings the wrong way.


PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 2:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good pics, nowadays B&W photography is for my part done digitally , so I appreciate you taken the time to shoot on film , the girl`s eyes seem to indicate that she did notice , I wonder if she heard the shutter clicking .

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