Category Archives: Colour film

Articles about colour film

Primes, zooms, landscapes and panos

Posted on January 29, 2013 by ambientimages

THE question cropped up in a forum discussion of whether primes are better than zooms. This is a fairly common question amd my response is that the best modern zooms are very nearly as good as any prime. My 70-200 … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White film, Canon 70-200 f2.8L, Colour film, Crete, Film, Greece, Islands, Leica R4s Mod P, Leitz Summicron 90, Lenses, Mamiya TLR, Sekor 180/4.5 super | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Will digital do this?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by ambientimages

I recently finished processing this shot, taken with my Leica R4s ModP and the Summicron 90mm lens, and it struck me as a fine example of the sort of quality in the tones that film can deliver and but digital … Continue reading →

Posted in Cameras, Colour film, Crete, Equipment, Film, film camera, Film cameras, Greece, Islands, Leica R4s Mod P, Leitz Summicron 90, Natural, Photography | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Six weeks with only film

Posted on April 13, 2012 by ambientimages

Rethymnon city centre

The main centre of Rethymnon, shot 0n expired Fuji Pro 400H with an 80mm single-coated Tessar and a Pentacon Six

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Posted in Cameras, Colour film, Equipment, film camera, Film cameras, Film SLRs, Lenses, Macro, Medium Format, Pentacon Six, Photographic techniques, Photography, Tessar 80/2.8 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

HDR with film

Posted on January 22, 2012 by ambientimages

A HARSH, blown-out sky can make a real mess of a photo but in some lighting situations it is unavoidable. With digital, ways around this – taking multiple shots and merging them, or making different exposures from the same RAW … Continue reading →

Posted in Colour film, Folding cameras, Photographic techniques, Photography, Photomerging, Scanning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spot the difference…

Posted on September 24, 2011 by ambientimages

(Answer now beneath the photos) ONE of these was shot with Canon 5D MkII and 24-70 f2.8L lens, combined price about $4,000. The other was shot with a Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16 folding camera from about 1948, e-bay price less … Continue reading →

Posted in Cameras, Colour film, Digital Cameras, film camera, Film cameras, Folding cameras | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

The city at night

Posted on September 16, 2011 by ambientimages

IT’S NOT just the kit that gets bigger in large format, practical difficulties can be magnified, too. This was driven home to me while I was checking some night shots I took with the 6×9 film back on my Crown … Continue reading →

Posted in Colour film, film camera, Film cameras, Graflex '23' Graphic back, Graflex Crown Graphic, Large Format, Photographic techniques, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Large format at last

Posted on September 14, 2011 by ambientimages

MY FIRST shots taken with the Crown Graphic 4×5 inch press camera are back from the processors. Strictly speaking, these aren’t large format photos as I used a 6x9cm roll-film adapter but they prove that everything is working well and … Continue reading →

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A chilling warning

Posted on March 27, 2011 by ambientimages

CHILLING FILM helps protect it, right? Well, half right as I found out to my cost. Freezing or chilling film before use certainly helps to extend its life, but chilling it AFTER use is a different matter entirely. Once out … Continue reading →

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