Cold and Wet

Its been a strange winter weather wise here in Southern California.
We've had some wonderful summer like days in the middle of January,
but plenty of wet and cold to counter it. I was curious to see how cross
processing the film would translate with dark, wet and dreary days.

  

  

  

  

  

All images shot with a Holga 120CFN with Fuji Provia X400/RXP chrome film,

 cross process C-41 and scanned from negatives.

Holga-Tele

All of these images were shot with the Holga 120CFN and Holga 2.5x tele snap on adapter using very expired Fuji RDP-III chrome film that I had cross processed (except for the b&w which was shot with a Holga 120S using Plus-X film). I had no idea that vignette would turn out so heavy, basically making a circle that is almost fish eye like, but obviously not. Its an interesting effect depending on how its used. I haven't done enough people shots with it quite yet to see if it will function a little more like a portrait lens or not. I was more interested in far away objects on these shots, mostly. Its definitely not something I would want to over use, but at least now I know what to expect. Its pretty straight forward and easy to use. It just slides on to the lens and pushes all the way on allowing you to still turn an focus. I got mine thru ebay which came via China, took a few weeks. There are a couple of places online that you can order from as well. Four Corner Store and Light Leaks both carry it. Comes with a cloth case bag and front and rear lens caps, the front one has the Holga stamped on it. Its also compatible with the Holga 135 camera. Its a nice option to have handy in the camera bag. Eventually I'll get the wide angle and fish eye adapters as well. I'll have some more shots to show with the tele adapter once I get a chance to drop film off at the lab, then pick it up, then scan it, then post it...

     

     

Holga 120CFN and 120S, expired Fuji RDP-III cross processed chrome film and expired Kodak Plus-X black and white film.

A Lil Xpro

Shot a expired (2002) roll of Fuji RDPIII chrome film and had it cross processed. I gotta say, I really like the quality of xpro the more and more I do it. For quite awhile I thought of it as a bit of an over stylized, gimmicky look. I did my share of cross processing 10+ years ago, but it was more for a editorial/commercial look and never with a Holga. So now, all these years later, I'm seeing xpro new again and liking the uniqueness that it contributes. I have a few other shots that I'll be posting soon that I used a 2.5 tele adapter on the lens which seemed to up the contrast, more on that later with a review.

     

     

Holga 120CFN, expired Fuji Provia RDPIII Chrome film, cross processed C-41 +1/2 stop. Scanned from neg.

Yashica X-Pro

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Few shots from a recent roll of film using my Yashica Electro 35. I'm quite impressed with
the accuracy of the meter in this camera. Its pretty darn spot on for a vintage camera. Not sure why I haven't been shooting with it more, really need to remedy that. Then again, I think this is only the second or third roll that I've run through it.

The color of the film didn't shift as much as I had thought it would, although it did shift more so in the over exposure range, which may be how I need to treat it next time if I want more color extremes.



Yashica Electro 35 GSN, expired Fuji Sensia 200 Chrome 35mm film, cross processed C-41 and pushed +1/2 stop, scanned from negative.

Shoes on a Wire

Shoes on a Wire, originally uploaded by LeandroF.

Holga 120CFN, very expired Fuji Astia 120 chrome film cross processed C-41. Scanned from neg.

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Holga 120CFN, very expired Fuji Astia 120 chrome film cross processed C-41. Scanned from neg.

All Saints

All Saints, originally uploaded by LeandroF.

Holga 120CFN, very expired Fuji Astia 120 chrome film cross processed C-41. Scanned from neg.