{"id":464,"date":"2025-07-12T15:59:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/?p=464"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:37:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:37:27","slug":"analog-ups-and-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/?p=464","title":{"rendered":"Analog Ups and Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mixed results with the film cameras the last few months. \u00a0The Yashica FX-D looked fab, worked a treat and sold easily. \u00a0Even the tatty looking ones seem to be rising in price, so maybe people have realised they’re easy to overhaul if they work in the first place and an excellent camera for those new to 35mm.<\/p>\n

The Cosina CX-2 appeared to be working fine, it certainly went through the motions when you used it and made all the right noises. \u00a0Pity then the roll of Kodacolor 200 came out blank! \u00a0 So that’s going back on eBay to see if anyone who knows how to fix it wants a go at it.<\/p>\n

The Chinon Bellami has had a roll of Fomapan 400 monochrome film through it and I’m expecting the results next week. \u00a0It was sold as a worker but untested with film, so we’ll see what comes back. \u00a0That too will likely depart either way, \u00a0it’s a nice little camera but feels odd to use, the picture quality (assuming that doesn’t come back blank too!) will likely determine it’s fate.<\/p>\n

My Konica 35EF which provided the roll of images with the delightful blue caste due to the age of the film I used, has now turned out a rather better set of images, all taken during a film photo walk around Sheffield city centre, arranged by Analog Wonderland <\/a>and sponsored by Pentax. \u00a0I took this and the Nikon FG along with me, which gave me some flexibility in lenses and a chance to ensure the Konica actually worked properly. \u00a0It also allowed some comparison in end results between the two, bearing in mind the Konica is a relatively budget end compact, whilst although the FG was Nikon’s budget end SLR, the Nikkor F mount lenses it uses, again the cheaper E series, are still good quality “glass”.<\/p>\n

\"Sheffield<\/a>
Looks a little more interesting than Jessops Hospital that stood on the same site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sheffield<\/a>
Near identical shot, but taken with which camera?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both shots are low res scan that I’ve not touched in Lightroom or any other software. \u00a0One is taken with the Konica, the other the FG with a 28mm E Series lens. \u00a0Which is which is at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n

I’ve wandered around Sheffield city centre a few times with a camera, some friends and I did the first Sheffield Photo Marathon back in 2016, \u00a0a night shoot whilst at college before that, as well a lots of photos of the big wheel which stood at the top of Fargate for some time, they ended up as one big “joiner” image. \u00a0I also did quite a bit of wandering around for my Seeing A City project which became my A2 coursework in 2011. \u00a0But going around now, fourteen years later, \u00a0I realised the place had changed once again. \u00a0The empty spaces of 2011 had now mostly been filled with new buildings, \u00a0yet there was more building work in progress in general, with more apparently to come. \u00a0But, what struck me most though was the lack of people and the huge reduction in the volume of traffic, as well as the lack of “real” shops, not vape bars, pop-ups and lots of empty shells.<\/p>\n

Fargate was one of the city centre’s busiest thoroughfares for generations, yet I stood at one and of it close to midday on a Saturday and it was virtually empty. I came back along the length about two hours later and it was just the same. \u00a0The cafes and bars around town had customers, but there was no hustle and bustle like years of old. \u00a0Later on we walked across The Moor, \u00a0yes, more people but nothing like the volume from the day of the Photo Marathon just under 10 years ago, let alone the throngs I remember way back in the 80s and 90s.<\/p>\n

Traffic is now limited to the outside of what’s left of the shopping area, which itself has shrunk considerably with the demolition of the old Castle Market at one end, whilst even the busses have been pushed out of the main routes in favour of allowing only pedestrians and cycles.<\/p>\n

\"Footpath<\/a>
Walk This Way. The Konica lens is known to make colours “pop”. \u00a0Seems to be working.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Furnival<\/a>
What Traffic? It’s the middle of Saturday afternoon, and the city centre is dead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The photo walk prompted me to dig out my Seeing A City book and compare the images I took in 2010\/2011 with the two rolls of Kodak I used on the day, as well as think about the state of the city; as someone who’s lived here most of his life, it’s scary. \u00a0 Consequently, I think it’s time to revisit the work I did for what in essence was my first book I suppose and do a then and now. \u00a0 I might even post the result as a PDF on here.<\/p>\n

\"Building<\/a>
Building a new Sheffield…hmm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for Vol.2 of my actual book…who knows, still nothing from the publishers.<\/p>\n

The first photo of the University building is taken with the Nikon FG and 28mm E series lens, the second is off the Konica 35EF with its Hexanon 38mm lens. \u00a0Both are Kodak 35mm film, \u00a0Pro Image for the Nikon, Kodacolor 200 the Konica. \u00a0I think the Konica holds up quite well and it’s nice to use too, so that will be staying; just wish I could get the flash to work.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, \u00a0I really do like the Deep Tone Mono preset on the Nikon Zf, as well as having a dedicated B&W mode at the flick of a switch.<\/p>\n

\"Bempton<\/a>
Bempton Cliffs, Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. Nikon Zf using inbuilt Deep Tone Mono preset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mixed results with the film cameras the last few months. \u00a0The Yashica FX-D looked fab, worked a treat and sold easily. \u00a0Even the tatty looking ones seem to be rising in price, so maybe people have realised they’re easy to overhaul if they work in the first place and an excellent camera for those new … <\/p>\n

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