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Showing posts with label 645. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 645. Show all posts
Tasmania's Wild West: Queenstown
1. The bare hills below Mt. Lyell, and the tortuous Lyell highway.
2. Riverside house.
3. Abandoned chair.
4. Entrance.
5. Scale.
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7. Chopped wood and gas tanks.
8. The weather-telling shoes.
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2. Riverside house.
3. Abandoned chair.
4. Entrance.
5. Scale.
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7. Chopped wood and gas tanks.
8. The weather-telling shoes.
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Tasmania's Wild West: Lake Plimsoll, Macquarie Heads, and A Pine Forest
1. Lake Plimsoll surroundings.
2. Lake Plimsoll surroundings.
3. Bonnet Island lighthouse,
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5. Mystical forest.
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8. Facing the great Indian Ocean.
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2. Lake Plimsoll surroundings.
3. Bonnet Island lighthouse,
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5. Mystical forest.
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8. Facing the great Indian Ocean.
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Preservation Bay, Tasmania.
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A beautiful bay just off the town of Penguin at northwest Tasmania. Do visit the excellent Casablanca restaurant which has an unbeatable view of it and admire nature's beauty while enjoying your favorite wine...
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A beautiful bay just off the town of Penguin at northwest Tasmania. Do visit the excellent Casablanca restaurant which has an unbeatable view of it and admire nature's beauty while enjoying your favorite wine...
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Images from the City Centre (II)
1. Golden.
2. Big brother.
3. Architecture.
4. Bridge.
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Question: which camera would you choose if you want something portable, easy to shoot with, medium format quality, and with a lens that is slightly wider than normal?
Answer: Fuji GS645S. Medium format rangefinder with 60mm lens, fully mechanical with coupled meter. Ticks every box.
The Fuji GS645S, released in 1984, is a follow-up of the Fuji GS645 (without "S") released a year earlier. This GS645S can be identified by its distinctive crash bar around the lens, likely due to its inherent design weakness as it is based on the folder design (read: fragile) of the GS645. It sports an excellent 7-element Fujinon 60mm lens, which in 35mm format is equivalent to about 38mm. Shooting a rangefinder is much easier than an SLR in medium format world due to SLR's large flippin' mirror causing significant vibration. Rangefinder design allows handheld shooting at slow shutter speeds which is impossible for medium format SLRs. Also, with the coupled light meter, shooting with this camera is easy as there is no need for eye metering or carrying a light meter. In terms of portability, SLRs in 645 format are all modular systems (like my Bronica ETRS, Mamiya 645 series etc), thus making them very bulky. For 645 format rangefinders, there is the Fuji's and an alternative would be the excellent Bronica RF645 system, however that costs quite a bit more compared to the Fuji's.
Now, nothing is perfect, and this is especially true for Fuji rangefinders from the 80's. The most important thing is they are notorious for being fragile cameras and requires some babying and care. The materials used just do not give confidence, and the design is based on the GS645's folder design, which meant that there wasn't a rigid, solid structure to mount the lens where the GS645's lens used to be- thus requiring protective crash bars around the lens. A quick play with it will tell you the weak point of the camera, and by all means, avoid hitting the camera against anything because it feels like it will just fall apart. Another way to destroy the camera is to catch something with the semicircular crash bar around the lens- that will probably rip the camera apart like committing seppuku (切腹).
All being said, the Fuji GS645S is a wonderful camera, with a beautiful, well-designed 7-element 60mm lens (Fujinon lenses have quite a reputation) in a fully mechanical body, complete with an easy to use coupled meter. The rangefinder design allows better portability and a wider shooting envelope, which enhances its appeal. Definitely look forward to shoot more with this camera!
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2. Big brother.
3. Architecture.
4. Bridge.
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Question: which camera would you choose if you want something portable, easy to shoot with, medium format quality, and with a lens that is slightly wider than normal?
Answer: Fuji GS645S. Medium format rangefinder with 60mm lens, fully mechanical with coupled meter. Ticks every box.
