Just bought a.....Petri 35

[Photopaque]

So the M3 has been put on hold because I just picked up on if these
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?KuriyabashiPetri35.html~mainFrame

I picked this up for £10 and hope it works. Have to order some film.
Looking forward to my induction week of film when I have a week off work in two weeks.

Now what film to buy- I haven't a clue.
I would like something quite rich and deep in colours.
Has anyone any suggestions.

 

[abdoujaparov]

Now what film to buy- I haven't a clue.
I would like something quite rich and deep in colours.

Kodak Ektar, probably. Velvia's colours are amazing, but slide film is probably a bit of a stretch for the first roll through it.

Having said that, if there's a Poundland near you, then I'd get a roll of their AGFA Vista for £1 and put that through. It might not have the colours you want (although I like them) but it'll also only cost you a quid if the camera is a dud.

 

[Photopaque]

I will have a look in poundland at the weekend.
Good idea really to just put the cheapest through for testing to check its ok.
Exciting times ahead!!

 

[Andysnap]

As Keith rightly says, some Vista for testing and some Ektar for lush, vivid color.

Exciting times.

 

[Photopaque]

Wish me luck!!

Probably take me all day to load the film.
I have managed to get an owners manual from online though.
My 6 year old is almost as excited as me!

 

[wontolla]

How can you not love a camera who's makers name translates to 'Acorn Grove'?
That Agfa film converts nicely to mono by the way!
Enjoy some 'real' photography!

 

[Photopaque]

So first test roll shot and ready to take to Max Spielman tomorrow for 1 hour processing. I was rushing to use up the roll which basically goes against my whole reason for wanting to get into film. But this was just a roll to check the camera works. I can only imagine what a mess I have made exposure wise as I was kind of sunny 16 mixed with a bit of iPhone light meter and also swapping settings form my digital camera onto the film camera.
But the most important thing about today was that I had fun!
And the excitement now of wondering what will appear tomorrow is truly refreshing.
I guess I should get a copy on cd otherwise I will have no other way of getting them on the pc. I do have a cheap canon printer/fax/scanner so maybe use that instead of the cd? Or will that just be a really poor option to choose?

 

[wontolla]

Get the CD! Much easier method. Plus you always have a copy.
Make sure you get the Hi Res scan tho.

 

[stevelmx5]

Also, an all in one printer/scanner won't scan your negatives (although you could scan prints if you get them).

 

[ChrisR]

Also, an all in one printer/scanner won't scan your negatives (although you could scan prints if you get them).

Actually you might be surprised, Steve. I scanned some 6*9 black and white negatives on an all-in-one and inverted them with GIMP, and I was surprised at how well it went. This is the inverted version of the set of negatives:



... and this is one of the negatives scanned by my (then, now defunct) local camera shop for some exorbitant price:



I wouldn't say it was much better...

 

[Photopaque]

Well i now know the lens on this camera is not clean! At least my shots came out in focus so I was happy that my first attempt at focusing a range finder was a success. These are the best 3.......yeah not great but this was just about seeing if I like focusing a rangefinder and to test the £10 Petri.

 

[excalibur2]

h'mm Lens clean? it looks like vaseline is smeared on the lens, but great for Hollywood glamour shots of women.

 

[StephenM]

It's clear you (or the camera, cos we all know it's down to the camera really ) have a flare for this kind of photography. Quite a lot of flare actually.