A few shots from yesterday at the farm park. This camera is heavy...but it's also a pleasure to use. Getting 15 shots on a roll of 120 is pretty nice too. Someday I need to find a decent zoom lens for this camera. And some sort of strap that is a little more comfy or takes pressure off my neck. Pics were taken with either a 75mm or 200mm lens. (~45 and 125mm full frame/35mm equivalent). I used dilution E because it's warm here, and my tap water is also warm…I didn't want a 3 minute development time. The cold faucet is currently running between 21 and 22 degrees C.

📷 #Pentax645
🎞️ #IlfordHP5
🧪 #HC110E (1+47) 5:30 @ 21.9 C

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Despite the gray conditions, (albeit the sun did come out for a bit unexpectedly which I was not prepared for) I took the #Pentax645 out for the first time in a while and cruised through 3 rolls of #IlfordHP5. I went to one of the local parks that used to be an old farm - one of my favorite places to take pictures. It also is a place a lot of people use for portraits, engagement photos, etc. and there were several (real, professional) photogs there that were taking up all the good spots! So down the greenway we walked. I hope to develop either later tonight after dinner, or tomorrow. Two things of note:

  • I forgot how heavy this camera is! (Especially with the 200mm lens on it!) Even with the padded neoprene neck strap I got for it, that and my camera bag really started to weigh me down.
  • This thing eats batteries when you’re not using it. Mine came with a 3D printed adapter to hold 2 9-volt batteries, and I’ve used this camera maybe 2 other times. I thought it wasn’t working since the LCD was showing numbers but it wouldn’t advance a roll when I loaded it…turns out 2 new 9-volt batteries fixed it. I’m taking the battery caddy out of it when I’m not using it now.
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    Lost place (Alte Opel Rennbahn Rüsselsheim)

    Pentax 645 | Lomography Color Negative 400

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    Phoenix II looks pretty good in medium format! The grain is much less pronounced. Inverted via Negative Lab Pro, with the NLP-Rich preset. No other tweaking aside from some dust removal.

    📷 #Pentax645
    🎞️ #HarmanPhoenixII
    🧪 Arista C-41

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    New camera, new film. Excited to see how both do. Heading to the lake today to shoot some photos!

    #Pentax645 #HarmanPhoenixII

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