Fabulous
Martin
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April 4, 2025. MacDonald Research Forest (Old Growth section) in north Corvallis.
Photographed with the Rolleiflex 2.8E, and Kodak Tri-X film, developed in Adox XT-3 1:1 for 8 minutes.
Tri-X is still one of the best B&W films on the market, and can perform spectacularly.
See it full size here.
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Gambrill Mansion, Monocacy National Battlefield, Frederick, MD
Wista 4x5 w/6x12 back (cropped from 6x12), 75mm Nikkor SW, f32
FP4+ @ ISO64, Dev N-1, Ilfotec HC
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Reeds
Wista 4x5 w 6x12 back, Fujinon 180mm (w/reversed lens element, accidental soft focus), f22
FP4+ @ ISO64, N-1 Dev, Ilfotec HC
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Fallen Giant
Wista 4x5 w/6x12 back, Fujinon 180mm (w/reversed lens element, accidental soft focus), f8
Delta 400 @ISO200, N-1 Dev, Ilfotec HC
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Point of Rocks, MD
Wista 4x5 w/6x12 back, Nikkor SW 75mm, f32
FP4+ @ISO 64, N-1 Dev, Ilfotec HC
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Point of Rocks Train Tunnel, Point of Rocks, MD
Wista 4x5 w/6x12 back, Fujinon 180mm (w/reversed lens element, accidental soft focus), f16
FP4+ @ISO 64, N-1 Dev, Ilfotec HC
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Catoctin Creek, MD
Wista 4x5 w/6x12 back, Nikkor SW 75mm, f32
Delta 100, Ilfotec HC
Thank you very much, Igor, I appreciate that.
It was immediately apparent that the Planar lens is superior to the Tessar on my MX Automat, but not in terms of sharpness - it's the kind of contrast it delivers: local area contrast is crisper and more defined, and I can see that it makes editing images in post much easier. It's as good as the Planar on my Hasselblad.