Bill Smith's Photography

 Haven't shot with my Minolta XE-7 in a while and it was time to pull it out and give her a workout with a roll of Fomapan 400 which is now my go to 400 ISO black and white film for every day use. I rate it in 250 ISO and process in Ilfotec HC 1+31, and prior to that HC110. The big selling feature with Fomapan 400 aside from looking like old school Kodak Tri-X from the 1970s and unlike Tri-X, Fomapan 400 dries flat which is amazing for scanning.  Once I'm out of of ORWO UN54, I'm planning to switch over to bulk loading Fomapan 100 going forward. The price is right and like Fomapan 400, I get amazing results.  All the film geekery aside, it was a nice Friday morning before the rains hit when most of these photos were taken and for some reason I kept coming across vintage Rat Rod Chevys in my travels. Spring has arrived, just wished it didnt' rain on the weekends.  Camera: Minolta XE-7, MC Rokkor lenses.  Film: Fomapan 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31.  ...

 Color Plus is impossible to find these days which is a pain in the ass because I love this film!  Camera: Minolta SRT-102, MC Rokkor lenses.  Film: Kodak Color Plus 200. 

 I haven't shot much with my Minolta system this Summer, so I pulled out one of my SRT-101s for a workout. The early period MC Rokkor lenses with the metal scalloped grips from the late 1960s, in particular the 28 F2.8 delivered a really creamy look with Ilford Delta 100.  Camera: Minolta SRT 101, MC Rokkor 55 F1.7, 28 f2.8 and 135 F2.8 lenses.  Film: Ilford Delta 100, HC110 B.