Art in Limbo: 120 film

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September 27, 2012

Zeiss Ikon Nettar : Abstaction

Just got a roll of Fuji Velvia 100F, X-processed at the lab.

The abstraction is pleasing! I just love the fact that these images were created on film!

Catch up with more of my recently developed photos on my Portfolio site.

nicholerosa-portfolio.tumblr.com

August 12, 2012

Vintage camera find!

I have had my eye out for a medium-format camera. This weekend I went to the Ashby Flea Market in Berkeley and found an interesting camera. I checked it out carefully to be sure everything was working correctly. To my surprise all functioning parts were well intact, functioning and sound. To top it off, it takes 120 film! At $25, coming with it's personal carrier case also in great condition, I snagged it.

So what camera is this?

It is a Nettar II 517/16" (folding camera) made by Zeis Ikon, a German company!

I had been holding onto a pack of Lomo 800 Color Neg. 120 film, just to encourage myself to get a medium format camera. I eagerly went to Looking Glass Photo, where they kindly showed me how to load the film. Now it was trying to figure out the settings.

Here is some information I found on the net about this camera:

Photos created with camera

Flicker Discussion on Camera

Year of release: 1949

Film Format: 120 roll film (6×6cm exposures)

Shutter: Vario leaf shutter (or Pronto or Prontor-SV) , speeds 1/25 sec – 1/200 sec (or Prontor-SV: 1sec - 1/300 sec).

Lens: Novar Anastigmat 1:6.3/75mm, other version with a 1:4.5/75mm

Aperture: 6.3 to 22 (or 4.5 to 22)

Viewfinder: optical direct vision viewfinder below flash shoe

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Zeiss_Ikon_Netta

Now about specs. This specimen uses Novar Anstigmat 75mm f/6.3 lens which is quite slow but usable. It has 3 shutter speeds + Bulb mode. Speeds are 1/25, 1/75 and 1/200th of second. Sadly very limited selection and 1.5 stop difference between them. Because of this getting correct exposure is quite hard, thus i won’t be using slide film with this nice camera. Focusing is done rotating front ring for distance marks and guessing distance. Not best method but most folders of that time had this, only more expensive models had coupled rangefinder. Camera also has hole for flash sync and another one for shutter release cable.

http://nameisisfilm.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/camera-of-week-12-zeiss-nettar-51716/

I can't wait to get the film developed!
It will be the moment of truth to see if it REALLY works!

February 13, 2012

Toy Camera dreams!

This weekend I decided to participate in a "Meet Up" with the Lomographic Society in San Francisco. I couldn't resist the !!FREE!! in the event name - if you attended you would receive a FREE roll of 120 film (medium format) and a Diana F+ camera to borrow. I wasn't sure what I was getting into, but as soon as all the "Meet Up" participators set out in downtown San Francisco for a photo excursion I knew the enthusiasm for experimental photography was rampant.

Taking place at the Lomography Gallery Store at 309 Sutter a group of what looked like a class field trip meandered through crowds and crosswalks happily snapping shots of whatever seemed right. The Diana F+ has the ability to manually expose, and create multiple exposures on the same frame.

I will post these photos once they are developed! I have never used 120 film before, so this should be interesting.

Never having the money to invest in such a camera, I have limited my analogue photography to my Fisheye camera (for the most part, just can't get enough of it), but I feel it may be time for a change. It won't be a complete conversion, but a new adventure in experimenting with different photographic formats.

Below are the next two cameras I have in mind :