Fantastic!

That second one could've been a VW advertising shot.

They sure liked that Beetle.

They're all great - but if I had to pick a favorite it'd be "On the banks of the Limpopo".  Really nice.

Thanks for sharing, Graham.

Hey Pete,

I figured that one of the more technically astute folks would have chimed in by now.

If you're thinking of using bulbs you have to find a way to trigger the flash before shutter is open all the way - e.g. have some part of the shutter mechanism close a circuit at the beginning of its travel.

The following page shows the modification of a Hawkeye Flash to use a strobe - which has to be triggered when the shutter's open - so he moved the interior contacts to delay the trigger.  The innards shots of the Hawkeye Flash might give you some ideas of what to do.  http://www.cwclemens.com/ConvertingBrownie/BrownieFlash.html

Anyhoo - in the photos in the auction you've linked to it almost looks as though the shutter lever is touching one of the two brass screws on top of that coil - such that as soon as one presses the shutter lever the contact is lost.  I don't know how that would help anything.

I imagine so; they're just such a great deal.  My favorite is my 24/2.8.  Lovely lens.

Can't speak for the lens - I have the f2.5 version, which ain't bad.

The FTb was my first SLR, however, and I still love the way it handles.  I'm steadier with it than with my F90's.  You got the rarer black model; the silver ones were much more common.  The QL (Quick Load) feature is excellent; makes loading a breeze.

Bonus:  FD lenses are dirt cheap.  Usually available from Shopgoodwill.  I've seen lenses that I paid $300 or more for less than 10 years ago going for less than $50 on Kijiji.

Great buy!

Fantastic Pete!

a) an old camera; and
b) self-developed COLOR film  (yes, I tend to use the 'US' spelling)

Very very interesting on the home C41 developing - especially the MF stuff.  Please keep posting your results here.

I may have to check the Canadian availability of such kits.

Did you use a Bel Jac on the Tourist - or are its bellows ok?

Scott, I've been meaning to ask how you scan these?  10x12 is absolutely HUGE.

A neg that big must be something to behold.

Phil, I love what you're doing with these photographic orphans.  The poor film p&s has all but been abandoned.

Great results for 400ISO film indoors (and church interiors are especially challenging) - and hand-held too.  The motion-blur of the people moving in the second-last shot show how steady you were.

The last (below) one's my favorite.

Fantastic, Scott.

If he doesn't fully appreciate these now, he will when he's a bit older.

How did you light it?

Bill

Stan Rogers, on his album Home in Halifax had a little story about Morris Dancers (as an intro to his song "The Idiot" - not about Morris Dancers).

Morris dancers, for those of you who don't know, are cute people who dress up in little white suits with green sashes and pork-pie hats with feathers. They tie sleighbells to their feet and they strap long white hankies to their wrists. In any event, there's nothing really alarming about Morris dancers; they're actually quite harmless.

Except that from time to time they will arm themselves with some kind of cudgel or bludgeon or some kind of blunt instrument. And they will gather in a knot or a mob known as a clot, or a team. And they'll gather in kind of a mystic circle and, to the accompaniment of accordion and violin, they will rhythmically and ritualistically hit each other again and again and again, with these sticks.

This is supposed to be some form of British fertility ritual, or some form of entertainment, or something. Anyway, this next song has the sort of knuckle dragging Neanderthal beat that Morris dancers really love to dance to.

Looks like good, wholesome, fun Philip.

And that is *classic* east coast architecture; could be in just about any maritime city.

I thought that he meant it in the vein of "preserve/record the world (on film) - rather than just ones and zeros".

save~=keep~=preserve~=record.

veeeery interesting!!  Nice results.

How difficult was it Pete?  That is, how much harder than b&w?  Just a matter of closer temperature control? (well, obviously the chemistry's different - just wondering about the level of difficulty)

Btw, check yer math ;->

It still looks like a good deal though - especially with C41 processing getting less convenient (fewer places doing it - especially medium format) and more expensive.

Just gotta say: WOW!

Outstanding.

I only took a few this year, and haven't gotten anything developed yet - so here's a couple from last year.

The tomb of the unknown soldier at the cenotaph in downtown Ottawa.  After the ceremony everyone's invited to place their poppy on the tomb.  This was my first try with Kodak Ektar.  I don't know if it's just the scan - but that's pretty saturated color - and even a bit of a blue cast.



Coincidentally there was a fundraising sale of used books at work just days before Remembrance Day - and I happened to pick up a copy of <a href="http://springhs.rockyview.ab.ca/Members/dfraser/social-20-1/related-issue-2/world-war-i/Valour%20Remembered%20-%20Cdn%20in%20WWI.pdf/view">Valour Remembered - Canada and the First World War</a> a publication of Veterans Affairs from 1982.  I knew too little about WWI.  So when Philip mentioned his visit to Beaumont Hamel I recognized the name and the book's entry regarding the Newfoundland Regiment (later named the Royal Newfoundland Regiment) - part of the 29th British Division.  The book reads in part: "Of the 801 men who went into battle only sixty-eight unwounded men answered roll call the next day".  A somber read.



The cenotaph.  From the above publication: "The twenty-three figures in its archway represent all arms of the service".



And a technical note; Ektar's pretty nice!  Here's a bit from a higher-res scan.  For me and my equipment, this is pretty sharp (considering that I don't believe that I was focused on the numbers).



This year they had something that I'd never seen before - a formation flypast of helicopters.  Seven Griffon (Bell CH-146) helicopters in a V formation - with one breaking off to give the Missing Man formation.  Helicopters flying in formation just feels odd - because I'm used to formations of aircraft flying by QUICKLY.  The helicopters do it in slo-mo.  There were also two CF-18's, a P51 Mustang, and a Corsair.  Unfortunately I didn't get any shots of them.

Bill