this post has been compressed into one post and was originally meant to be three separate ones, however with difficulties of knowledge of my equipment and lack of, i have struggled to produce work in this area, i feel with the correct equipment and knowledge from work shops and uni loans this option might have been more viable. however i have tried to over come these difficulties by using a digital medium
knowing this was a landscaping project i was really hyped to be working with analogue technology but with covid and moving back to Plymouth this didn’t seem like it would be possible, until mid way through, one of my photography friends in Plymouth, and i were talk and he mentioned he had recently bought a vintage camera, so i jumped on this opportunity asking if i could borrow it.
following some tutorials i worked out how to load the Agfa synchro box
just by making observation of the Agfa synchro box camera we can see it offers a lot of unique features
made of steal it has a light tight interior, taking 6×9 medium format photos on a roll, and comes with two tripod attachment points for portrait and landscape photos, along with two convex view finders to help take these kind of photos, there is only one aperture that is set to a constant shutter speed of 1/30th of a second. there’s also a yellow filter
Ilford SFX Film 120 B&W
B&W ISO 200
“SFX 200 film from Ilford is a premium B&W film created for high-quality and high-detail infrared photography. Add an intense red filter to get unique and powerful images. As always with infrared we recommend aiming your camera at full vegetation and dramatic cloudy skies. In medium format this infrared film will dazzle with its detail and other-worldly impact” Analogue Wonderland (accessed 8/5/20) https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/products/ilford-sfx-film-120-b-w-iso-200
as of today this is the only roll of film i tried to shot, until i realised i didnt have a way to read light on my camera, and without a light meter i was shooting blind, this was probably a poor mistake as i ended up wasting film. this also comes at a point late in the project where im not sure my film would be sent off and processed in time for the deadline, so this might not be a viable option.
Rollei Infrared Film 120
Infrared ISO 400
“The optimum creative tool, this medium format film can be shot in two different ways. First – as a straight black and white film ISO 400, with a slight ghostly result due to the infrared sensitivity. Alternatively you pair it with a deep red filter to disproportionately focus on the IR spectrum! Trees will be bright white, people will glow, the sky will be dark black, and you will be rewarded with some of the most dramatic images straight out of the camera. Note that this will increase the necessary exposure significantly (it will respond at sensitivity of ~ISO 12-25)” Analogue Wonderland (accessed 8/5/20) https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/products/rollei-infrared-film-120-infrared-iso-400
LomoChrome Purple Film 120
Purple ISO 100-400
“A refreshed formula for 2019 and one of the craziest emulsions on the market today! Beautiful, bizarre, and very definitely purple – your photographs will transport your viewers into an alternative universe with colour shifts and surprising shades.” Analogue Wonderland (accessed 8/5/20) https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/products/lomography-lomochrome-purple-film-120
i researched a lot into lomochrome purple and was really excited to get the oppotunity to use it however it kinda sucks that i might not be able to use it. maybe over the summer or into next year i can get around to learning more and practice photography skills
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