> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Godfrey DiGiorgi > > I've been itching to take the old Balda (1955ish Baldix 6x6 folder) for > a walk since it arrived, finally had a chance to do so over the > weekend. > > I loaded it with Fuji Acros 100 for testing. I made a loading mistake > this first time which cost me one frame out of the twelve. I know what > I did wrong so I'll not do that one again. > > Otherwise, the camera performed very nicely other than for opening it. > The lens standard mechanism is sticky and I think there's something > bent or slightly out of alignment in it. It opens and snaps into place > properly, eventually, but it takes a lot of careful fussing to make > that happen. I'll bring it by the camera repair shop and see what Fred > can do to massage it. Otherwise, the lens seems good, the shutter seems > pretty accurate and the images have that lovely vintage look to them > ... I felt good about posting a couple: > > #2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8019828444/lightbox > > #6: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8019827304/lightbox > > It's a lot of fun to let go of all the bits and bytes with a camera > like this. And I still love the look of 6x6 photographs. >
The first one, of the tree, works really well. A great subject for that type of camera, lovely composition, light and processing. I imagine it would make a very sellable 'fine art' (ptui!) print. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
