i recently went on a photowalk with our flickr posse, the blow-up gang. we all met in north beach and loaded our cameras up with kodachrome, a legendary film whose unique processing will cease at the end of the year.

this is david teter, trying to get a higher vantage point on an already high hill in san francisco.

kodak tri-x 400, shot with a rolleicord v. developed in rodinal 1+50.

this is jose marco, a local photographer friend who attended the grain over noise show at space gallery.

it was my 3rd time using the “party camera” and I think I have it pretty much down now, thanks to some tips from a flickr contact. basically, i flipped the sunpak 444d to auto mode. it uses its thyristor to measure light bouncing back to it and stops when it hits a certain point. then i just pick a reasonable shutter speed, use the rangefinder to focus, and let the flash do its thing. and then you have a 4×5 shot at night in good focus!

i accidentally shot this film set (delta 100) at iso 400. it’s not usually pushed so there wasn’t good data on how to develop it in rodinal. i started with a base time of 14 minus for 1+50. i added 20% per stop and came to 21 minutes. seems that pretty much did the trick.

it’s nice to use cameras i haven’t touched in a while. i’ve been carrying around the rolleicord for a while now, outfitted with a thin domke camera strap. it’s a little difficult to get sharp focus on it, since there is no split screen and the view is a bit dark. regardless, it is fun to use and has a great lens.

rolleicord, xenar 1:3.5/75. film is kodak tri-x developed in rodinal 1:50