Bill Smith's Photography

 Been ages since I shot with my Pentax Spotmatics, so I pulled out my Spotmatic II, loaded it up with some Fujifilm Pro 400 H in my fridge and shot around Oakville. I used Super Multi Coated Takumar 50 F1.4, 28 F3.5 and  the 50 F3.5 Macro lenses. For whatever reason I never bonded with my K mount Pentaxes,  doesn't mean I'm done with the brand. I love my Pentax M-42 screw mount system, granted both my SV's and Spotmatic F need servicing, and I couple of Spotmatic SP's along with the II and I'm not giving that up, hell no!.  I found the 400 H on the grainy side. but otherwise on point with the colour palette, it was freezer stored after all and worked great with Super Multi Coated Takumar glass.  Camera: Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II, Super Multi Coated Takumar Lenses.  Film: Fuji Pro 400 H. 

  It's been a month, my mom passed almost oa month ago on May 28 at age 85, we knew this day would come, and after living with mixed dementia, COPD and congestive heart failure. Mom's at peace with dad now, and I'm glad for that. Now, things are going to change, a lot.   I pulled out dad's Nikon F with the eyelevel prism, I wanted a connection with dad to process what I went through from funeral planning (it was a good send off), to now, dealing with the self replicating to do list in regards to the estate. Now wandering around Oakville with a family heirloom shooting mostly on a Nikkor S 50 F1.4 lens (the way dad did in the 1960s), it hit me like a ton of bricks. My time in Oakville is winding down and the chapter will close soon and new adventures beckon.  Camera: Nikon F (641 serial number), Pre Ai Nikkor lenses.  Film: Kentmere 100, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 

Been a while since I last shot with Kentmere 100, this time I processed in Ilfotec HC 1+31 dilution. The results speak for themselves below. It's a nice film to shoot with, and to scan as it dries flat. The big bonuse is Kentmere 100 is a budget film, and considering where film prices have been headed of late, this is a nice change.  I shot with my Olympus OM-2n, and only had UV filters on my lenses and shot with my Zuiko 28 F3.5, S 50 F1.4 chrome nose, and MC Zuiko 100 F2.8 lenses. The OM-2n is one of my favourite Olympus bodies, they always deliver great photos thank you to off the film plane metering.   Camera: Olympus OM-2n, Zuiko Lenses.  Film: Kentmere 100, Ilfotec HC 1+31.