Bill Smith's Photography

 Shot over the course of a few trips to Graination Lab, I was using my Nikon SP rangefinder to photograph up Spadina and later, along Queen St. From University, westward.  This time out, instead of using a handheld meter, I rolled with one of my Doomo clip on light meters, and it did the job nicely. Eastman Double X helps courtesy the wide latitude,  Since Kodak clamped down on the re-spooling scene, sources of Double X are getting thinner on the ground. Flic Film and Cinestill sell Double X and highly recommend both businesses.  Eastman Double X is a contrasty film and there's some grain in Ilfotec HC 1+49 but I like that bit of grit for the subject matter.  Camera: Nikon SP, Nikkor S 50 F1.4 lén.  Film: Eastman Double X, Ilfotec HC 1+49. 

 Of course the skies clear off after the walk ends but it makes for a lovely walk back to Jo-Anne's. By the time I got to Erskine blue skies were in a full force.  It was also Doors Open weekend and after checking out the Toronto Camera Club, they still have their darkroom and while I was planning to join them in the fall, I realized this solves a lot of problems. I chatted with the darkroom chair, and I felt like, this must be the place. After the tour, the skies cleared off and it was sunshine for the rest of the day.  Camera: Nikon SP, Nikkor S Mount Nikkor S 50 f1.4 lens.  Film: Fujifilm Superia 400.