The Walkabout Film Blog 2021
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OM1 goes to burnt Lake!
2021/05/30: The following week I finished of the roll of Color Plus I started at Smith Rock with a hike up to Burnt Lake.
Mt Hood & Burnt Lake
Burnt Lake 2021/05/30 | Olympus OM1 | Tokina AT-X 28-35 | Kodak Color Plus 200
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Mt Hood & Burnt Lake with Chiyoko.
Burnt Lake 2021/05/30 | Olympus OM1 | Tokina AT-X 28-35 | Kodak Color Plus 200
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Lunch at Burnt Lake.
Burnt Lake 2021/05/30 | Olympus OM1 | Tokina AT-X 28-35 | Kodak Color Plus 200
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The OM1 goes to Smith Rock.
2021/05/23: While I took the Olympus Infinity to Smith Rock that was just to see if it was working! I also took my Olympus OM1 loaded with some Kodak Color Plus 200 Film and a Tokina AT-X 28-85 F3.5-4.5 lens in the hopes of getting a few halfway decent shots. Blue skies would have made for better shots but at least the rain held off!
Smith Rock
Smith Rock - 2021/05/23 | Olympus OM1 | Tokina AT-X 28-85 | Kodak Color Plus 200
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The Monkey Face
Smith Rock - 2021/05/23 | Olympus OM1 | Tokina AT-X 28-85 | Kodak Color Plus 200
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Smith Rock
Smith Rock - 2021/05/23 | Olympus OM1 | Tokina AT-X 28-85 | Kodak Color Plus 200
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Smith Rock
Smith Rock - 2021/05/23 | Olympus OM1 | Tokina AT-X 28-85 | Kodak Color Plus 200
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Olympus AF-1 (Infinity)
The Olympus AF-1 (Called Infinity in the USA) was introduced in 1986 & was the first Weatherproof compact autofocus camera on the market. Developed from the 1983 Olympus AFL or “Picasso” it was given the nickname “Nuretemo-Pikaso” meaning “Wet Flash” which was shortened to “Nurepika” highlighting the weatherproof features of the camera. The camera has a great F2.8 lens but one common complaint is that there is no way to turn off the flash. The camera will use it whenever it thinks it needs it!
I didn’t know if this camera was in working condition or not though it did make all the right sounds! I loaded it with a 2002 expired roll of Kirkland Signature 200 (Agfa). The film has some serious age related color shifts so the photos that came out of the camera are nothing to write home about but I now know the camera works. I always try to limit the digital editing of my film scans to just exposure and contrast but these needed something more so I adjusted for white balance too, I also left the originals for comparison.
The Monkey Face
Smith Rock 2021/05/23 | Olympus Infinity | 2002 Kirkland Signature 200 Color Corrected.
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The Monkey Face
Smith Rock 2021/05/23 | Olympus Infinity | 2002 Kirkland Signature 200
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Smith Rock
Smith Rock 2021/05/23 | Olympus Infinity | 2002 Kirkland Signature 200 Color Corrected.
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Smith Rock
Smith Rock 2021/05/23 | Olympus Infinity | 2002 Kirkland Signature 200
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The Pentax PC35 AF
was the first Auto Focus Camera made by Pentax and has some solid specs, especially it’s 35mm F2.8 five element lens. The infrared triangular autofocus is super fast and silent. F stops between 2.8 to 16, shutter speeds of 1/8th to 1/430th. A film ISO range of 25 to 400. First released in 1982 & made in Japan the camera kept some important manual functions, it could not read film DX codes so the ISO had to be set manually. The wind forward and film rewind are still manual and not automated. These are pluses in my book as 40 years on these are things that are likely to break and render a camera useless. Later versions made in Hong Kong added all of these common point & shoot conveniences.
The point & shoot film revival crowd haven’t found this camera yet and so prices are much cheaper than on some other models with the same specs. I have no plans to buy a contax T2 for $1200.00 any time soon! Still at around $100.00 relying on 40 year old electronics to work they are not cheap & more than I wanted to pay! I picked mine up for $40.00 because the flash wouldn’t stay down and so was always charged and battery draining! However 2 inches of black electrical tape solved that problem and everything else about the camera works. I can even remove the electrical tape when needed to use the flash! These photos are from my first test roll of Tri X 400 that I put through the camera.
Once a grain silo.
Work Life Spring 2021 | Pentax PC35 AF | Kodak Tri X 400 |
This old house
Work Life Spring 2021 | Pentax PC35 AF | Kodak Tri X 400 |
Making Tracks
Work Life Spring 2021 | Pentax PC35 AF | Kodak Tri X 400 |
Work Second Covid Vaccination Day.
