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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#ShittyCameraChallenge #kodak35RF I took my Kodak 35 Rangefinder with a roll of FomaPan 100 to Garner, North Carolina on 30 September, for a day's shooting. There's a great coffee shop there. This copy has an Anastar (coated) 50mm f/3.5 lens. Additional details are in the Alt Text.

'Freight Door' This freight door hasn't been opened for awhile. I made the photograph using my Kodak 35 Rangefinder on FomaPan 100 film in Garner, North Carolina. The lens is a Anastar (coated) 50mm f/3.5, a front focusing 4 element lens. The film was developed using HC110 dilution B for 6 minutes.

'Lunch Tables' The three tables are outside of the downtown Garner, North Carolina coffee shop. Terri and I have had several lunches sitting there. I made the photograph using my Kodak 35 Rangefinder on FomaPan 100 film. The lens is a Anastar (coated) 50mm f/3.5, a front focusing 4 element lens. The film was developed using HC110 dilution B for 6 minutes.

'Roses' On one of the streets in downtown Garner, North Carolina, is a long planter with white roses in it. This is a photograph of a few of them. I made the photograph using my Kodak 35 Rangefinder on FomaPan 100 film. The lens is a Anastar (coated) 50mm f/3.5, a front focusing 4 element lens. The film was developed using HC110 dilution B for 6 minutes.

Spot the photographer. This was shot in Garner, North Carolina. I made the photograph using my Kodak 35 Rangefinder on FomaPan 100 film. The lens is a Anastar (coated) 50mm f/3.5, a front focusing 4 element lens. The film was developed using HC110 dilution B for 6 minutes.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#ShittyCameraChallenge #Kiev88 I took my Kiev 88 with a 6 by 4.5 cm back using a Vega12b 90mm lens out shooting on 30 September 2026 in Garner North Carolina. The camera is bulky, but makes good photographs. Additional details in the Alt Text.

'Bridgers Coal Yard'. Coal has been sold from that location in Wendell, North Carolina for over a 100 years.
I made the photograph with my Kiev 88, a Ukrainian manufactured 120 6cm square SLR. For these pictures I used a 6 by 4.5cm back. The lens was a Vega 12B 90mm f2.8 lens for the shoot. The film is the original Harman Phoenix 200 shot at an EI of 125 for the day's shooting.
The camera's nickname is “Hasselbladski” as it was based on the Hasselblad 1600 F, complete with the touchy focal plane shutter. The camera was made by Arsenal in Kyiv Ukraine.

'Wreath' I liked how the wreath stands out against the dark door and window.
I made the photograph with my Kiev 88, a Ukrainian manufactured 120 6cm square SLR. For these pictures I used a 6 by 4.5cm back. The lens was a Vega 12B 90mm f2.8 lens for the shoot. The film is the original Harman Phoenix 200 shot at an EI of 125 for the day's shooting.
The camera's nickname is “Hasselbladski” as it was based on the Hasselblad 1600 F, complete with the touchy focal plane shutter. The camera was made by Arsenal in Kyiv Ukraine.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#ShittyCameraChallenge #Zorki1 I took my Zorki1 with it's Industar-22 f/3.5 50mm lens to Zebulon North Carolina loaded with a roll of FomaPan 100 on 30 Sep 2026, and made pictures in the bright light. Additional details in the Alt-Text.

I liked the driveway leading into the shadows. Photograph made in Zebulon North Carolina on 30 September 2026 with a Zorki 1 with an Industar-22 f/3.5 50mm collapsible lens on FomaPan 100 film. Developed with Kodak HC110 dilution B for 6 minutes.

'Open to the Sky' Plenty of sun when the roof is missing. Photograph made in Zebulon North Carolina on 30 September 2026 with a Zorki 1 with an Industar-22 f/3.5 50mm collapsible lens on FomaPan 100 film. Developed with Kodak HC110 dilution B for 6 minutes.

