You can tell that I really enjoy using my Olympus Trip 35, since I have blogged about it so many times. The camera, for all its simplicity of use, never fails to produce images that I like. It remains one of my favorite cameras, and is perfect for quick shots when you want very little between you and the subject. So long as you have your zone focus set, the camera does the rest. After shooting many rolls of film with it, I think ISO 200 film works out the best in most situations. Eastman 5222 for b&w, and lately, Kodak Profoto 200 color film.
Last week I finally got down to working on my backlog of C-41 rolls. Some of them dated from the middle of 2017. My Unicolor C-41 kit from the Film Photography project store had been freshly prepared, and my new
Sous Vide stick pod immersion heater (I will feature this in my next post) kept all the temps at precisely 102 degrees F, making development go much more smoothly with less use of water. One of the rolls was from my trip to Marquette, MI in late June of 2017, shot with my Trip 35. I had forgotten about taking that camera, and the delayed joy of seeing the images was a real treat.
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| Downtown Marquette is a great place to shop |
Walking around with the Trip 35 on a hot sunny day in Marquette was a perfect combination. The camera handled the situations well, of course aided by the great latitude of the film. The one thing about the Trip 35 is that it has two shutter speeds - 1/30th and 1/200th sec. So long as you don't get too far out of the camera's "comfort zone" you will have great results. I see the Trip 35 as one of those cameras that become a trusted tool the more you use it.
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Look carefully. Marquette in the distance, and my daughter rock-hunting on the
beach in the foreground. |
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| Marquette's classic Post Office |
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| Alley Cat |
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| I often find the backsides of buildings far more interesting. |
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| Peeking through the alley |
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| A lot of sandstone was used in building |
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| Art in a public space |
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| Just a beauty of a day |
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| Getzs is the place to shop if you want to blow your budget |
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| More backsides |
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| More backsides |
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| unexpected giraffe |
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| A visit here is a great way to relax and have a good brew. |
The film was developed at home in my Unicolor C-41 kit, and the film scanned in my Epson V700 scanner. Minor adjustments were made in the images.
Every time someone in the blogosphere uses their Trip 35 I wonder why I haven't used mine in so long. Nice work. Feel like I visited there myself.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Thanks for sharing. Michigan's UP is a beautiful place. I lived there for 5 years.
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