Oklahoma on Film - Hitchcock
As part of how I have the blog section is planned I will be going back over previous videos from the past few months and adding them with small write ups, galleries and image reviews.
Another day another small town in Oklahoma. Once (1905) known as the bread basket of the world, 6 million pound of wheat went through this small town. After fires destroyed the downtown area on more than one occasion the town struggled to grow and soon became stagnant, and then declining. Now technically a ghost town Hitchcock still has around 100 inhabitants. Sticking to medium format and using the GW690III I explore the town and surrounding areas photographing the scenes that catch my eye and hopefully tell a story along the way. Plus a new camera makes its way into my arsenal.
Gallery
All of the images here were scanned with a Fuji X-S10 and converted in the FilmLab application only exposure and white balances were made.
Kodak Gold 200 & CineStill 50D - Fuji GW 690
The Fuji really did its thing here, again. The three rolls of Kodak Gold 200 all rendered beautiful results. Gold 200 is generally said to be the warmer toned more contrasty sibling of Kodaks line up, and regarded more of a consumer level film. I think that when metered correctly it punches well above a “consumer level” film. Whatever that means. The roll of Cinestill 50D (the last 8 images) however had less exciting results. For me CineStill films have been a love hate relationship. As in, I want to love their film stocks. But every time I give them a shot I am beyond disappointed. Much like when I pre-ordered 44 rolls of 400D and had yet to take a photo with it that I can say I love. Generally 50D has been OK for me but this roll was a let down.
Kodak Portra 160 - Toyo 45A II - Shen Hao 617 Rollback - Fujinon 135mm W F5.6
These are the first photos I have taken with this setup and I am pumped on these results. For a long time I have wanted to get into a Panoramic format like 6x17 now I finally have it. The problem with 617 is the barrier to entry, cameras are EXPENSIVE. There are 3D printed options all over the place but they all have their quirks, and I want the movements of a field camera. After much looking and going back and forth on ideas I landed on the adapted combo above. I found my new 4x5 camera the Toyo 45aII for a steal on eBay and then later bought the Shen Hao back for a mere $800. Yea that sounds expensive but compared to a 617 field camera it is much cheaper. The roll back adapter isn’t perfect though, it does make shooting very slow, and you're limited to lenses 150mm and shorter. But who needs long lenses for panos anyway? In the end I think it’s a killer setup. I get to finally take panos with all the flexibility of a field camera for a bargain.