'Stair Shadows'. It was a bright sunny day when I was in Zebulon. Which caused the interesting shadow we see here. Photograph made in Zebulon North Carolina on 30 September 2026 with a Zorki 1 with an Industar-22 f/3.5 50mm collapsible lens on FomaPan 100 film. Developed with Kodak HC110 dilution B for 6 minutes.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#shittycamerachallenge #ZenitTTL #believeinfilm Went out shooting with my Zenit TTL with Lomo 400 Color film. However heartbreak was to come, close to the end of the roll, the second shutter curtain stopped closing. FSU Heartbreak. Details about the photographs are in the AltText

'Zin' a wine and yoga location in Garner North Carolina. You can see the white band to your right where the shutter curtain did not close.
Zenit TTL with a Helios-44M-4 58mm f/2 lens on Lomography 400 color film.

Post - Wake Forest North Carolina has a couple of posts like this around town. I found the pattern to be interesting.
Zenit TTL with a Helios-44M-4 58mm f/2 lens on Lomography 400 color film.

Skeleton outfitted with a 'Back to Skull' t-shirt. Shot in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Zenit TTL with a Helios-44M-4 58mm f/2 lens on Lomography 400 color film.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#ShittyCameraChallenge #BelieveInFilm #FED2 I took my FED2 Ukrainian rangefinder with the Industar-26m 50mm f/2.8 lens. I loaded a roll of Silberra U200 that I had received a number of years ago. Details in the Alt-Text

Water Tower legs - Shot with my FED2 Ukraine rangefinder with the Industar-26m 50mm f/2.8 lens. The film was a roll of Silberra U200 that I had received a number of years ago.

Water Tower - The Garner Water Tower doubles as a wireless tower. Shot with my FED2 Ukraine rangefinder with the Industar-26m 50mm f/2.8 lens. The film was a roll of Silberra U200 that I had received a number of years ago.

Yield Sign - Shot with my FED2 Ukraine rangefinder with the Industar-26m 50mm f/2.8 lens. The film was a roll of Silberra U200 that I had received a number of years ago.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#ShittyCameraChallenge #ArgusC3 On Argust Day, a day when Argus camera fans make photographs with their Argus cameras, I took my C3 and a roll of Elektra 100 out. Amongst the double exposures, here are two photographs from Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh NC.

A sign saying 'PLAY' at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh North Carolina USA, close to a playground and picnicking area at the park..
I was taking my Argus C3 out on Argust Day to make some photos.
'Argust Day' is a day in August when the day matches the year. So in 2026, Argust Day was the 26th.
The photograph was taken with an Argus C3 on Flic Film Elektra 100, aka Kodak Aerocolor 35mm film. Probably at F18 at an indicated 1/100 second.

A sign saying 'It Starts Here!' painted on the side of a building at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh North Carolina USA.
I was taking my Argus C3 out on Argust Day to make some photos.
'Argust Day' is a day in August when the day matches the year. So in 2026, Argust Day was the 26th.
The photograph was taken with an Argus C3 on Flic Film Elektra 100, aka Kodak Aerocolor 35mm film. Probably at F18 at an indicated 1/100 second.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#SHITTYCAMERACHALLENGE #zorki1 #believeinfilm Would a 'professional' be caught out with a 'shitty camera'? Zorki1 w/Industar-22 50mm f/3.5 KMZ on FomaPan100 film.

Sign advising professional photographers about a policy that professional photographers have to register before paid shoots at the park.
Photographed with Zorki1 w/Industar-22 50mm f/3.5 KMZ on FomaPan100 film for the Shitty Cameras Challenge Summer 2026.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Olympus Pen. It is small, pocketable, and makes wonderful photographs. I don't know what they cemented the lens elements with, angel's tears?

Door to offices in Raleigh North Carolina. I was amused by the 'Conspiracy Ink' company name in suite A. it is a tattoo shop.
Olympus Pen on FomaPan 100.

'No Not Enter' - Traffic sign in Wendell, North Carolina. Made with an Olympus Pen on FomaPan 100.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

#shittycamerachallenge #Smena2 #believeinfilm Two photographs that I made earlier this week with my Smena2 on FomaPan100. The Smena is a former Soviet Union zone focus 35mm camera.

Grocery store cart corral and surrounding store fronts.
The photograph was made with a Smena2 35mm camera, zone focus, with a 4cm f/4.5 T22 lens on FomaPan 100. Developed with HC110 dilution B.