Work Life Spring 2021 - Moderna Club vaccinations round II | Pentax PC35 AF | Kodak Tri X 400 |
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Olympus Quick Flash AFL
The first Olympus Auto Focus Point Shoot Camera was the Olympus AFL introduced in 1983. It’s reported to have the same F2.8 lens as the ground breaking Olympus XA introduced in 1979. The camera became a favorite of Andy Warhol and was nicknamed "Picasso" derived from the Japanese word for flash “Pika”. The camera had one huge flaw though, a hard wired battery that you had to send back to Olympus to be replaced. Olympus first thought these batteries would last 10 years in reality they lasted about 3! Consequently there are thousands of these cameras in near mint condition that were never used again after the first battery died!
Getting these cameras to work again though seems to be near impossible but I had to give it a try. There are instructions online of alternate batteries that can be used. But few people are successful! I’m now at the stage where a lot of other people have also failed. I disconnected & removed the old battery (mine was a 1984 original) then temporarily connected a 6V Duracell 223 lithium. I can get the camera to fire up and work but the only way it will wind on the film is to disconnect & reconnect the battery after each shot! If anyone knows a solution for this I’d love to hear it! It’s been reported by many who did the same thing but I’ve never seen a fix reported! Otherwise I’ll struggle to put at least one roll of film through it the way it is just to say I have!Olympus AFLOlympus Quick Flash
From Walkabout Cameras
Acer palmatum 'Koto No Ito'
Garden Marcos | Olympus OM10 Zuiko Macro F3.5 50mm | Kodak Color Plus 200 | May 2021
Cercis racemosa
Garden Marcos | Olympus OM10 Zuiko Macro F3.5 50mm | Kodak Color Plus 200 | May 2021
Embothrium coccineum
Garden Marcos | Olympus OM10 Zuiko Macro F3.5 50mm | Kodak Color Plus 200 | May 2021
Wisteria floribunda 'Honbeni'
Garden Marcos | Olympus OM10 Zuiko Macro F3.5 50mm | Kodak Color Plus 200 | May 2021
Two hikes with an Olympus 35SP
Photos from 2 hikes taken with my Olympus 35SP, the first on Archer Mt. on the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge on 2021/05/02 & the second a Loop around Indian Point & Nick Eaton Ridge on the Oregon side on 2021/05/09. If I could only have 1 rangefinder camera (a horrible thought) I would probably pick this one made between 1969-76 with it’s excellent F1.7 lens and dual metering system.
For these pics I let the camera make all the decisions leaving it in Auto Mode for the whole roll. I loaded the camera with my last roll of some 2008 expired Fujicolor Superia 200 I picked up on ebay. The rolls didn’t come with any storage history but I shot it at box speed and was pleased with how every roll came out.
Archer Mt.
Archer Mt Loop 2021/05/02 | Olympus 35SP | 2008 Fujicolor Superia 200
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View from Scott Point
Archer Mt Loop 2021/05/02 | Olympus 35SP | 2008 Fujicolor Superia 200
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Lower Archer Falls
Archer Mt Loop 2021/05/02 | Olympus 35SP | 2008 Fujicolor Superia 200
Looking East from Indian Point
Indian Point Loop 2021/05/09 | Olympus 35SP | 2008 Fujicolor Superia 200
On Indian Point
Indian Point Loop 2021/05/09 | Olympus 35SP | 2008 Fujicolor Superia 200
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The Herman Creek Drainage.
Indian Point Loop 2021/05/09 | Olympus 35SP | 2008 Fujicolor Superia 200
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Minolta Talker!
It’s a talker! A few weeks ago fellow film shooter Shawn Granton (@urbanadventureleaguepdx) kindly sent me this Minolta AF-S V&D to try out. The camera introduced in 1984 was unique in that it spoke to you. Giving you helpful hints like “Load Film” “Use Flash” etc. All very gimmicky but hey it’s a Minolta with a F2.8 lens! This version also has the Quartz Data pack which gave me the luxury of having it talk in Japanese or English. I found it funny that in English it just barks simple orders at you but in Japanese it politely asks you to do things ☺. Shawn had shared in his report on the camera that it tended to underexpose shots in fact this seems to be a common problem with the camera perhaps even when it was new based on other internet reviews. Knowing this I loaded it with some Fujicolor Superia 400 and set the ISO to 200. I took a selection of photos with and without flash at a friend’s birthday party and out on a hike. All but 5 out of 39 were property exposed. The camera seemed to have the most trouble figuring out exposure in bright sunlight and oddly it was these shots that tended to be underexposed. The auto focus worked well so long as it was focusing more than about 3’ away. Closer than that & the photos were blurred.
