NE OH Gathering, May 6-8, 2011

[Nicholas Lindan]

Thanks again John for a great weekend -- it was nice to get out and be with people shooting film cameras. Makes one feel like less of an old fuddy-duddy anachronism. Though all the i-whatstits were a bit intimidating: I still use my 1988 Toshiba T-1000 (512K ram, DOS 2.11, single floppy ...) when working under the trees - it waits for my next keystroke just as fast as any 2.8 GHz quad core in existence.

 

[Lee L]

I still use my 1988 Toshiba T-1000 (512K ram, DOS 2.11, single floppy ...) when working under the trees - it waits for my next keystroke just as fast as any 2.8 GHz quad core in existence.

You are aware, aren't you, that you're probably violating some 1990's or 2000's software iPatent somewhere by doing that? I'm pretty sure waiting for a keystroke is in the portfolio somewhere.

Lee

 

[ic-racer]

I'm just starting to print the stuff from last weekend. These two are from Sat. when I lead a group into the riverbed. Tri-x in the Nikon N75 with the cheapie 28-80 lens. Using the auto matrix metering (which is very, very good) and the autofocus.

 

[ic-racer]

 

[mjs]

Snapshots from the Gathering

Made with my little point n' shoot onto old Kodak 400 speed film and processed at CVS pharmacy. Adequate for recuerdos.

Picture 1 -- Gathered around John's table, talking about ... stuff.
Picture 2 -- Part of the group at a railroad bridge along the canal parkway.
Picture 3 -- Dinner Saturday night, at The Musketeer.
Picture 4 -- Evan and Frank of the Midwest Large Format Asylum.

Mike

 

[jp80874]

Thanks for the pictures Dale and Mike. Nice abstracts Dale. Fun to relive the event in pictures Mike.

Thank you both.

John

 

[htimsdj]

Dale - I like the first of your two photographs posted. I would definitely spend some time on that one. I'd like to see a print of it if you make one.

So auto focus aint so bad?

Jeff

 

[ic-racer]

Dale - I like the first of your two photographs posted. I would definitely spend some time on that one. I'd like to see a print of it if you make one.

So auto focus aint so bad?

Jeff

Those ARE scans of prints, which I'll bring to our next meeting. Yes the autofocus performed very well. I'm also impressed with the matrix metering. It is based on appropriate sensitometric principles and performs very very well.

I may have told you I spent 20 years looking for the Distagon 15mm Rectilinear Rollei lens and have pretty much given up. I'm seriously considering the Nikkor 14mm. Considering how much I paid to replace my damaged Distagon 28mm f2, the going price for the 14mm Nikkor is not too bad. Any experience with that lens?

 

[ic-racer]

Here is another one I printed recently. Using some of the darkroom manipulations that Dorothy had mentioned.

 

[djkloss]

I like it!