Small town residential street.
The photograph was made with a Smena2 35mm camera, zone focus, with a 4cm f/4.5 T22 lens on FomaPan 100. Developed with HC110 dilution B.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I also matched Zohran Mamdani. Some of the questions are bad. I suspect that we have self selected for people who agree with us.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#620day #ArgoflexEF #believeinfilm Got my 620 day pictures developed and scanned. Terri and I went to Selma North Carolina and made pictures with the ArgoFlex EF on FomaPan 100 film. I am happy with many of them. Details in the Alt text.

Water tower in Selma North Carolina, USA.
Taken today, 6/20/2026 for 620 Day with an Argus ArgoflexEF on FomaPan 100, aka Arista EDU 100, using a yellow filter to bring out the sky.

Looking down South Raiford Street in Selma North Carolina, USA.
Taken today, 6/20/2026 for 620 Day with an Argus ArgoflexEF on FomaPan 100, aka Arista EDU 100, using a yellow filter to bring out the sky.

Two water meter covers on a sidewalk in Selma North Carolina, USA. I liked the different patterns in the covers.
Taken today, 6/20/2026 for 620 Day with an Argus ArgoflexEF on FomaPan 100, aka Arista EDU 100, using a yellow filter to bring out the sky.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Half Frame Friday #olypen #believeinfilm One of the 'Whirlygigs' at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in downtown Wilson North Carolina USA. In a wind, the whirligigs move. Taken with a Olympus Pen on Kodak ProImage 100 film.

One of the 'Whirligigs' at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson North Carolina, USA. The park has a collection of the whirligigs, a kinetic structure, created by Vollis Simpson.
Olympus Pen camera on Kodak ProImage 100.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#believeinfilm #zenitttl Got a Zenit TTL with a Helos-44m 58mm f/2 lens at a camera club meeting. Took it out with roll of FFP Wolfman 100 and am very pleased with the photographs. I will be shooting this combo more.

Old gas station in Wendell North Carolina. It used to be festooned with pro-artist graffiti. I took out a Zenit TTL w/Helios-44m 58mm f/2 lens and took some pictures with it in Wendell, North Carolina. I am very pleased with the pictures and the camera. The white band on the right is due to the back shutter curtain not closing properly at the end of the exposure. Gotta embrace the suck at times.

Fire dept. connection on the back of a building in Wendell North Carolina. I took out a Zenit TTL w/Helios-44m 58mm f/2 lens and took some pictures with it in Wendell, North Carolina. I am very pleased with the pictures and the camera.

Shadows of pipes on a building in Wendell North Carolina. I took out a Zenit TTL w/Helios-44m 58mm f/2 lens and took some pictures with it in Wendell, North Carolina. I am very pleased with the pictures and the camera.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Done. One of the rolls of film was a roll of FP4Plus in my Olympus Pen. Great pictures on a half frame camera.

Sign in front of a coffee shop in Creedmore, North Carolina, USA.
Picture made with an Olympus Pen half-frame camera on Ilford FP4 Plus developed in HC110, Dilution B for 9 minutes at 20C.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Both the Band at Sadlacks in Raleigh, NC October 2012. Sadly, both the venue and band are no longer around.

'Both the Band' playing at Raleigh North Carolina's Sadlacks outdoor space. This performance was October 2012. Both the band and location are no longer around.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I think that you are correct. This is what the Argus C3 Match-Matic manual lists for shutter and aperture comparisons.

Exerpt from the Argus Match-Matic C3 manual that shows the relationship between the numbers listed on the shutter speed dial and lens aperture ring, and the actual values.
For example, in bright sunlight, ISO 100 film would have an Exposure Value, i.e. EV, of 15. So to set the exposure on a Match-Matic C3, you would add the lens opening value to the shutter setting to equal the EV. So an lens setting of 8, f/16, added to the shutter setting of 7, 1/125, would equal 15. What would also work would be a lens opening of 7, f/11, and a shutter setting of 8, 1/300th.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

#believeinfilm - Disaster strikes I loaded my Leica IIc with a bulk loaded roll of FomaPan 100. After i buttoned up the camera, I found a plastic ring on the bedspread. The bottom of the bulk loaded cassette. I am interested in what light leaks I am going to see on the roll of film.

