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A First Taste of Kodacolor 100 Through My Nikon F3/T

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 Eastman Kodak has been very busy with their distribution channels and dropped all sorts of film some familiar, some re-named due to Alaris holding onto the Tmax and Portra brand names. In the middle of the product re-patriation Kodak introduced Kodacolor 100 which intrigued me. My friend Ori shot with the film and swears up and down it's not Kodak Alaris Pro Image 100, something else, a tweaked verion of Lomo 100 C-41 maybe? I've shot my share of Pro Image 100 over the years, I find it to be a more neutral medium speed film compared to the very punchy Ektar 100.  From my last stint with Pro Image 100 was in May with my Spotmatic II and Super Multi Coated Takumar glass, the resutls were quite neutral, pleasant and just delivers. Kodacolor 100 has a bit more punch, not Ektar 100 saturation but there's a bit more. I can see why my friend Ori likes this film a lot. I do too.  Kodacolor 100 is easy to scan, I just use the Pro Image 100 setting in Silverfast with very minimal ...
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The Wednesday Gang's Bellwoods Wander Part Two, Up To Dundas

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  This was one of those days, where a film would make sense at the beginning of a photo walk but doesn't near the end. I ran with Kodak Tri-X because the weather forecast was calling for more cloud than sun but in the end we got way more sun than cloud.  Ilford's FP4, Rollei RPX 100 or Adox CHS 100 II would have made a lot more sense, 20/20 hindsight I guess. I did have some challenging spots in the walk where Tri-x Made sense, deep in the shade.  It's been a minute since I last shot with my Canon F-1n, every camera has almost a personality. I had to relearn how my 1970s F-1n metered compared to something more contemporary. Canon FD glass by and large is amazing glass, especially the chrome nose 35 F2 breech lock FD lens, for black and white work.  Camera: Canon F-1n, FD Chrome Nose 35 F2 lens.  Film: Kodak Tri-X 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31.  ...
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