Birding with a TLR

[Xia_Ke]

Was out taking some pics of the foggy coast this morning and this little guy kept hanging around checking me out. Had to snap a couple shots.

[mn shutterbug]

I kinda like the first one. The little bird adds something to the whole scene.

[Xia_Ke]

Thanks Mike Nothing too serious with these, just a couple grab shots. I hadn't posted in N&W for a while so thought I might share.

[Loupey]

Thanks for sharing these!

The viewfinder on a TLR is upside-down and backwards, right? I know from working with my waistlevel finder on my Bronica that trying to track anything alive is an exercise in frustration

[Xia_Ke]

Thanks for sharing these!

The viewfinder on a TLR is upside-down and backwards, right? I know from working with my waistlevel finder on my Bronica that trying to track anything alive is an exercise in frustration

Yep, those viewfinders will make you dizzy trying to track a bird that keeps hopping around...LOL There was 6 or 7 of them hanging around but, when I decided to take some shots, they all took off except for this one who seemed just as intrigued by watching me...LOL Luckily it was a flat light from the fog. Couldn't imagine having to keep breaking out the light meter and then having to look to adjust my settings, all while tracking this little guy

[Loupey]

...Couldn't imagine having to keep breaking out the light meter and then having to look to adjust my settings, all while tracking this little guy

Just keep on working that camera of yours. After a while, you'll be able to make exposure adjustments on-the-fly. Remember, practice the hard stuff and everything else will be easy.

I bet your camera still works with no battery like mine (does yours even take a battery?) But it does use a quite expensive memory "roll" which doesn't have too much capacity

[Xia_Ke]

I bet your camera still works with no battery like mine (does yours even take a battery?)...

It's a Yashica 124G. No battery needed, only time you need a battery is if you want to use the on board, so called "meter"

...But it does use a quite expensive memory roll which doesn't have too much capacity

You ain't kidding $3 a roll for b&w but, that I develop myself so at least that's a savings. Now color slide film, GULP, $5 a roll and $9.50 to develop at the closest camera shop which is 45 minutes drive and of course, only 12 shots a roll for 6x6 on a 120 roll

It's all good though, I'm enjoying every minute of it. I've sold my digital and wouldn't trade back for a minute :thumbsup:

[Loupey]

It's all good though, I'm enjoying every minute of it. I've sold my digital and wouldn't trade back for a minute :thumbsup:

Wow - you are a purist! My hat's off to you :thumbsup:

Remember E-6 slides can be processed quite easily. Perhaps you care to take my darkroom equipment off my hands? I've got to really evaluate if I will ever use that equipment again. The chemicals really started to bother me.

A Beselar enlarger with both a B&W head and color head, Nikon lens, safelight, color print processing drum agitator, contrast filters, trays, tongs, bellows chemical bottles, who knows what else down there - I forget. I'd probably keep the stainless steel film processing tanks and reels tho - who knows PM me if you're interested.

[Xia_Ke]

Purist? I dunno about that. Just a new found aspect of photography I have found and grown to love. I'm the son of a computer geek, so I've been using digi's since some of the first Kodak's came out. Never really "experienced" film photography except when I was a real little kid.

I have been wanting to try my hand at E-6 and C-41 just a little nervous about the chemicals for those as I don't have any sort of darkroom I can use, only my bathroom as I live in an apartment. Even if I get some sort of darkroom going, it will have to be a guerrilla set-up in a closet or something that can easily be broken down for bathroom use.

btw- PM sent about the darkroom goodies

[SmartWombat]

I used a room in my parents' house with a sink.
Pretty much the same as using a bathroom, it was a kitchen when the house was flats.
I made up a piece of hardboard to fit the window, with handles on to remove it easily and light seals around the edges.
The door just needed foam seals in the frame, and a long thin draught excluder snake on the floor.
I worked in there for years as a teenager.

Still have my father's old Paterson 127 film tank, contact printer, safelight, and even some packs of paper and a roll of undeveloped film ! Plus my 35mm tank, enlarger, trays and stuff. It's tempting ...

[Xia_Ke]

Sounds about like I want to get going. I have a real narrow bathroom. It's about 5 foot wide by about 12 feet long. In a row, all along one side, is a claw foot tub, then sink, then a toilet. I was thinking I could black out the windows and door, then cut a piece of plywood to go over the top of the tub to create a surface to work on. I rent so unfortunately can't be making any huge modifications