Leica IIc. top and bottom of a 35mm plastic film can, and the bottom of a reusable bulk loading 35mm cassette.
Since the bottom of the cassette fell off, the cassette is not light tight and the film is likely to have light leaks on it.
Yes, I shot it anyways.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

QOTD: Happy St Patrick’s Day! Post the first thing in your camera roll when you search “green”. 🍀 In one of the public parks in downtown Mebane, North Carolina, they have a plant with three kaleidoscopes pointed at it. This is a photograph taken through one of the kaleidoscopes.

In one of the public parks in downtown Mebane, North Carolina, they have a plant with three kaleidoscopes pointed at it. This is a photograph taken through one of the kaleidoscopes.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Went out and made a few infrared photographs. Rollie IR 400 in a Nikon SLR, Nikon Series E 28mm lens, and a Hoya R72 filter. I used a former Soviet Union aux viewfinder for framing.

'Speed Limit 25' Trees, grass, and dark sky. I used Rollie IR 400 film in a Nikon SLR, Nikon Series E 28mm lens, and a Hoya R72 filter. I used a former Soviet Union aux viewfinder for framing.

Foliage often shows bright because leaves reflect IR light well. I used Rollie IR 400 film in a Nikon SLR, Nikon Series E 28mm lens, and a Hoya R72 filter. I used a former Soviet Union aux viewfinder for framing.

Fence at the edge of a golf course green. I used Rollie IR 400 film in a Nikon SLR, Nikon Series E 28mm lens, and a Hoya R72 filter. I used a former Soviet Union aux viewfinder for framing.

Trees, grass, and dark sky. I used Rollie IR 400 film in a Nikon SLR, Nikon Series E 28mm lens, and a Hoya R72 filter. I used a former Soviet Union aux viewfinder for framing.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

#HFF #halfframefriday #believeinfilm #halfframe #OlympusPen This past week I took my Olympus Pen to Wilson North Carolina to make photographs of Vollis Simpson's 'whirligigs', kinetic sculptures he made of recycled materials. I used Kodak ProImage 100 film. More details in the Alt Text.

A whirligig at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson North Carolina. I used my Olympus Pen and Kodak ProImage 100 film to make the pictures. Simpson's whirligigs are designed to move in the wind and they moved in the wind that day. They are also a bit noisy, something not recorded in still photography.
Vollis Simpson (1919 – 2013) made the kinetic sculptures out of recycled materials, which included scrapped street signs. He named them whirligigs. About 30 of them are collected in this park. Others can be found in various places in Wilson and other places.

Several whirligigs at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson North Carolina. I used my Olympus Pen and Kodak ProImage 100 film to make the pictures. Simpson's whirligigs are designed to move in the wind and they moved in the wind that day. They are also a bit noisy, something not recorded in still photography.
Vollis Simpson (1919 – 2013) made the kinetic sculptures out of recycled materials, which included scrapped street signs. He named them whirligigs. About 30 of them are collected in this park. Others can be found in various places in Wilson and other places.

The shadow of a whirligig at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson North Carolina. I an intrigued by shadows of things and made use of this opportunity. I used my Olympus Pen and Kodak ProImage 100 film to make the pictures. And Simpson's whirligigs are designed to move in the wind and they moved in the wind that day. They are also a bit noisy, something not recorded in still photography.
Vollis Simpson (1919 – 2013) made the kinetic sculptures out of recycled materials, which included scrapped street signs. He named them whirligigs. About 30 of them are collected in this park. Others can be found in various places in Wilson and other places.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#believeinfilm #FEDMicron I took the FED Micron half frame camera and am very pleased. I will need to learn the camera and invest in some fine grain film. The photos were made yesterday in Garner, North Carolina.

Corner of E Main Street and Emory Street in Garner North Carolina.
I made the photograph with a FED Micron half frame 35mm camera on FomaPan 100 film.

Sign for a Garner business promoting both yoga and wine. The photograph was made on Main Street in Garner North Carolina.
I made the photograph with a FED Micron half frame 35mm camera on FomaPan 100 film.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Post a tree you photographed. Does multiple trees count?

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Is this too much? Minolta 16mm with a Nikon SB-28 Speedlight.

