February 2023

LCA-120 and 35mm Film

Film, Film - Kodak & Other, Lomo LCA-120 /

Got a Lomo LCA-120 camera a couple of months ago and have been really having a fun time with it. In case someone doesn’t know, it’s a point-and-shoot 120 camera with an autoexposure aperture and shutter speed, 4-position scale focus, and an ultra wide angle 38mm lens (equal to a 21mm on 35mm film). Not super sharp on the edges, but a lot better than a Holga. Super-expensive for what it is at around $400, but the only alternatives are a Hasselblad SWC at $3k or a 3D-printed camera, and the closest you can get is probably a 47mm Angulon. […]

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Wide Angle Urban

Film, Film - Kodak & Other, Panorama /

Had the Noblex 135U out in Westfield, NJ in February for urban shooting, definitely my favorite type of photography right now. I really like this camera, but like all panoramas, you really have to be careful with your levels, so I have both an in-camera and a hot-shoe, 2-way level on the camera. I find that the best shots come from holding the camer at waist level where you can really get the level right or on a tripod. You also have to be very careful with fingers and side subjects given the 140 degree FOV. No tilting.

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Nikon S2 in the woods

Film, Film - Ilford /

Got a new, to me of course, Nikon S2 Rangefinder camera from Igor’s Camera Exchange (highly recommended, by the way), got it CLA’s by Pro Camera in Charlottesville, VA (also great guys and great work). Loaded it up with Delta 100, which I love in HC-100 Dil B and went to a local, very tired nature preserve. Most of the local town nature places here in Northern NJ are overrun by deer, so they are devoid of much understory. Not good. But this can make for nice patterns. This one, in Fanwood, NJ, also has a boardwalk that has nice

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Fire Escape

iPhone /

Walking in NYC, you never know what you will find. Was at brunch with my family ad had a few minutes outside with the iPhone and saw this scene (in color of course), but thought that it would make a good scene. No distractions, no wires. Nothing but pattern. I had to straighten it up a bit in Lightroom mobile, but after that and a bump in contrast, I thought it turned out very nicely.

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White Diagonal

Abstract, Micro Four-Thirds /

In Sacramento, we were at the CIM Marathon and this was a railing that stuck out to me as interesting. I think it’s very interesting the things you find as a photographer. I guess if you’ve taken photos for 48 years as I have, I’ve gotten tired of the normal sunsets, flowers, or pets. I tend to look for interesting subjects in mundane places. Given that I work from my home, I don’t get out as much as when I worked in NYC, so wondering around places within a few miles of my home can be boring. It can also

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Psychedelic Cans

Abstract /

Was walking around the town of Westfield, NJ with a couple of black and white film cameras and came upon this scene of a bunch of cans destined for recycling. The Westfield Fire Department has a giant wire-framed container with soda cans destined for charity recycling. I forgot to look whether there were any beer cans, but most are soda cans. I didn’t have a color camera, but I did have my iPhone 14Pro. Took a few photos, both close up without the giant container and some with the rust-red/orange container. The ones with the container net were much better,

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