Bill Smith's Photography

True Fall is only a few short weeks of bright colour before all the leaves fall and the cold returns. From Dundas Valley Conservation Area Camera: Nikon F2, Nikkor H 28 f3.5 lens, Film: fuji Pro 400H

Camera: Nikon F Photomic Ftn circa 1971 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 processed in Xtol 1+1. There's no overall theme in this post other than this came from one particular camera and roll of film shot over the course of three months (August, September and October). 

Shot over my birthday lunch with my friend Lindsay. I might make this into a few prints so Lindsay can give them to her parents and boyfriend. On a technical note in this shot, this has to be my favourite form of lighting for portraiture, commonly known as the Rembrandt look. Camera: Leica M3 with the 50 f2 collapsible Summicron lens. Film: My last roll of Kodak Plus X 125 processed in Xtol 1+1. 

Camera: Olympus OM-2n, Zuiko 28 f2.8 lens Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 processed in HC110 dilution B for 6 min 30 seconds. Location: Dundas Valley Conservation Area. Can't believe this is only a half hour drive from home. 

There's more to come later this fall from these parts. All shot on a Hasselblad 500CM with Zeiss 80 f2.8 lens Film: Sherman Falls: Fomapan 100 and the Hermitage Ruins: Kodak Tri-x 400.

Summer's almost done but I'm not done with it quite yet. Shot around Caledon Ontario and Forks of the Credit Provincial Park Camera: Olympus OM-1n, various Zuiko lenses. Film: Kodak Ektar 100 C-41 film.

A follow up from the last post from Graffiti Alley with Alicia and Xenia. Camera: Nikon F Photomic Ftn, Nikkor S 50 f1.4 lens. Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 processed in Xtol 1+1.

Camera: Mamiya C220, 105 f3.5 Sekor lens Film: Ilford HP5 400, Ilfotec DDX 1+4 Model: Alicia S. Location: An alley way somewhere deep in Toronto. 

Camera: Version 1 Series E Rolleiflex with the 75 f3.5 Zeiss Planar lens, Film: Kodak Ektar 100, Location: Beflountain Ontario and Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. 

Once in a while I like experimenting with different black and white films just to see what's out there, in this case I ordered some rolls of Shanghai GP3 100 medium format film off Ebay and run it through my  Rolleicord IV. I processed the film in HC110 dilution B and this is what I got. It's a nice look, I still prefer Fuji Neopan Acros 100 and Ilford FP4 as my go to 100-125 ISO medium format film. Still it's fun to see what else is out there. Location:  Oakville, Ontario  

When you drop name Leica, you first think of the black and white images of Henri Cartier Bresson, Alfred Eisenstadt and other greats. Nobody thinks much of colour photography with M mount rangefinder cameras which is a pity because C-41 film renders really well with this system. I should have brought this down to NYC back in the spring. Camera: Leica M4-2, various M-mount lenses both Leica and Voightlander various focal lengths. Film: Kodak Ektar 100.

Camera: Series E 75 f3.5 Zeiss Planar Rolleiflex twin lens reflex camera. Film: Fuji Neopan Acros 100 processed in Xtol 1+1 for 9.5 min. (note: This is my new favourite 100 ISO film for medium format and I'm going to buy a lot of it in the next film re-stock). Shot in and around Belfountain Ontario and the Cheltanham Badlands. I don't own any property in this neck of the woods but I consider this part of Caledon Ontario my second home. There is something restorative to the psyche when I visit up here to hike or ski and I come back refreshed. My Rolleiflex is getting a lot of action these days and I adore the results I'm getting with Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film. In fact it has become my favourite 100 ISO film if I'm shooting medium format square, especially processed in Xtol 1+1 dilution at 9minutes 30 seconds. There is no grain, at least none I can see on my year old Macbook Pro screen which is pretty damn good.  In my next film purchase I'm puttin...

Camera: Series E Rolleiflex with a 75 f3.5 Zeiss Planar Lens Film: Fuji Neopan Acros 100 processed in Xtol 1+1. Location: Caledon On.