The December Photo Walk Part Two and Other Things.

 Mid walk back in December  I switched to Eastman XX I usually roll with two rolls of the same emulsion on a photowalk but forgot and only packed the one roll I shot. After developing and scanning the Eastman XX roll, and wow, and I like the results more than Kodak Tri-X. Over the course of the roll we transition from bright light to overcast to downright miserable, the results still delivered.  

Like Tri-X, Eastman XX cups after it dries, you can either reverse the film for a week or, flatten with a heavy photography themed coffee table book. I'm willing to put up with that because Eastman XX has a high silver content as a motion picture stock compared to still film. 

The other thing with this roll, I got a chance to shoot more with the Light Lens Lab 9 Element 28 F2.8 lens is very fun to shoot with. With the M6 framelines, shooting is really easy, you don't need an external viewfinder. 


Camera: Leica M6 Classic, 50 f2 Summicron Lens, Light Lens Lab 9 element 28 F2.8 Lens. 

Film: Eastman XX spooled by FlicFilm, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 


Danforth Village Jones Ave Retail Entering the Pocket Hidden Garage Mural_ Looking up to the Danforth Chatham Ave Corner Greenwood Subway Yard Oakvale Ave Houses Southbound Greenwood Bus Monarch Park Semis One Monarch Park Semis Two Monarch Park White House_ Monarch Park Family Mini Mart Rudy on Danforth Danforth Looking West to Greenwood Danforth and Monarch Park Ave Still Crossing Cumberland Dec 2024 Village of Yorkville Park Dec 2024 Village of Yorkville Park Forest Dec 2024 Belair and Cumberland Dec 2024 Bay St. By the Design Exchange Trudging up Bay St. Dec 2024 Gloomy Bay and King Dec 2024 Gloomy Bay and King Two Dec 2024 Bay and King North Cross Walk Dec 2024 In the Middle of the Bay St. Canyon Eastbound 504 at Bay Bay Looking Towards Commerce Court TD Centre Twins

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