
It’s a cool and sunny late morning. I have the Mamiya 4B with me. I try to use all my cameras every few months, and it is time for this one. The shutter speed is a maximum of 1/250 of a second. It’s a great camera for low-light or slow films.

The sun’s solar angle at noon that day was 35 degrees above the horizon. If the sun were directly overhead, it would be 90 degrees. So the sun was about a third of the distance from the horizon to directly overhead that day at its maximum height. Long shadows will prevail.




The film was developed in Rodinal (1:25) for 10 minutes, 30 seconds, @20C. I agitated for 10 seconds every minute. I scanned the negatives with the PrimeFilmXEs using VueScan (https://www.ebay.com/itm/395191833341?_ul=IL).

A Mamiya 4b? That’s an old-timer. Nice results. It shows how optics by mid-century were capable of excellent results on film.
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The camera is a rangefinder. I always enjoy using it and the 40mm fixed lens it has.
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That reminds me that I need to use two of my rangefinder cameras that have sat on a shelf too long.
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First thing I noticed was the light results. Capturing with those presentations has resulted in a great collection. Slow speeds and lack of shake is pretty impressive. Cheers Steven.
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