Subminiture Minolta 16 camera using a Nikon SB28 Speedlight.
The Minolta 16 uses 16mm film. 16mm film is the same width at 110 cartridge film.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

#believeinfilm #OlyPen - Took the Olympus Pen 1/2 frame 35mm camera out for a walk yesterday in Raleigh NC. I am amazed by the quality of the photos from the little camera. Olympus Pen half frame on FomaPan 100 processed in HC110B.

A large 'flower' that is part of a public portrait set in Raleigh North Carolina. It is just north of 'Roast Grill'.
Camera is an Olympus Pen half frame 35mm camera with a zone-focused 28mm f/3.5 D.Zuiko lens. Full frame equivalent would be 40mm. I shot on FomaPan 100 and developed with Kodak HC110 dilution B.

Part of a brick wall has been removed at this location in Raleigh North Carolina. It is in the block south of the 'Roast Grill'.
Camera is an Olympus Pen half frame 35mm camera with a zone-focused 28mm f/3.5 D.Zuiko lens. Full frame equivalent would be 40mm. I shot on FomaPan 100 and developed with Kodak HC110 dilution B.
I am very impressed with the little camera.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

#shittycamerachallenge #FED2 A couple of recent pictures from my FED2 for the B&W Shitty Camera Challenge. Sometimes you need a goose, sometimes a shadow. FED2/Industar 26m/Fomapan 100. One of my favorite combinations. Details in the ALT Text.

A goose sitting on a table outside a hair salon in Siler City, North Carolina. It caught my eye and earned a photograph.
Shot using Fomapan 100 using a FED2 camera, a FED Industar 26u.

Winter shooting in North Carolina is interesting. Sometimes the light is as it was that day, bright with a clear sky, and little or no leaves on the trees. So silhouettes like this are possible. Taken in Wendell, North Carolina.
Shot using Fomapan 100 using a FED2 camera, a FED Industar 26u.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

#ShittyCameraChallenge #ArgusC3 Attached is a self portrait made using a shiny ball on a Christmas tree in Zebulon, NC. Camera used was an early Argus C3 on FomaPan 100.

Shiny surface selfie taken using a shiny ball on an outdoor Christmas tree in Zebulon North Carolina in 2025. Camera was a pre-World War 2 Argus C3 on FomaPan 100 film.
The 'shiny ball' is just to your left of the center of the photograph.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Self portrait in a reflective window wearing my favorite photography hat.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

#shittycamerachallenge, #believeinfilm,#Zorki1, #b&w Two photographs for the shitty camera challenge with my Zorki 1 with the Industar 22 lens. The photos are from a recent tip to Mebane NC. I thought the display of bones interesting. And I enjoyed the shadow of the window decal.

Bones on display in a window of a tattoo parlor in Mebane, North Carolina. Next to the display was a large Christmas nutcracker which would have made for an interesting photograph.
The photograph was made using a former Soviet Union Zorki 1 using an Industar 22 f/3.5 50mm lens on FomaPan 100.

The shadow of a window decal on a curtain. The photograph was made in Mebane North Carolina using a former Soviet Union Zorki 1 using an Industar 22 f/3.5 50mm lens on FomaPan 100.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

#believeinfilm,#reflection Photograph of the photographer and their (enabling) spouse. I know the rules, if you see a window, take a portrait. Sometimes I even follow them, LeicaIIc, Elmar, Kodak Gold 200

Photograph of Terri, to the left, and Steve, to the right, in downtown Garner North Carolina.
There is an unspoken rule in photography, if you find yourself in front of a window, take a picture. This one includes Terri, the spouse of the photographer.
Camera - LeicaIIc, Lens - Elmar 50mm f/3.5, Kodak Gold 200 film. Processed in Lightroom and NegativeLabPro plugin.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

#believeinfilm #SHD50 I shot a short roll of SHD50 at an EI of 25 and developed it in HC110 to see how it developed. First pass, I think that 5 min in HC110 1:31 @ 5min is a good start. What was unexpected is that the color response is off and that contrast is high. Details in the alt-text. /1

This is SHD50, EI25 shot in a Nikon FM2 with a Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8. Shutter was 1/200, XSync setting, and aperture was f/5.6. The photographs were taken on a bright sunny day.
Film was developed in HC110, diluted 1:31 for 5 minutes at about 21C.
This is a negative, it has not been processed to positive.
Two things strike me, 1) The big white rectangle on the left side of the photograph is a gray card. It looks the same as the black square in the bottom left of the color patches on the right side of the image.
2) Red, Green, and Blue patches on the right colunm of the color patches are all very light.

