Very interesting. Did not realize it was 6x6. I have a small collection
of old folding cameras but I can't imagine putting any of them in
service even if I had the film. Thanks for doing it so I don't have to.
[email protected] wrote:
If you will indulge my curious nature, what specifically did this camera
>bring to this scene.
Thanks for commenting, Don!
Balda made quite a lot of nice, compact cameras once upon a time, but
that time was now quite long ago. I first heard of their cameras about
a decade and a half ago from a good friend who enjoyed them.
Well, first off the very compact nature of the camera when folded
makes it a pleasure to slip in my jacket pocket or a small bag when I
go for a walk. Combine that with a natural, wide-normal field of view
and the kind of focus zone control you can only get with a big
negative format (6x6cm in this case), and the "softly sharp" qualities
of the Baltar three-element lens.
It's simply a pleasantly unsophisticated camera to shoot with at a
leisurely pace, and I like the rendering that this lens and 6x6 film
produces. It's never going to compete on the nanoparticle resolution
scale of modern cameras and lenses ...;-) ... but I'm moving away
from that aesthetic vogue in recent times.
In this exposure, I was shooting in the bright, heavily overcast
morning light, which spread soft flare across the frame. I set the
focus and aperture to slightly blur infinity by 'shorting' the
hyperfocal a little bit, looking for the geometry and flare to meld
together into a cool, winter morning feel with that sinuous path
drawing you towards the light.
I've got a few more shots from this roll (about 7 out of 12 exposures
seem worth a second glance, maybe one or two more will make the cut
for posting) ... I like this pace in photography. 12 exposures a week,
whether I need them or not.;-)
-- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com
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