I originally wanted to do a photoshoot using solely film, but to be fair to all involved I brought along my Nikon D700 so I could get the ladies images in the event something went wrong with the film. It's interesting how there are more risks when using film; incorrect exposures, developing mishaps, or equipment malfunctions can occur when using old film cameras, but with dSLRs most of those "challenges" don't happen.
I had the two rolls of film developed that I shot during my session with Heidi, Taylor and Sammy at Padre Hotel. The Mamiya was loaded with Portra 800 120mm, the FE2 was loaded with Portra 800 35mm and the Rollei was loaded with Ilford 3200 B & W film. I managed to burn through two rolls of 800 Portra on the Mamiya, but only shot about 8 exposures on the FE2 and 6 on the Rollei.
For the Mamiya, I used my Sekkor C 80mm f/1.9, shot at f/2,8 and 1/60th shutter, same with the FE2. The Rollei was set to f/4 and 1/60th since anything slower causes the shutter to stay open. All available light and meter readings were taken on the shadow side since that's what you do for Negative Film.
I used the tripod on some of the Mamiya images since the "mirror slap" can cause you to shake, even minutely, when the shutter is pressed. Overall I really like Portra and how the tones are somewhat muted. Guess I'll need to find another model so I can finish up the rest of the film. Anyone interested?
These images have been scaled down to 1024 x 7-something and 72 dpi, but the actually negatives have a lot more detail. Enjoy the film images.
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