Old Docks in Magdeburg, my XA day

[Detlef Kuhl]

Activating the old Olympus XA from the cellar for a visit to Magdeburg.
Kodak TRI-X400 pushed to ISO 800, Rodinal, processed then in Lightroom.

20150201_053.jpg by dql844, on Flickr, Photographing towards the light

20150201_012.jpg by dql844, on Flickr

20150201_057.jpg by dql844, on Flickr

20150201_063.jpg by dql844, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

It works! Excellent set, Detlef and what an interesting place - they've had more snow too. Love the shadow and the glare in the first and the reflection in the second.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Good set. The camera has coped well with the sun in the first one. Impressive. The only b&w film I've used with the XA3 is XP2, which I really liked. The pushed TriX has a completely different feel, but I like it too. The third, especially, looks like an illustration from an old book.

What do you think of the camera and film, Detlef?

 

[Detlef Kuhl]

Thanks Pete. Yes there was some more snow left. We enjoyed the bright sun after all these cloudy weeks.
Thanks Rob. I followed Brians idea pushimng a TRI-X. I found one in my cellar, (Larger in the inside than on the outside). My work/ experience developing SW-fim stopped about 30 or 35 years ago. Never did a push processing so far, and tried a (slow) Rumba style development, not the ChaCha.

The camera is nice, very compact and light for a 35 mm camera. Fits well in the pocket. Rangefinder focusing is fine, too. Lens coating is basic (if it is). I get some reflections from the four square angled aperture blades and the right tower, see below. But shooting this way towards the sun, is not the typical way.

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