Bill Smith's Photography

  I only shot with one film stock this trip, and chose Flic Film spooled Eastman Kodak Vision 3 250D motion picture stock which is the base for Cinestill 400D. Graination Lab has a dedicated ECN2 line and can turn around in a couple of days. I prefer shooting with Vision 3 over Portra 400, I find it more versatile and I get a better handle on skin colour.  Once we were done hiking at Limberlost Forest it was a short trip back to Billie Bear, the weekend is winding downa and at some point it will be time to head home. I wanted to finish the roll in the F4 and switch back to the FM2n which is a lot lighter.  Camera: Nikon F4, Nikkor AIS lenses.  Film: Eastman Kodak Vision 3 250D, ECN2 processed by Graination Lab. 

Limberlost Forest is one of those Northern Muskoka treasures I hope doesn't get too discovered, I love hiking the trails and it's much quieter than Algonquin Park which is a about a half hour drive east. There are a variety of trails that vary in difficulty and length, Buck Lake lands around the middle.  If there's one bit of advice, choose your camera gear carefully, or, around KM 4, or 5, you're going to regret not getting into shape and building endurance beforehand. Something I'm doing for next year, that said, used the 180 F2.8 ED lens, wow, I can't say enough, amazing glass!   My F4 was perfect for this hike as it delivered consistantly perfect exposures frame after frame. I'll stand by it's Nikon's last manual focus pro body, when configured with a K or in my case a P screen.  Camera: Nikon F4, Nikkor AIS lenses.  Film: Eastman Kodak Vision 3 250D, ECN2 processed at Graination Lab.  ...