The place your consolation zone ends is the place you uncover one thing new and enjoyable. Conserving that euphemism in thoughts, I made a decision in opposition to a gradual and comfortable morning one Sunday on this previous August, and went to get my bike out of the shed as an alternative.
The lockdowns in latest historical past have blessed many people with new hobbies, for me, this was images and analogue cameras. And a part of that meant getting up early, since right here in Germany, flea markets begin round 8am, and this weekend’s one was 10km away by bike.
At the least the climate was good, cool and contemporary, my favorite for any type of train.
I additionally determined to take with me a digicam I had bought over a 12 months in the past but by no means used earlier than: A classic 6×6 folder, as they exist within the tens of millions. A Balda Baldi 29, low-cost however cheerful, with that blend of high quality supplies but low-ish building you simply don’t see anymore these days.
A easy digicam within the excessive. No double publicity prevention, no movie advance lever, a “Pronto” shutter with speeds as much as 1/200s, a Triplet lens with a powerful most aperture of f/2.9, and your run-of-the-mill 80mm focal size. But it surely has three main benefits: it’s mild and compact, that means it received’t bathroom me down on the bike trip. It got here with an incredible ever-ready case and leather-based strap, which might enable me to cease at any second, take an image, and proceed on immediately.
Final however not least, it was low-cost as chips at about 15€.
So I loaded it up with a movie of very related traits: Fomapan 100 Traditional, the most cost effective roll movie I can get round these elements, however completely serviceable. The trip was nice, and I caught the “Golden Hour” of dawn completely. After capturing a dozen rolls of 135 movie in 3:2 format, the 1:1 sq. of 6×6 was a welcome problem.
Following the Sunny 16 rule, I shot most pictures at F/8, 1/100s, and at distant objects, so there was little or no to go improper. For close-up pictures, I saved a theme-fitting “Smena” Russian accent shoe rangefinder attachment in my pocket.
~ Leon Blankenhorn
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