Mamiya C330f – c1976
Weighing in at just under four pounds, this is a bull of a camera. Rolleiflex TLR’s are elegant and so is the Mamiya C330. Elegant like a battleship.
The C330f will take either 120 or 220 film. It has a parallax and exposure compensation needle in the viewfinder.
As you rack the lenses out away from the film, the needle indicates the required exposure compensation and shows you what the taking lens is “seeing.”
The blue dial sets parallax correction for different lenses.
The lenses are interchangeable. Top shutter speed is 1/500. The Sekor stops down to f32. It’s a serious camera.
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Agfa APX 400 at ASA 400.
Perceptol developer for 21 minutes at 24C.
These vents stood atop cow barns at The Belchertown State School. They are examples of fine workmanship by sheet metal tradesmen.
I have some experience in that trade and I can attest to the science and art involved in making such things. I was ham-fisted at it.
I love to photograph rounded subjects. The way the light intensity fades toward rear of such objects is interesting.
“Cloudy bright” is the ideal light for black and white photography. Objects are evenly lit and even the camera-less eye is pleased.
Small Farms Institute. Belchertown, Ma
Ilford HP5 @ ASA 400 in HC110 (H)
“Snow is a pain in the ass to photograph.”
-Ansel Adams
My friend Ansel was right on with that sentiment. The range of brightness covers about a million zones and the Roman numerals used to express these zones become unwieldy.
My father bought this wheelbarrow at Western Auto well over sixty years ago. I used to get rides in it. My kids did and grandkids too.
Photos on on Ilford HP5 Plus at ASA 400 in HC110(H)
My wife and I built this barn thing for a boat that never sleeps in there. Too many mice.
Arista EDU 200 @200 in HC110(H.) All photos at f11
