Got out for my first photo walk of 2014 on Wednesday, 8 January. It’s been a while since I used my Nikon F65, and wondered how my 20mm Voigtlander Color Skopar would perform in full-frame (it’s effectively 30mm on my D40).
It’s been a few months since I used film, too. I had a hankering to try pure black & white again (rather than Portra converted), but since few outlets will develop and scan B&W all that cheaply, I opted to go for C-41, which can be processed with colour chemicals.
I chose Kodak BW400CN film, as the general consensus is that it looks less grainy.
(The Voigtlander is said to vignette a little below F5.6, but as I shot at F8, this wasn’t a problem. In addition, when photographing architecture, the lens is apt to shift on the horizonal plane, less so on the vertical.)
When shooting street, though, I’m amazed at the wide field of view. In one or two of the pictures below, people in the frame are positioned to the side (and had no idea they were in the picture).
All in all, I’m quite pleased with the results:
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| Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain |
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| Tourists examine bronze model of Old & New Town and Castle, Mound Square |
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| Royal Scots Greys Monument, Princes Street Gardens |
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| The Trams are coming ... |
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| Sales ... |
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| Tryst |