This is a color photograph of the test subject for reference.
This photograph was taken with a Pixel 7 'smart' phone.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

#CamerasAndDrinks #BelieveInFilm Stopped and had a Oktoberfest beer when out shooting with the Leica IIc. Finished a roll of Kodak ProImage 100 today

Photograph of a glass of Trophy Brewing Oktophyfest, their version of the Marzen Lager served at Oktoberfest.
The day was sunny, the companion friendly. Finished a roll of Kodak ProImage 100 in the Leica. The camera is a Leica IIc with a Leitz ELMAR 50mm f/3.5 lens.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Get the picture when you can. I was on the pack porch one morning a month or so ago and saw a spiderweb in the sun. Got a few pictures with the m43 Oly. The one below is one of them. The next day the web was gone. Get your pictures when you see them, time erases all.

A picture of a spiderweb in the morning sunlight.
Taken 13 September 2025 with an Olympus micro 43 camera.
The web was gone the next day.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Steve’s Leica has a not very cool but very useful fabric strap.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

‪Steve W‬ #lonesomecone can't yoga, doesn't get any wine. In front of a local yoga and wine shop, a single traffic cone stands guard. Leica IIc, ELMAR 50mm f/3.5, Kodak Gold 200. I am quite happy with the colors.

This #lonesomecone sits in front of 'Zin Yoga Studio and Wine Bar' in Garner North Carolina. The photograph was made using a Leica IIc using an ELMAR 50mm f/3.5 lens on Kodak Gold 200. I am quite happy with the colors.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Took the Leica IIc and the ELMAR 50mm f/3.5 lens to Garner NC. Kodak Gold 200 was the film of choice. Negatives were converted with NLP. I am very happy with the combination.

Flowers hanging down on a side street in Garner North Carolina. Photographed with a Leica IIc and an ELMAR 50mm f/3.5 lens. Kodak Gold 200 was the film of choice that day. The negatives were scanned with a dSLR and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Close to Main Street is the famous Garner Water Tower and wireless phone array. No visit with a camera to Garner North Carolina is complete without at least one photograph of the Water Tower.
Photographed with a Leica IIc and an ELMAR 50mm f/3.5 lens. Kodak Gold 200 was the film of choice that day. The negatives were scanned with a dSLR and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Main Street in Garner North Carolina. Photographed with a Leica IIc and an ELMAR 50mm f/3.5 lens. Kodak Gold 200 was the film of choice that day. The negatives were scanned with a dSLR and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Inspired by Panchro_Kym, @panchromatic.bsky.social, I took my D750 and three of my Nikon Series E primes out for a walk Saturday. The lenses work well on the D750 and pictures were made.

Alley off South Boddie Street in Nashville North Carolina.
Taken 9 August 2025 using a Nikon D750 and a Nikon Series E 28mm lens.

Nashville is the county seat of Nash County, North Carolina. As such, the town is graced with the Nash County Courthouse on W Washington Street.
Taken 9 August 2025 using a Nikon D750 and a Nikon Series E 50mm lens.

A yellow plastic duck on a Nashville (NC) Graphic newspaper box in Nashville North Carolina. I am working on a project where I make pictures of the yellow plastic duck traveling along with Terri and I.
Taken 9 August 2025 using a Nikon D750 and a Nikon Series E 28mm lens.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I have a 'VFMOTO' tester that looks a lot like the picture below. Not as nice as the Reveni Labs one.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Four pictures a day late for 6/20. Camera is a Argoflex EF TLR on FomaPan100 (respooled). I had to work on 6/20 this year, so went out on the 21st. Dets in the Alt Text. #believeinfilm, #ArgoflexEF

Han-Dee Hugo's convenience store on a bright sunny morning.
I had wanted to participate in 620 day where one takes a 620 film camera out and takes pictures. I had to work so I went out on the 21st.
I used an Argus Argoflex EF with FomaPan 100, developed with HC110 dulution 1:47. Scanned with an Epson 600.

