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Large Rigid Summicron Pics on B&W film
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:35 pm
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Summicron 50mm, shot on Kodak Tmax 400 (dont quite like the film, had to do quite abit of processing to get what i wanted)

But IMO, the 50 year old Summicron is lovely here!









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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:42 pm
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Very nice images without doubt. I love your treatment of the B&W. It really feels classic.


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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:55 pm
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Definitly very nice photographs !

Very contrasty treatment of B&W. Honestly it looks a bit too much on my monitor. Especially the first shot.
It misses a lot of details in the blacks and whites. But that's about taste, isn't it ? ... or it's part of your style (?)....

Cheers
Tobias


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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:42 pm
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nice series and good to see them in the oversized gallery
I also not prefer the contrast of #1 but I have seen many like this and it must be taste


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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:09 pm
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Nice samples!
I still have a very soft spot for B+W.
Personally Tmax 400 (and 100) has been my favorite film for years.
One of my biggest disappointments was in scanning it for the first time.
Even with the excellent V700 this film is poor for scanning.
When you consider I have about 25 books filled with full neg sleeves of these films you can imagine my disappointment.
The grain combined with the Pinkish color in the emulsion make it difficult to get the tones you would find in actually making a wet print.
These films are excellent for printing. They just scan for shit.

Fuji Across or Rollei IR (shot as 200 and no filter) are much better candidates for a clean scan.
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