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April Toronto film Shooters Photo Walk, From St. Clair and Bathurst to Summerhill

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  The April photo walk was on a day calling for rain, yet at the same time, temperatures were quite mild, we wound up having lunch on the patio of The Rebel House, and the skies only started to open up when we settled our bills. The route had not been done before I wanted to traverse Casa Loma neighbourhood and work our way down to the end point on Yonge Street near the Rosedale Subway Station.  I wound up choosing one of my Nikon F's, a black Photomic FTN, kinda like taking out a Porsche 356 C Carrera for a spin. Usually if I want grab and old Nikon body for a spin, I usually grab one of my F2's  I'm happy with the results and I should shoot with my eye level prism F's more often, I am trusting the meter less on my Photomic variants.  Filmwise, I went with a classic, Kodak Tri-X, however, I rolled with 510 Pyro, hind sight I should have rolled with Ilfotec HC for snappier negatives. So it goes. I plan to re-do the walk on a later date with another group. We'll see....
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Impluse Purchase, My 2.8C Rolleiflex

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I'm a member of the Toronto Camera Club, have been since June 2024 when I moved into Toronto, joining was a no brainer, I co-founded the Oakville Camera Club 20 years ago, and wanted to find my tribe in the city along with access to a darkroom. One committee that's part of the TCC is the Used Camera and Gear Sales , they take donations from both club members and the public, check all the equipment out, price accordingly and re-home with club members and the general public. Monies raised goes to club activities.  Well.....during the club AGM the Used Camera and Gear Sales Committe had a table up front and to the side with some cameras for sale, including a Mamiya RB67 kit, the camera that caught my eye was a C Series Rolleiflex with the 80 F2.8 Schneider Xenotar lens. I think over the course of the AGM portion of the evening, I looked at the camera, gave it a good once over and offered to buy it. One E-Transfer to the club treasurer when I got home, the 2.8 Rollei was mine. All ...
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Flic Flim Elektra in the Spring.

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 Flic Film Elektra 100 needs bright light which you will see on the last part of the roll from my wander down Spadina. The first three quarters of the frames, the colours are more subdued.  I shot with my Nikon F2SB, haven't used this camera in a minute and yes, it's one of my favourite F2 Variants..... Camera: Nikon F2SB, Nikkor N 28 F2 lens, S.C. 50 F1.4 lens.  Film: Flic Film Elektra 100 (Kodak Aerocolor Survailance Film). 
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