I walked into The Belfountain Conservation Area which is closed for the season but being part of the Bruce Trail is still accessable to hikers. I have not stepped foot here in over ten years, blame the Forks of the Credit up the street. There some emotions tied to this place hence my absence, long story I won't go into. I wanted to finish up a roll in one of my OM-1's and I walked in. I have to come back with a tripod for the long exposure water shots. I was using Adox CHS 100 and I processed it in D76 stock solution.
Barnack Madness, What Was I Thinking?
My last adventures with Scewmount Barnack Leicas didn't end well, on the few occasions I tried my brother's IIIf and IIIg, I botched the loading and got 36 exposures on one frame. I was quite content to just shoot with my M3 and M4-2, even though I wanted to get a IIIg because Alex got dad's from the estate. Logic has no place shooting with a Barnack Leica, if the cliche film photography slows you down, working with a III series body is an exercise in zen. First you have deal with bottom loading, wind the film advance before adjusting shutter speed and be careful where you point your camea as bright sunlight can incinerate a rubberized silk shutter cloth instantly. That said, Joan at Burlington Camera had this red dial Leica IIIf from the mid 1950s with a pre war Elmar 50 F3.5 lens, on the used shelf, I saw it, handled the camera, and put it back. In a fit of camera GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) a few weeks later I came back in and bought the camera. I wonder if Joan...
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