Bill Smith's Photography

 I shot a ton of black and white film while in the Beaches, and I'm not done processing and you will just have to stay tuned. Fompan 400 is a nice film but I had a hell of a time with last three frames with some emulsion damage, where it came from, I don't know. Usually I don't have a problem with this situation, nothing cloning can't fix. That said, it was worth the trouble to fix in Lightroom and some of these will wind up in an upcoming 'zine issue.  Camera: Rolleifles 3.5 F Planar TLR  Film: Fomapan 400, HC110 B. 

I had to drop my car off for service at Oakville Volkswagan recently, and like everything else with Covid 19, things were different, no courtesy shuttle for starters, and public transit was running on a reduced schedule. I said screw it and walked home, clocking in at around 10 km. Yeah, I got my steps in that day.  I also wanted to photograph on my way home, and wanted to travel light. I took one look at my pair of Minolta X-700's grabbed one with the 50 F1.7 lens on, packed the Minolta MD 28 F2.8 and the sleeper 75-150 F4 zoom. It was the perfect kit for a long walk. No way I'm packing something heavy like a Minolta XE-7, Nikon F2 or Canon F-1. I really didn't take a bad photo all the way along my route. I have several thoughts on the X-700, they always seem to find me, as in I've never had to pay for one. They are the quintessential 1980s consumer camera that both a non photographer and an experienced amateur photographer pick up and take great pictures.  In fact if ...

I seriously don't miss my Olympus OM-4, the OM-2n and my OM-1's are perfect for me. In terms of ergonomics the OM-2n is just plain intuitive in terms of meter read out and controls, the OM-1 even more so. After the Toronto Film Shooters meet up, I wandered down through Yorkville, one of the most expensive neighourhoods in the city. There are so many layers in this neighbourhood, 50 years ago it was counter culture heaven, not now. Camera: Olympus OM-2n, Zuiko MC 35 f2 lens. Film: Rollei RPX 400, HC110 B.