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(Camera: Olympus OM-PC; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)
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Gary,
Do use yellow filters with the XP2 Super?
Sometimes. Not with this shot though.
Gary
Love your works, Gary. I came across your site when I was searching information for the Chinon CP-5 (the one without the spot meter). I bought a fully working one mainly for its lens to be used on a recently repaired and restored Pentax MX.
I too like film photography, from 35mm to 4×5, mostly in black and white. Coincidentally, I am also a long-time stargazer though in the realm of astrophotography, I know nothing but using my smartphone to shoot through the eyepiece. Look forward see more of your works!
Thank you Davis. Most of my astronomical photography has been digital, but I did shoot some Milky Way photos with my Hasselblad. One of those is posted here: https://filmadvance.com/2012/10/a-million-stars-each-one-a-sun/
Wow! Medium format wide field astrophotography, a 20 minutes “fight” against reciprocity failure. I guess that requires a rock solid mount and precise guiding.
I myself is into making “cheap” gears usable. If you are interested, you can take a look of: https://frugalstargazer.wordpress.com/
Not really — wide-field is pretty forgiving of tracking errors. And the beauty of Acros 100 is its amazing reciprocity characteristics.
Gary – That’s a great image with Acros 100 with your Hasselblad. I did an interesting Q&A with a leading film astrophotographer about wide-field Milky Way shots with a medium-format camera and Acros 100. Link here:
https://cosmicpursuits.com/3471/milky-way-photography-on-medium-format-film-q-and-a-with-james-cormier/
It’s not a pastime for everyone, but his images do have a lovely analog look. I must confess that film-by-day and digital-by-night works best for my limited schedule!
Thanks Brian — I enjoyed that interview. There will always be something of E.E. Barnard in b&w Milky Way shots.
Gary