Rental pedal boats at Lake Crabtree County Park in Wake County, North Carolina. The water was like glass today with only a slight ripple.
I had wanted to participate in 620 day where one takes a 620 film camera out and takes pictures. I had to work so I went out on the 21st.
I used an Argus Argoflex EF with FomaPan 100, developed with HC110 dulution 1:47. Scanned with an Epson 600.

Ramp out to a boat dock at Lake Crabtree County Park in Wake County, North Carolina. One cannot see it in this shot, but there is a facility on the dock for people who use wheelchairs can get into small boats. The water was like glass today with only a slight ripple.
I had wanted to participate in 620 day where one takes a 620 film camera out and takes pictures. I had to work so I went out on the 21st.
I used an Argus Argoflex EF with FomaPan 100, developed with HC110 dulution 1:47. Scanned with an Epson 600.

Boat dock at Lake Crabtree County Park in Wake County, North Carolina. The water was like glass today with only a slight ripple.
I had wanted to participate in 620 day where one takes a 620 film camera out and takes pictures. I had to work so I went out on the 21st.
I used an Argus Argoflex EF with FomaPan 100, developed with HC110 dulution 1:47. Scanned with an Epson 600.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#crappycommiecameraparty #Zorki1 Yesterday I took the Zorki1 (Leica II clone), with the Industar 22 (ELMAR wannabe) out with a roll of Kodak Gold 200 film. We started the day at the 'Historic Oak View County Park', and I finished the roll of film at home with one of Terri's potted flowers.

Black Eyed Susans a the front door of the main house at Oak View.
Oak View interprets a farm that one existed in Wake County North Carolina that dates back from before the US Civil War.
The picture was taken with a Zorki 1 on Kodak Gold 200 film using a Industar 22m lens.

Potted purple flowers that Terri has. The flowers were bought at a flea market in Eden North Carolina when we were there for an Argus Collectors Group gathering in May 2025.
The picture was taken with a Zorki 1 on Kodak Gold 200 film using a Industar 22m lens.

White flowers at a tenant house at Oak View.
Oak View interprets a farm that one existed in Wake County North Carolina that dates back from before the US Civil War.
The picture was taken with a Zorki 1 on Kodak Gold 200 film using a Industar 22m lens.

"Juneteenth" For the Juneteenth event, the Historic Oak View park staff post histories of the enslaved staff at the plantation before the US Civil War. Oak View interprets a farm that one existed in Wake County North Carolina that dates back from before the US Civil War.
The picture was taken with a Zorki 1 on Kodak Gold 200 film using a Industar 22m lens.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#crappycommiecameraparty #FED2 Took the FED2, made in Ukraine, out with a roll of FomaPan 100 made in the Czech Republic on the first day of the Crappy Commie Camera Party 2025. A combination that I use often. The three pictures were made in Wendell, North Carolina. Details in the AltText.

"Lunch Window" The inside of the front window of Bravo's Pizza on Main Street in Wendell North Carolina. We enjoyed their ham and pineapple pizza that day.
Camera was a FED2 made in Kiev, Ukraine, with an Industar-22m 50mm f/2.8 coated lens on Fomapan 100.

"Create Art" Graffiti on the exeriler of an old gas station in Wendell, North Carolina. I probably should have backed up a bit farther before releasing the shutter. The reflections in the window are from a firearm store in Wendell.
The camera is a FED2 made in Kiev, Ukraine, with an Industar-22m 50mm f/2.8 coated lens on Fomapan 100 from the Czech Republic.

"Old Building" This building in downtown Wendell, North Carolina, has been crumbling for years. It appears that they are beginning to fix it.
The camera is a FED2 made in Kiev, Ukraine, with an Industar-22m 50mm f/2.8 coated lens on Fomapan 100 from the Czech Republic.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

#argus #believeinfilm Here's three pictures that I made with an Argus A2F, a pre-WWII 35mm camera made in Ann Arbor MI. It includes a focusing helix and can focus down to 18 inches. I have not tried that. Arista EDU 100 developed with HC110.

