Bill Smith's Photography

By the time you read this Ontario is back in Lockdown 2.0 which isn't suprrising, Covid 19 case counts have been going through the roof and well, you knew this was going to happen, we all did. On top of that, ski season has been at best postponed which means the winter photography will be restricted to Halton Region, that's how life goes, so let's just get on with things.  I've switched to shooting with my Nikkormats for the next little while because they just don't fail in the cold weather. Their meters however do, it is the one achilles heal to a great camera and the ring resistor is the culprit, either they wear out or oxidize, also the cds cells have a lifespan. There's a work around, a hand held meter or more recentlly a clip on meter from Reveni Labs I got as a Christmas present. I have not shot with it yet so you will have to stay tuned for a report on the clip on meter's performance.  Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor O 35 f2 lens, Nikkor Q 135 F2.8 lens.  Film:...

Fun times when your universe shrinks I have no idea what happens next week, sometimes the day of the week becomes irrelevant, the only day is today. Oakville by early April was winding down with a lot less activity on the streets save for road reconstruction on Lakeshore in the eastern half of Downtown Oakville. Road construction is considereed essential and chances are this part of the "big dig" will be finished ahead of schedule.  Everything else, gone quiet. I grabbed this chrome Pentax KM for a decent price at Burlington Camera, the meter was broken but that's not a problem because I have a couple of handheld meters I can choose from. KM's for those not familier with Pentax's mid 1970s was the entry level full featureed body, the K1000 below it was introduced a year later as a stripped down student camera. The grand irony is the KM only made for three years is cheaper than the K1000 which for now retails around $200 CAD used. I'll get the meter fixed so...

When the sun is high and the temperatures warm.... Asahi Pentax K2, SMC Pentax M lenses. Film: Kentmere 100, HC110 B for 6.5 minutes

Two things have been re enforced with me, one JCH Street Pan 400 is a great lousy day film and shooting around your own neighbourhood is tough if you lived there a long time... Camera: Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H 50 f2 and 28 f3.5 lens. Film: Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400, HC110 B.