More from my Zorki

I've just developed the second black and white film from my Zorki 35mm camera and am really finding it very satisfying to see the results appear as if by magic after development. I've now got the scanner functioning and have to say that the results for a flatbed scanner are pretty good. Once we get back next time from the boat I plan to send a few negatives for printing the old fashioned way to see what difference there is compared to an inkjet.

I was so pleased with the results that I have splashed out on a quite expensive lens for the Zorki, a 28mm wide angle lens, well, it is my birthday in a couple of days time....

 I did find that only having a 50mm focal length was a little restrictive so thought I'd try a wide angle lens. As the camera is a rangefinder you do not view the scene through the lens so having a different focal length also meant getting another viewfinder for the camera. This fits in the shoe on the top of the camera and you can swivel the turret round to get different focal lengths. I tried the lens on my digital pen this morning and the image looks really clean and crisp although as everything is manual the focusing on the Pen is tricky as one only has the rear screen to use and theres no way of enlarging the image as there is on the dedicated lenses.

Anyway here's a couple of photos from my latest roll of film.

The first from our last trip on the boat at bridge 40 Leicester Arm of the Grand Union Canal:

Trying still life again with the torches, a little trickier with the Zorki as there's no preview!

Some trees on Bungay Marshes at the back of the golf course: