Tag: Yashica Yashimar 80mm f/3.5
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Okay, so maybe the chemistry is fine after all. With my last roll of ECN-2 film a bit of a disappointment, I wasn’t entirely keen to keep going with the kit I had mixed up. After turning its proverbial portrait away from me and thinking about it sporadically over a few days, the “what if?”…
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Yes and yes! The clouds that had gathered over the city Monday morning decided some time after lunch that they would do me a favour and part for a little while. I must say that I appreciated it. It’s not often that I take the Yashica A out anymore. I had replaced it in 2022…
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It’s why I wanted to develop film in the first place. Slide film! E-6! I can think of perhaps three or four labs in Canada that will develop slide. Development is expensive. The film is expensive. And uncommon. And it’s absolutely gorgeous! So on Wednesday, nearly one year to the day that I first developed…
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I don’t think I’ve ever been able to talk about Kathleen without saying how talented she is. I won’t lie, I’m a little envious that she seems to be able to do most anything she puts her mind to. Two years ago today, we took the opportunity to visit Almonte to attend the annual Fibrefest.…
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On Sunday afternoon, I decided that it was high time that I bring out the Fuji G690BL for the first time since January. In part inspired by the wonderful photography of Victoria Scott and by the realization that I hadn’t made photos with this burdensome beast since early January, and with some nice sunny weather,…
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Sometimes, even if I’m not really feeling it, I will load a roll into a camera and make photos anyway. A bit like my hobby’s equivalent to Kevin McDonald talking about The Heavy Pen. Often enough, I get at least a few photos that I find pleasing. Other times, I come up empty. For this…