Bill Smith's Photography

To a non photographer, or a photographer who doesn't shoot black and white film the title looks like a bit a word salad, to someone deep in the world of black and white film and home processing, this is a film deleveloper combo worth exploring.  I grown to love using 510 Pyro, and it sings with traditional film emulsions like Kosmo Mono 100, made by Foma from the Czech Republic. I should try 510 Pyro with Bergger Pancro 400 in 120, which I still have a lot of, for now.  If there is any new year's resolution for me, shoot more medium format.  Camera: Rolleiflex Series F Twin Lens Reflex, 75 F3.5 Zeiss Planar Lens.  Film: Kosmo Mono 100 (Fomapan 100), 510 Pyro 1+100. 

 Every other weekend starts on platform three at the Oakville GO Train Station and ends Sunday after lunch with a walk back home from the GO station. What happens in between goes by way too quick..... Camera: Rollei 35, Schneider Xenar 40 F3.5 lens.  Film: Kosmo Mono 100, D76 1+1. 

  Finally picked up a Canon 7 Rangefinder to go with my P (Populiare) and my modest screwmount lens kit.  Everyone's first thought is, why not get a Nikon SP rangefinder. Well, SP's aren't cheap and this Canon 7 clocked in at about $300 delivered to my door. It was in great shape, the meter even works and is pretty accurage for a 60 year old selenium meter which usually is dead on arrival. The ergonomics are pretty intuitive, you can switch the frame lines via a dial on top and the really the only drawback is the lack of a hot shoe. Canon ran with a rather unique attachment for a flash that was on the left side of the camera.  All that aside the camera is a dream to shoot with, and you have access to all that Leica screw mount glass floating around out there without having a nervous break down trying to load a Barnack Leica.  I chose a roll of Kosmo Mono 100 and decided to give FX-39 a try as a developer, wow, I got contrasty negs. have a few year I want to print at ...