Using a borrowed Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/16, I exposed two rolls of 120 medium format camera film in Greenwich Royal Park, each containing 12 shots. All photographs were taken with the camera mounted on a tripod.
The Ikon Nettar version used has a Novar-Anastimat 75mm ƒ/4.5 lens. Focusing is made by turning the front element from 1,2 meters (4 feet) to infinity. The ten bladed diaphragm is placed behind the shutter and stops down between ƒ/4.5 and ƒ/22 by sliding a non-click-stops lever. Shutter speeds range from B to 1/200th.
Using a film camera that only holds 12 shots on a roll made me go back to the basic disciplines taught down the years to every photographer. That is visualise your composition, frame the photograph, use a light meter to measure the reflected light from the composition (both light and shadow), select an appropriate aperture and shutter speed for the composition. After taking the photograph remembering to wind on the film!
Hence, the inclusion of my 'mistakes'.
I experimented with two different films makes and speeds, details of which accompany each set of pictures.
The images were digitally copied from the original 120 roll film negatives using a Nikon D750 with a 60 mm f/2.8D macro lens. All images post processed in Adobe Lightroom after conversion to positives using Negative Lab Pro software. Some additional post processing on selected images using DxO Silver Efex Pro.2.
While I have digitally removed some blemishes from the photographs. The remaining dust motes, scratches, light leaks and artefacts on the film were not added in post processing. They appear exactly as they do on the negatives, and were caused solely by the camera as the film was exposed.
For more information on the camera used please click on the button below.
My mistakes - (all double exposed photographs).
The flower garden
Blasted stump superimposed on the National Maritime Musuem
General Wolfe surveying Docklands and Canary Wharf
Ilford Pan F ASA 50 B&W 120 Roll Film.
Described as perfect for bright sunlight and studio lighting, this medium format black and white film delivers very fine detail and high contrast.
Walking in the shade.
1/25, f/4.5
1/100, f/11
1/50, f/4.5
f/11, 1/100
f/11, 1/100
f/11, 1/100
Views towards the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Docklands, Canary Wharf and the City of London.
1/100, f/11
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Kodak T-MAX 100 120 roll film ( ASA 100).
Description
An outstanding professional black and white film, Kodak's patented T-grain emulsion delivers impressive levels of detail in various lighting situations. It has also been optimised for high quality scanning and enlarging post-development - particularly notable in medium format, the ISO 100 variant is for daylight and studio shooting.
Note: sometimes referred to as TMAX.
(The first shot on this roll I missed by winding the film on too quickly!)
Greenwich Royal Park - The Flower Garden
