Smena 8M Goes to the Laundromat

1. laundry, 2. laundry 2, 3. laundry 3, 4. laundry 4

Smena 8m 35mm, Ilford HP5+ 400 b&w negative film, processed normal, scanned from neg.

Click each link to see the full frame. Decided to try something different with this post.

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Originally uploaded by LeandroF

Finally feeling like I'm getting better shots with my Smena. I find that sometimes having options on a camera makes me think more about the camera then what I'm actually photographing. Shooting without thinking about the process, but knowing what it will or should look like.




Smena 8M. Expired Kodak Elite Chrome 400 color slide film, processed +1/2 stop E-6. Scanned from slide.

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Originally uploaded by LeandroF

Smena 8M, cross processed expired Kodak GC400 color negative film to E-6 slide. Pushed 1 stop...shoulda done 2. Scanned from film with a not so great scanner.

Smena Self

smena self
Originally uploaded by LeandroF

Smena 8M, cross processed expired Kodak GC400 color negative film to E-6 slide. Pushed 1 stop...shoulda done 2. Scanned from film with a not so great scanner. The actual film looks better then this, but still dark.

Still trying to get a handle on this camera and I haven't been able to do much more then "test" shots or at least the right kind of imagery to better convey my vision and how it translates with this particular camera.

signs

signs
Originally uploaded by LeandroF

Another shot from my Smena 8M.

Smena 8M test shot. Expired Kodak GC 400 color negative film, processed normal C-41. Scanned from neg.

palms flare

palms flare
Originally uploaded by LeandroF

First roll of film shot on my "new" Soviet era Smena 8M camera.


Smena 8M. Expired Kodak GC 400 color negative film, processed normal C-41. Scanned from neg.

My comrade has arrived

Got my Smena 8M in the mail today via Four Corners Dark store. Great prices on toy cameras and expired film. I also got a grab bag of expired Kodak film, few rolls of slide and few rolls of color print, great price as well. Kinda weird to load the film. Its not a built in spool, but a loose film spool. Had to fold the leader, more like a point, to get it to load. Now to take em' for a test drive....