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Fuji Pro 800Z

One type of film that I discovered last year and is not without interest: Pro800Z of Fuji. I had purchased on the occasion of the birth of my son, with whom I wanted, at least initially, avoid using the flash.

• Type: color reversal film
• Manufacturer: Fujifilm
• Type: Pro 800Z
• nominal Sensitivity: ISO 800/30 °
• Format: 135 (24 × 36)

is a film twice as fast as the Pro400H , as its name indicates, but it's also a film much more saturated colors. If this is not what we seek, is probably best to push the diaphragm Pro400H. I found that the usage: have not read the packaging carefully, I naively expected to find neighboring hues. That said, there is no saturation in the sometimes excessive Superia 200 ... A film very convenient to use in low light, when you do not wish to flash, but we want to keep the colors of life!

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Fuji Neopan 100 Acros

I mentioned films Ilford FP4 + , a film with subtle tones, but fairly low contrast, Fuji Acros 100 (100 or Neopan Acros) is almost the opposite of the spectrum: a film very dynamic, giving contrasting images, where the line tends to outweigh the volumes, but without losing the nuances of gray.

• Type: black and white film reversal panchromatic
• Manufacturer: Fujifilm
• Type: Neopan 100 Acros
• nominal Sensitivity: ISO 100/21 °
• Format: 135 (24 × 36)
• Dates of production: from 2001.

One thing is clear: the fine grain of this film is exceptional. Add that, looking through a magnifying glass or swell significantly, the grain does not feel "fat" a little unpleasant for some modern emulsions (type Kodak TMAX or Ilford Delta).

According to some forums, the next high-contrast film is due more to its own characteristics, a slight exaggeration of its nominal sensitivity, which would be more towards 64 than 100. But the search for the contrast is probably also present taste ...

Anyway, I made this film with photographs of not lacking in wealth hues: in Otherwise, it's probably the photographer more than the film it must acknowledge!

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Ilford FP4+ (format 120)

The Ilford range (or Ilford Harman, since the subsidiary producing films separated from the rest of Ilford in 2006 for failing to cease production of film, actually) of black and white movies splits, since 1935, in two &nbs; branches: FP (Fine Grain for panchromatic) and HP ( Hypersensitive panchromatic) - what should be added, more recently, the Delta range, using a somewhat different type of emulsion.

Each of these two lines had different generations, sensibilities increasing with the progress of chemistry. The HP, now represented by the HP5 +, As the name tends to indicate a greater sensitivity to the risk of having a larger grain, the FP range (and hence the FP4 +, its current incarnation) is contrary to the finest grain possible.

• type film reversal panchromatic black and white
• Manufacturer: Harman Ilford
• Type: FP4 +
• nominal Sensitivity: ISO 125/22 ° Format
• : Roller type 120 ( also available in 135 films and sheets of different formats)
• Dates of production: since 1990 (Replaces PF4, produced since 1968).

The classic film emulsion (cubic grains) Ilford share the wealth of gray scales and can possibly blame them for a lack of contrast: it is not the film for photo punch . I noted that at the time of my first roller PF4 in the 1980s, the transition to FP4 + is probably slightly corrected this.

added that the concept of contrast of a black and white film is something relative: for a given film can increase the contrast by pushing (ie in the sub-exhibitors and over-development) and reverse the decline in the holding . I would not be surprised that some unscrupulous labs dealing systematically FP4 + at 100ISO, ie by holding it slightly (it is equivalent to an under-exposure of 1 / 3 aperture).

Anyway: a film to recommend if you are looking for the subtle colors and rendering of volume rather than the power lines.

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SMC Pentax-M 50mm f:1.7

A nice side effect of the purchase of housing Pentax MX was sold with a 50mm lens (probably the one which was originally bought with the camera, there are about thirty years of it), I would probably never bought separately, which had been filled in this area: the SMC Pentax-M 50mm f: 1.7

• Type: Fixed focal lens manual
• Manufacturer: Pentax
• Model: SMC Pentax-M 50mm f: 1.7
• Purchase Date: November 28, 2007 (ebay UK)
• Filter Holder: 49mm
• Diaphragm: f/1.7 to 22, six blades
• Focus: 45cm to infinity

So obviously this is not the splendid SMC Pentax-M 50mm f: 1.4 , I bought A few weeks earlier: 1 / 2 diaphragm more, this is not huge in absolute terms, but there is still a difference in terms of image quality. Besides the eight diaphragm blades f: 1.4 produces blurred background much milder than the six blades of the f: 1.7.

For cons, the 50mm f: 1.7 has an advantage: it is much smaller and lighter. It fits well without concerns in cases faster, while the f: 1.4 is a bit limited, and besides, it is cheap enough in hand to be able to carry around in a bit harsh conditions without endangering their heritage ...

short: a good little soldier, always ready for action!

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Pentax MX

If I could only keep one of my boxes Pentax, this would be it: compact and lightweight, yet rugged, fully mechanical, but full of tips to simplify the life of the photographer. .. An excellent issue!

• Type: 35mm SLR
• Manufacturer: Pentax
• Model: MX
• Year of manufacture: 1976 to 1895
• Purchase Date: November 28, 2007
• Mount: bayonet Pentax K

From the outside, the MX looks like two drops of water to his successor, ME . The carcass is almost the same, the weight very close and the drive mechanism of the film is identical. But beyond that, the differences begin ...

The shutter, first. The ME, it is a metal blade shutter, moving from top to bottom, as on all subsequent devices, the MX still has the shutter curtain silk scroll horizontally, as on devices K series or Spotmatic. This is probably the only weak point of the MX in terms of aging: over time, dust can accumulate in the slides. The slide curtain becomes irregular, which results in vertical stripes lighter or darker in the pictures - a small revision, and there seems more. And the vertical shutter Super MOE tends him, to bind completely ...

Everything else goes on the side of reliability: unlike the ME, but as the K series cameras, the MX is entirely mechanical, the only response of the electronics is the existence of a photodetector to measure light. This means that the device draws very little battery, and can continue to work perfectly normally (the measurement) if it comes to faint.

Moreover, the X in the name of the device is for expert : like its big brother the KX, it offers a number of specific tricks to delight the professional or advanced amateur. The lever-timer, for example, front: it is similar to the ME Super, except that, operated in reverse, it allows control of depth of field, ie it the diaphragm disengages the lock in the open position to give him the opening for shooting. About

diaphragm also: there on the front of the glass prism a small hole just above the lens mount. This is actually a very clever optical device that can read through the viewfinder, the value of the diaphragm directly on the lens ring. As the speed is also displayed through a transparent disc secured to the wheel speeds, which also reads the verdict of the cell, all items are clearly displayed in the viewfinder, without need e for that.

Note also that the MX offers frosted sighting interchangeably, which is a vital utility in everyday life, but can be nice in some cases. A gadget

offered the KX and defaulted on the MX mirror lockup, which limits the ripple through the device when the shooting. We nevertheless managed to do the equivalent by a trick: a small flick the shutter button, which switches the mirror properly dosed without triggering the shutter ... Not necessarily intended for, but useful for photography on a tripod in low light.

short: I do not regret the 51 books that cost me the camera on ebay.co.uk, nor the cost of a complete overhaul (costing more than the camera of course). Although the Pentax LX, newer and more expensive on the market the opportunity, even better news, I recommend without reservation as soon as the MX compromise value for anyone who wants to get into the "all manual"