The Fuji GS645S, released in 1984, is a follow-up of the Fuji GS645 (without "S") released a year earlier. This GS645S can be identified by its distinctive crash bar around the lens, likely due to its inherent design weakness as it is based on the folder design (read: fragile) of the GS645. It sports an excellent 7-element Fujinon 60mm lens, which in 35mm format is equivalent to about 38mm. Shooting a rangefinder is much easier than an SLR in medium format world due to SLR's large flippin' mirror causing significant vibration. Rangefinder design allows handheld shooting at slow shutter speeds which is impossible for medium format SLRs. Also, with the coupled light meter, shooting with this camera is easy as there is no need for eye metering or carrying a light meter. In terms of portability, SLRs in 645 format are all modular systems (like my Bronica ETRS, Mamiya 645 series etc), thus making them very bulky. For 645 format rangefinders, there is the Fuji's and an alternative would be the excellent Bronica RF645 system, however that costs quite a bit more compared to the Fuji's.
Now, nothing is perfect, and this is especially true for Fuji rangefinders from the 80's. The most important thing is they are notorious for being fragile cameras and requires some babying and care. The materials used just do not give confidence, and the design is based on the GS645's folder design, which meant that there wasn't a rigid, solid structure to mount the lens where the GS645's lens used to be- thus requiring protective crash bars around the lens. A quick play with it will tell you the weak point of the camera, and by all means, avoid hitting the camera against anything because it feels like it will just fall apart. Another way to destroy the camera is to catch something with the semicircular crash bar around the lens- that will probably rip the camera apart like committing seppuku (切腹).
All being said, the Fuji GS645S is a wonderful camera, with a beautiful, well-designed 7-element 60mm lens (Fujinon lenses have quite a reputation) in a fully mechanical body, complete with an easy to use coupled meter. The rangefinder design allows better portability and a wider shooting envelope, which enhances its appeal. Definitely look forward to shoot more with this camera!
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Isthmus. 4
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The waves certainly look and feel larger and more powerful up close, all the jumping over waves and wetting our trousers are real fun out there, especially in a place as beautiful as Adventure Bay.
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The film that I used here is Kodak Tri-X, with a red filter. As you can see, it has gone a little out of control, the contrast was a little too high. I suspect it is due to the scanning, and I should really scan it again to do these negatives justice.
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On a side note, I have just finished 5 weeks of placement at Queenstown, at the west coast of Tasmania. The great wilderness out there is so very beautiful, I could see the way the landscapes were formed and how the glacier carved through the mountains, leaving behind large, open ravines and many glacial rocks. Thanks to the geography and weather (it is always, almost constantly wet there), there are many lakes and streams to explore and take photos. When luck is on my side, the sun shines between the clouds and adds colour and splendour to the already majestic landscape. The temperate rainforest there is also unique to Tasmania, it feels... Scottish to me. I always wind down my window and just breath the fresh, invigorating air of the beautiful forest. Now I can't wait to get the films developed!
Thanks for reading.
Film | Isthmus. 4
Bronica ETRS, Kodak Tri-X
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The waves certainly look and feel larger and more powerful up close, all the jumping over waves and wetting our trousers are real fun out there, especially in a place as beautiful as Adventure Bay.
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The film that I used here is Kodak Tri-X, with a red filter. As you can see, it has gone a little out of control, the contrast was a little too high. I suspect it is due to the scanning, and I should really scan it again to do these negatives justice.
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On a side note, I have just finished 5 weeks of placement at Queenstown, at the west coast of Tasmania. The great wilderness out there is so very beautiful, I could see the way the landscapes were formed and how the glacier carved through the mountains, leaving behind large, open ravines and many glacial rocks. Thanks to the geography and weather (it is always, almost constantly wet there), there are many lakes and streams to explore and take photos. When luck is on my side, the sun shines between the clouds and adds colour and splendour to the already majestic landscape. The temperate rainforest there is also unique to Tasmania, it feels... Scottish to me. I always wind down my window and just breath the fresh, invigorating air of the beautiful forest. Now I can't wait to get the films developed!
Thanks for reading.
Film | Isthmus. 4
Bronica ETRS, Kodak Tri-X
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