Month April 2013

Scarborough Bluffs Park: Return

1-928685232, @VAu 1-140-240 (2013 April Unpublished), Bronica SQ-A, Camera, Colorless, Content, Developer Type, Equipment, Film, Film Type, Ilford ILFOSOL3, Kodak TMX-100, Lens, Nature, Other, Photography, Plant, Silhouette, Tree, VAU0011402, Wood, Zenza Bronica Zenzanon-S 80mm f/2.8

Over the last few days I have been exploring and assessing medium format images. The obvious thing to do in an assessment is to compare. The reference point for me is my M9, regardless of how appropriate that is.  â€¦

Battle of York

Content, Nature, Other, Photography, River, Unsaturated, Water, Waters

At this beach on April 27 1813 at 10:00 AM began the Battle of York when American forces landed here and subsequently took the fort, Fort York, and looted the town of York, capital of Upper Canada, present day Toronto. â€¦

Medium Format: Bronica SQA

Bronica SQ-A, Camera, Colorless, Content, Dark, Developer Type, Equipment, Film, Film Type, Furnature, Household Item, Ilford ILFOSOL3, Kodak TMX-100, Lens, Nature, Other, Park Bench, Photography, Plant, Silhouette, Thing, Tree, Wood, Zenza Bronica Zenzanon-S 80mm f/2.8

My replacement for the Rolleiflex is a Bronica SQA.  This camera is sometimes referred to as the Hasselblad of Japan.  I have not research why this is, but I expect it is related to image quality and possibly the modular design  of…

Medium Format: The Blad and Goose

Car, Content, Dark, Photography, Technology, Unsaturated, Vehicle

Based on some preliminary calls, the cost to repair the Rolleiflex was going to be high, possibly a few hundred dollars.  So I considered other options, including buying a replacement.   I have a light meter, a Gossen spot meter.…

Medium Format: Sensor Size Comparison

Colorless, Content, Developer Type, Equipment, Film, Film Type, Furnature, Household Item, Ilford HP5+ (ISO 400), Ilford ILFOSOL3, Nature, Other, Park Bench, Photography, Plant, Thing, Tree, Wood

The medium format size is the full picture; the full frame, 35×24, is within the red rectangle (an approximation).  I’m not so sure how useful this comparison is, but it’s the first and easiest at this point.  More to come.…