Jonas Ranstam

@contaxian
1 Followers
6 Following
5 Posts
Jonas Ranstam is a retired professor who has been engaged in medical research since the 1980s and interested in photography since childhood. These days, he spends most of his time with his CONTAX cameras, Zeiss prime lenses and film development.
Personal websitehttps://contaxian.eu/
Jonas Ranstam1d ago

Constipation

📷 CONTAX 137 MA QUARTZ
🔭 Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f1.7
🎞️ Fomapan 400
🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C
🖥️ Plustek 8200i
📍 Ystad, Sweden

#photography, #filmphotography, #blackandwhite, #blackandwhitephotography,
#believeinfilm, #filmisnotdead

Jonas RanstamMay 19

A simple wooden wall

📷 Nikon EM
🔭 Nikon Series E 28 mm f/2.8
🎞️ Fomapan 400
🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C
🖥️ Plustek 8200i
📍 Ystad, Sweden

Jonas RanstamMay 18

A bronze foal on a cobbled street

📷 Olympus 35 RC
🔭 E. Zuiko 42 mm f/2.8
🎞️ Fomapan 400
🧪 Rodinal 1+25 for 5:30 min at 20C
🖥️ Plustek 8200i
📍 Ystad, Sweden

Jonas RanstamMay 16
Rocks: https://contaxian.eu/2026/05/16/rocks.html
Rocks

This photograph from Tobisvik in Simrishamn, southern Sweden, was captured using a Rolleiflex 3.5 MX-EVS camera with a 75 mm f/3.5 Tessar lens, and Fomapan 400 film. The image was developed with Rodinal 1+25.

Jonas RanstamMay 15
I have stopped using my daylight bulk loader but still use bulk film: https://contaxian.eu/2026/05/15/i-have-stopped-using-my.html
I have stopped using my daylight bulk loader but still use bulk film

Loading film using a daylight bulk loader and adhesive tape is a common way of reducing film costs. Nonetheless, it is not without its challenges. In the bulk loader, the film may get jammed or scratched. It can be a pain to use tape to attach film to a spool because the tape tends to cling to everything else instead of the intended surface. Even when the film is fastened to the spool, it occasionally comes loose, making it impossible to rewind the film.