Stone-cold...

...but they don't mind the cold stones.
Every time I see these four (the smallest one is in the push-chair) they make me feel good. Active, friendly, playful.

Behind the 1974 МИР 65mm I had 1990 Orwo NP22

October Revolution

 This october will have a slightly Russian flavour. Not entirely PC, but neither am I. In the bright sunlight I tested the KievTTL finder, filled with three 625's and some aluminum foil and it works perfectly.
The ±40 years old Orwo NP20 was a bit scratchy, the yellow filter was maybe not the right choise but who cared.

PS "some" means: make a little ball and push it in...

Three markets, three films

Nijmegen NL The market is all over the place and you can buy anything there: cheese, plants for your garden, shoes. Must be cheap, very cheap.

I had sixties Ilford HP3 (no date: test only) in the HB + Distagon 60mm.

Firenze I The San Lorenzo market is rather big, but very touristic: mostly bags, leather jackets and "stuff". But the Mercato Centrale is also there, for fresh meat and vegetables.

Canon F1, probably. (Kodak TriX?)

Düsseldorf BRD The market on the Carlsplatz looks very "dense", neat. But the food is first class quality ànd interesting, you'll be spoiled for choice.

1973 Orwo NP20 in the 1973 Zenit80

Frauenblicke

Fällt mir immer wieder auf: Frauen sehen die 1973 Zenit80 gerne. Sie wird angelächelt und angesprochen. Und recht haben Sie, meine Damen!

Die DDR Orwo NP80, auch von 1973 hat sich sehr gut gehalten. Bisschen rauh und schmutzig, aber sonst okay.

Apropos Kö-Terrassen: màch'es, Jungs! Damit es nicht so wie in meiner Stadt wird. (Oben, suche den Gast.)


E The 1973 GDR Orwo in the 1973 (!) Zenit80 was a bit foggy, but had almost kept the 20 DIN.
 (Hey - Din was West, or did they mean "Democratic Ind.Norm"?)

Sixties FP3, Industar 80mm

# New York State Of Mind, 1976 Billy Joel

Testing... 7a

...and comparing sixties (no box, but a metal spool) Tri-X and the 1960 Super Hypan.
Both in the seventies Zenit 80.
The Kodak went probably down to 25 ASA, the Ansco had lost it almost completely but I still have one roll. Both had of course some fog. The third one is Ilford's HPS, 620, so in the Kodak Duo620. That's tomorrow, look above.
Interesting: Tri-X was 400 of course (small pic), Super Hypan was 200 ASA but Ansco said it was 500, and the HPS would be 800 but everybody always doubted that.

PS My scanner still has that "banding"-problem. Hitting it didn't help, nor did shouting. Ideas? SEE COMMENT!

Kontraste (Three women)

Minus: wegen Parkplatzmangels steht mein Auto in Heerdt. Plus: in der Strassenbahn funktionieren sämtliche Stempelautomaten nicht. Und das Wetter!
Lammsteller mit Plavac in der Bergerstrasse, al fresco natürlich. Stracciatella an der Promenade.
Man gönnt sich ja sonst nichts.
Aber: die drei Damen machen mich nachdenklich...

Ilford FP4 hinter'm 80mm Industar-29 aus 1973.

The Russian Who Came In From The Cold... (4).

Yes, the (possibly?) younger Svema32 has problems: fog, spots, sensitivity - but it has also that "je ne sais quoi", isn't it?
Both behind the ± 1973 Industar-29 at F4 in a Siberian cold wind.

"The Spy..." 1965 John le Carré