Minolta autocord cds iii specs7/20/2023 ![]() ![]() I took up the challenge as I had not shot film in about 15 years. All images were to be shot on a single weekend. The challenge was to shoot a single roll of film (any kind), process the film and post every single frame without exception. PP in free Open Source GIMP: sharpen, clone out dust spots, sharpen, save, scale to 6000px wide, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3000 px wide for posting online, sharpen very slightly, save.Ī few weeks ago, fellow Bando de Kvar ( ) member Matt ( or ), posed a challenge to the group. Frames were scanned using an Epson Perfection V500 Photo in 16-bit greyscale mode and output to a TIFF file. The film was developed in Kodak HC-110 Dilution B. Exposure determined using a Nikon D800 to produce a test exposure and then transferring the settings to the Minolta (the D800 makes a great light meter BTW). Taken using a tripod-mounted vintage (Circa 1963) Minolta Autocord CDS twin-lens-reflex (TLR) camera loaded with a 12 exposure roll of Ilford Delta 100 B&W film (Expired 2007- Mar). I’ll post a few more shortly, but this one is for a Monochrome Monday. The D800 handily out-resolves the film setup I used. As for the obvious question: Is film better than digital. The challenge to me was shooting in B&W again, and trying to get my feel for the medium again. This image is the last of the 12 on the roll and shows a railway crossing gate mechanism on Ontario Street in Grimsby, Ontario. The one concession to modern digital cameras was my use of my Nikon D800 to produce test shots and then I manually transferred the settings to the Minolta, producing images of superb exposure and consistency. But the darkroom was still there, dormant, so I loaded up a roll of expired (2007-Mar) B&W film, Ilford Delta 100 into my vintage (circa 1963) Minolta Autocord CDS twin-lens-reflex (TLR) camera (whose CDS cell in the meter had died of old age as have most of these cameras, although the rest of meter is OK). A few weeks ago, fellow Bando de Kvar ( ) member Matt ( or ), posed a challenge to the group.
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