I got a chance to develop the roll of film I shot with my ancient Zeiss-Ikon Nettar 515/2 folding 6cm x 9cm camera last Friday. Here’s a couple scans from that roll. Pretty sweet camera, especially considering it’s somewhere around 60 years old!
A quick note – these were all shot on Kodak T-Max 400 speed film and processed in the bathroom/darkroom with D-76 developer.
First up is the black & white rendition of this shot – NR-2 heading across the causeway with an empty bench in the foreground (see the link above for the symbolism of the empty bench).
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Not too bad, especially considering there’s no through the lens viewfinder on this camera – only an approximation of the field of view.
Next up is NR-2 heading across the Thames River drawbridge as work progresses.
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Not too bad overall – I’m pretty happy with this camera. Next up is the Graflex Speed Graphic. I just ran a roll through it today as a test – looks like my modification to keep the 6×9 roll film back on it is working fine. If I get a chance tomorrow, I’m going to take some railroad shots with it to see how well it works in the field. Stay tuned!
Thanks for looking!
Tom
