Bill Smith's Photography

 From back when boats were in the water on a early September day. My Olympus OM-1 delivered nicely and I was shooting with Sunny 16 that morning. It also helps to shoot with a wide latitude black and white film like Ultrafine Extreme 400. Which is pretty much out of stock everywhere, I should give Kentmere 400 a shot and see what I get. There are times you want a film you just shoot and print from for everyday use and use the nice stuff for special projects.  Camera: Olympus OM-1, Zuiko lenses.  Film: Ultrafine Extreme 400, HC110 B. 

  You're probably thinking, "Bill how many Olympus OM-1's do you own already?"  Well you should know better than to ask that question, I love my Olympus OM gear. This OM-1 is an early production example without the motor drive port, and I got it as a birthday present from my brother Alex in early Septmeber. I had an early Zuiko chrome nose 50 f1.8 lens which would be a perfect mate for this camera. The meter is dead but that's no big deal as I have a couple of different handheld light meters and at some point I plan to grab the clip on Reveni Labs meter for the hot shoe. Otherwise the shutter is strong and there are no spacing issues.  The camera strap is new, and is a pre production prototype woven by my friend and fellow photographer Dana Kayes. I'm in awe with her creative talent not only in photography but also in weaving. Within the Toronto Film Shooters community, few of us are lucky to get these custom camera straps. We've been out on photowalks tog...