'Grafix Police' is a Volkswagon Beetle owned by 'Grafixhouse Design Studio' in downtown Garner NC. The passenger rear windows is covered in stickers, ones I suspect that Grafixhouse created. The photograph was made with an Argus A2F, a preWWII 35mm zone focusing camera made by Argus, Ann Arbor MI on Arista EDU 100 film developed in HC110.

'Stop' is a stop sign erected by Garner on Main Street in downtown Garner NC. The photograph was made with an Argus A2F, a preWWII 35mm zone focusing camera made by Argus, Ann Arbor MI on Arista EDU 100 film developed in HC110.

'Full Bloom' is a coffee shop in downtown Garner NC that Terri and I go to often. You can see the Garner water tower behind the building. The photograph was made with an Argus A2F, a preWWII 35mm zone focusing camera made by Argus, Ann Arbor MI on Arista EDU 100 film developed in HC110.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

FED, Zorki, and Kiev are the names of three series of 35mm rangefinder cameras. I have a FED2 and a Zorki1 and they work fine. I've attached photographs of the cameras below. I have bought from fedka.com/fs/ in the past. The store is based in New York USA as I remember.

FED2 35mm rangefinder camera with a Industar 26m attached. A FED50mm f/3.5 collapsible lens, ELMAR wannabe, is next to it. Both lenses are both 4 elements in 3 groups.

Zorki 1 39mm rangefinder with an Industar-22 50mm f/3.5 collapsible lens, ELMAR wannabe, attached,. This is a Russian copy of a Leica II complete with the long leader bottom film loading.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Starting with the blueberry turnovers.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Covered bridge in Western North Carolina USA. This is the Pisgah Covered Bridge in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Photograph of t he Pisgah Covered Bridge in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA. It is a wooden covered bridge that used to be common in the USA. It was built in 1911 for the sum of $40.
I took this picture in December 2011 using a Nikon D90 dSLR.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

#ARGUS #BelieveInFilm Three photos I made in Garner NC 9 Feb 25. Argus Argoflex EM on AristaEDU100, developed with HC110, Dul H. Details of each in the alt text.

The back of a building on Main Street in Garner, North Carolina, USA.
The camera is an Argus Argoflex EM 6cm square TLR. Developed with HC110, Dilution H (1:63) for 10 min at 22C.

Who says that an almost 80yo camera cannot be used for street photography? A woman walking south on Main Street in Garner, North Carolina, USA. There's a good coffee shop to the photograph's right. Maybe she was headed to it for a orange blossom latte.
The camera is an Argus Argoflex EM 6cm square TLR. Developed with HC110, Dilution H (1:63) for 10 min at 22C.

A power pole on Main Street in Garner, North Carolina, USA. It was a cool February day and we were seeing whispy cloudd.
The camera is an Argus Argoflex EM 6cm square TLR. Developed with HC110, Dilution H (1:63) for 10 min at 22C.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

If you see this, post a photo from your device with no explanation.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

If you need better pix or scans, let me know.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Here is another Argus logo that might work. It is from the top of an Argoflex pseudo-TLR.

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Steve W @webosuser.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

#believeinfilm #shittycameraChallenge #FED2 #GarnerNC Pictures taken downtown Garner, NC, 11 Jan 2025 using my FED2 with an Industar 26m 50mm f/2.8 lens on Kodak Gold 200 film.

Pictures of the back of two buildings in downtown Garner, North Carolina. The building on the left is Full Bloom Coffee, a favorite of Terri and I. I liked the look of the tree branch shadows on the building to the right. Pictures taken downtown Garner, NC, 11 Jan 2025 using my FED2 with an Industar 26m on Kodak Gold 200 film.

Seating ouside of Full Bloom Coffee in downtown Garner, North Carolina. We've enjoyed a couple of meals and many lattes setting there in the sun. The pictures taken downtown Garner, NC, 11 Jan 2025 using my FED2 with an Industar 26m on Kodak Gold 200 film.

Details of the mural painted on the North wall of Full Bloom coffee in downtown Garner, North Carolina. Pictures taken downtown Garner, NC, 11 Jan 2025 using my FED2 with an Industar 26m on Kodak Gold 200 film.

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