I was fumbling around in the gloom trying to sort the box room and the mound of old cameras and bits in there. I took the cameras out and sorted them into the pile of ones that are kaput, ones that are malfunctioning in some way and the one that works :-) Actually, I think I have a couple of cameras that are perfect condition but I'm not sure which ones they are :-)
Tyres
The sky from a dark-place
In one Soviet-smelling leather case I found a
Kiev 4a 35mm rangefinder I'd long forgotten I'd been given. Wasn't sure if it worked or had a light leak or something - as they are prone to do. I also found a little bit of APX400 so loaded a cassette with same, chucked it in the Kiev and set forth for coffee with Jason & Mr Leica. It works! Well, nearly anyway. Just the slower speeds are a bit suspect in that it won't fire at those speeds. And it may be that the rangefinder is off - which was just as well since Mr Leica took a pot shot of me with it - and the image is blurred. But coming home the weather was rolling in, I shut down the f-stop and shot this down the road from the darkroom door!
Before I took coffee, I went to Marybank tyre depot where the good gentlemen there took the nail out of one of my car tyres and mended the think with a smile and a warm greeting. I would never use any other place such is the pleasure of going there.!
And while you around listen to this
podcast on the filmwasters site - talking to Ilford Harman.
4 comments:
Maybe the rangefinder is okay but it's my eyes that are out? Nice tyre picture!
weather like that can be dramatic and breathtaking, with such contrasts
Hello Andrea,
I love your blog and pictures. I came across your blog whilst browsing, a lucky find. Please keep up the good work. Best Regards.
The lens on the Kiev seems to like the kind of weather you have there.
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