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Zenza Bronica— more B&W pics added
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I have been contemplating getting into Medium Format film for some time now. I mentioned this to David O’Callaghan who teaches photography in DCU, and gentleman that he is, he has loaned me his Zenza Bronica and accessories to help me decide. David’s good lady wife took this image. Thanks David, a pleasure meeting you and your familyYes, very decent indeed-
Dave has passed a lot of stuff my way,
everything but the kitchen sink-
no, hang on, he gave me one of those too…Hi Pat,
Good story.
Are you sorry you sold all that processing equipment now?Nice bit of merchandising too. :)
Cheers.
John.
5faythe wrote:
Nice bit of merchandising too. :)
Yes, I had written something about that,
but had to delete it…jb7 wrote:
5faythe wrote:
Nice bit of merchandising too. :)
Yes, I had written something about that,
but had to delete it…MMMMMMMMMM I wonder why?????
Can’t load the film now….. talk about frustration!
5faythe wrote:
Hi Pat,
Good story.
Are you sorry you sold all that processing equipment now?Nice bit of merchandising too. :)
Cheers.
John.
Hi John, don’t think so,as you need room for all that and I just don’t have it.
Its looks well with you Pat. Bronica’s are a lovely camera, have on myself, its great…
And indeed Dave is a really nice bloke. Real gentleman !
Good photo too !
First attempts with the Zenza Bronica. This was a roll of 2-3 years out of date film and I was merely testing
myself with the camera. The marks on the first image are probably my fingerprints. Thanks for looking.
Thanks again to my friend David O’Callaghan for the loan of the BronicaPat
They’re more likely to be Isaac Newton’s fingerprints-
you can see them on the guitar too-Newton’s rings is an interference pattern caused by reflections between the film in contact with the glass-
using a neg carrier, or anti Newton’s ring glass will eliminate them-
There are other ways too, depending on how you’re actually doing the reproductions-Good to see it’s all working out for you-
Thanks for the comment Joseph.
I can see other marks on the images, would this be down to the out of date film?Pat
Just like to comment on jb7’s post above re; Isaac Newtons fingerprints.
Yes you were absolutely correct, we got a neg carrier and eliminated the marks.Thanks for your help Joseph, much appreciated.
Pat :lol:
I thought those Newton’s rings were to do with an interference pattern on my computer screen (Moiré rather than Newton), didn’t think of it being to do with the scanning. Makes sense now!
Like the photos Pat, is the exposure problem at scanning of the negs or when taking in camera. It looks like they might have been underexposed a bit so the shadow detail looks a bit dull without a good black density.
When do we get to see more?David
Hi David, and thanks for your kind comments. Yes I would be inclined to agree with you re; exposure in camera. I don’t have a light meter and any shots were taken at guess I suppose. I have a roll of B&W in the Bronica at the moment and hope to produce something decent. My mate ‘wexkell11’ from PI is my scanning agent lol and he apparently has perfected the scanning with some advice from jb7.
So let’s hope for the best.Pat
Hi Pat, the metering prism with the camera has a light meter for working out your exposure. If you’re having a problem with that then as an alternative you could use your Canon to give you the exposure information. Film isn’t particularly forgiving of mistakes and you can easily lose information in your highlights or shadows if your exposure is wrong.
Did I send you a manual for the metering prism? I think I have it as a pdf if you want it.David
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