Weekend Photos

[Cessnapilot89]

Took these with an old Leica M5 body and 1950s era Leica lenses. This was an incredible weekend and incredible photographic opportunity.

[99 pewtercoupe]

I forget..is the M5 a rangefinder or an SLR?

What BW film were you using?

[Cessnapilot89]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

I forget..is the M5 a rangefinder or an SLR?

What BW film were you using?

M5 is a rangefinder. Was shooting ilford HP 5 400 shot at 200.

[99 pewtercoupe]

Takes me back...35 years ago. I was doing a lot of photograpy with an old Nikormat my dad gave me. We had a darkroom set up in the basement to do B&W. I can still remember the smell of the developer, fixer, etc in the trays. I actually have some prints I made hanging on walls in our house.

I congratulate you on keeping a great tradition alive. Leicas are a work of art themselves and to stay with film vs digital is really cool. I loved your pics. Keep it up!

[island14]

F'kn Aye!

Nice pics!

The B & W was a good choice and it almost makes them seem vintage.

Did you get some more color photos?

Thanks for posting!

[Cessnapilot89]

Thanks Pewter, I am glad you liked them. For some reason I absolutely love film and film cameras. My sister and friends like to harass me for sticking with film but I can't see myself switching any time soon. Having too much fun with developing and playing with enlargers to switch. The Leica's are a joy to use. Took me almost two years to work and trade my way up to that one but it was well worth it.

[Grey Ghost]

Very cool.

[WalkerInTN]

Very nice pics. The black & white film definitely fits.

[DAB]

cool pix. thanks.

i have a mess of Nikon film bodies, now use digital, so they just sit getting dusty.....

[Woody]

Cool pics. Thanks for sharing.

[Cessnapilot89]

Originally Posted by DAB

cool pix. thanks.

i have a mess of Nikon film bodies, now use digital, so they just sit getting dusty.....

Send them here! Will give them a good home! lol

[DAB]

Originally Posted by Cessnapilot89

Send them here! Will give them a good home! lol

have F5, F4, and N90s bodies and matching flashes. offer? i'll never use them again, but the camera shop was only offering pennies.

[navyndi2]

Awesome pic's what's that last airplane, it looks like a P-51 with different windows?

[Cessnapilot89]

P51 B model, before they got the nice bubble canopies

[Low12s]

nice

[Superstreet]

Awesome pics,Cody. The pictures are appropriate for that era. They really put you there. Was it a B-17G?

[jaxgator]

Man! Those are some awesome pix. Thanks for sharing!

[Cessnapilot89]

Originally Posted by Superstreet

Awesome pics,Cody. The pictures are appropriate for that era. They really put you there. Was it a B-17G?

Yep! B17G! Been working on that plane since I was 14 every summer it was around. Feel like I have grown up with it and its crew. That is the plane that made me want to become a pilot.

[FoleyZ06]

Great camera...I have owned several Leica cameras over the years, both SLR and rangefinders...I have moved over to digital Canon Mark III and IVs...but still have a Leica R4S body...

HP5 is old school as well, remember developing film in my home darkroom with my Pops...great days of the past...

Thanks for the memories and great shots!

[Cessnapilot89]

Foley What do you think of the R4S? Always thought it would be interesting to try one but never met anyone who had used the Leica SLRs.