Actually the best thing about this Camera isn’t the voice chip but it’s excellent film loading system. It allows you to see that the film is properly loaded before you close the camera back and it makes maximum use of a roll, I got 39 shots out of a 36 roll. Like all these old 1980’s electronic cameras they are operating on borrowed time long past their planned serviceable life. When I finished the roll it did not rewind, I was on the verge of opening up the camera in the dark to take the film out but decided first to give it a sharp tap, well 3 or 4 sharp taps actually after which the rewind motor burst into life! It was a fun little camera to use. I'll definitely put another roll through it then decide if I’ll keep it or pass it on to another lucky recipient to try. If you search Youtube for this camera you will find a couple of fun Japanese commercials for it from the 80’s!minolta AFSminolta talkerfujicolor xtra 400fujicolor xtra400
Happy Birthday Chizuru
Izakaya Birthday Party 2021/05/15 | Minolta AF-S | Fujicolor Superia 400
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Izakaya Birthday Party 2021/05/15 | Minolta AF-S | Fujicolor Superia 400
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Happy Birthday Chizuru
Izakaya Birthday Party 2021/05/15 | Minolta AF-S | Fujicolor Superia 400
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Happy Birthday Chizuru
Izakaya Birthday Party 2021/05/15 | Minolta AF-S | Fujicolor Superia 400
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Happy Birthday Chizuru
Izakaya Birthday Party 2021/05/15 | Minolta AF-S | Fujicolor Superia 400
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Izakaya Birthday Party 2021/05/15 | Minolta AF-S | Fujicolor Superia 400
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Up & Over Cook Hill
A Cook Hill Loop 2021/05/15 | Minolta AF S | Fujicolor Superia 400
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Up & Over Cook Hill
A Cook Hill Loop 2021/05/15 | Minolta AF S | Fujicolor Superia 400
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Olympus Pen FT
2021/04/26: The other camera I took on our John Day Fossil Beds trip was my half frame Olympus FT. The Original Pen was made from 1963 to 1966. It was followed by this model the FT (1966 to 1972) which added a light meter. In the viewfinder a needle pointed to a number between 0 & 7 which corresponded to a number on the lens. Designed for simplicity the lenses did also show conventional F stop info and the camera could be used without a battery or meter in manual mode. The addition of the light meter greatly dimmed the viewfinder which became a complaint of the FT & so also made alongside the FT was a third version the FV (1967 to 1970) which was essentially an FT without a light meter and the original brighter viewfinder.
On this trip I first loaded the Camera with two rolls of an aerial panchromatic B&W film made in the Ukraine. It's sold in the US by the Film Photography Project under the name of Derev Pan. Who actually makes the film seems to be a secret the Film Photography Project does not wish to share but my guess is that this is an Astrum film stock! 36 exposure rolls of ISO 100, 200 & 400 are available for these photos I used Derev 200.
Day I-I The Condon Hotel
2021/04/26: 2021/04/26: The first stop on our three day John Day Fossil Beds Trip. Condon the town dates from the mid 1880's, its located about 40 miles South of the Columbia River. Today it has a population of around 700 people involved mostly in the local ranching and farming community.
Condon | Olympus Pen FT | Derev 200 | 2021/04/26
Day I -II Mayville
2021/04/26: Second stop, Mayville (originally called Clyde) also dates from the late 1800s. It's main source of income was offering services to stage coaches and haulers travelling through. It's residents built a large Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) hall (still standing), hotel & numerous other buildings but as travel became faster and easier people could travel through Mayville without the need to stop and the town slowly declined to the unincorporated community of the few houses it is today.
Mayville | Olympus Pen Ft | Derev Pan 200 | 2021/04/26
Day I - III Fossil
2021/04/26: The third stop on our trip, Fossil. The post office was established in 1876 by Thomas Benton Hoover, he named the town Fossil after finding some fossil remains on his ranch. The town was incorporated in 1891 and today has a population of around 50 people.
Fossil | Olympus Pen FT | Derev Pan 200 | 2021/04/26
Day I - IV Mitchell
2021/04/26: Mitchell remains my favorite small town in Oregon as it has been since I first passed through over 30 years ago. There is something about it's decrepit charm! You can still camp in the city park, there is a working street corner pay telephone and now there is even a Brew Pub with good food & beer! What more could you want!
Mitchell | Olympus Pen FT | Derev Pan 200 | 2021/04/26
Day II - I Dayville
2021/04/27: On day II of our John Day Fossil Beds trip we headed out to the Blue Basin and the town of Dayville on highway 26 about 38 miles East of Mitchell. Dayville was named for the John Day River, in the 1870's Dayville was along the route of The Dalles Military Wagon Road that connected The Dalles on the Columbia River with gold mines near Canyon City. Dayville was incorporated in 1913.and today has a population of about 150 people. Unlike many of the other small towns we stopped in there aren’t many old buildings in the town with most of the activity happening around the Dayville Mercantile.
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Day III - I Antelope
2021/04/28: On the third & final day of our John Day Fossil Beds trip our first stop was the town of Antelope. Founded in 1901 with a population of about 50 - 100 people today. Antelope’s claim to fame was being taken over by the Rajneeshes in 1984. They moved into a local Ranch which they renamed “Rajneeshpuram” and took over the local town government with their numbers. The town was renamed “Rajneesh Oregon”. In 1985 a bunch of criminal activity came to light including a poisoning plot. Their leader the Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh fled the country and the commune collapsed. In November 1985 the original residents of the town voted to rename the town Antelope. For information on the colorful history of Antelope check out the Netflix documentary “Wild Wild Country”.
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