[LRflex] Nostalgia ain't what it used to be (was Re: Red-brick Gothic)
- From: Alex Hurst <corkflor@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:12:20 +0000
Douglas wrote in part:
I think I'm getting nostalgic - after years of only collecting most
everything interesting, and just putting things in a display cabinet
- I've started thinking about using the things I hardly ever put a
film through.
Well, it's certainly true that mechanical cameras benefit from
occasional exercise. I try to use mine roughly in rotation to keep
them healthy.
As for nostalgia, I was so impressed by my recently acquired '50s
85/2 LTM Nikkor that I've now added a nice 50/2 LTM Nikkor of the
same vintage, which is currently awaiting exercise on my M3 over
Easter.
Story of, and shots from, the 85 at:
http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor
and click on the link. I hope to feature the 50/2 in due course.
Digital just makes life too easy, and you get into bad photographic
habits. Because shooting in RAW format leaves so many options open
for ignoring the basics of exposure and Photoshop can now rescue
almost anything, I find myself forgetting to check the "best"
parameters for a shot and just filling the card with loads of
rubbish. So it's "back to the roots" when I find the time.
I certainly think much more about each shot when I'm using film, tho'
my ratio of keepers is still averaging two or three per roll after 50
years of photography. So much for progress.....
Like you, Douglas, I tend to be more profligate with digital. If
you've got a group of six people, take six shots and you might get
one in which everyone's looking civilised; if you've got a tricky
lighting situation, then bracket it every which way - it's only
electrons.
But it is great to be able to crank up the ISO when you need to - as
I did at a Patrick's Day party last weekend. No flash needed.
I've also just acquired a big cotton cloth changing bag, which means
I can dig out my tanks from the garden shed and do some proper b/w
developing again. As there are very few facilities around these days
for developing MF film over here, at least I'll be able to use my 6x6
cameras more.
Best
Alex
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