I have an old Altix N film camera (which acts as an ornament on my desk) but decided to load it with some film to see if it still works! This is a difficult camera to use. You have to take manual exposure readings from a light meter and then guess how far the subject is!
Developed in Ilfosol S for 10.5 minutes Scanned @2400 dpi on Epson 4490
Ashness Bridge, Cumbria, it didn't stop raining during the 3 hours I waited!
Never even heard of an Altix and I thought I knew all the old German cameras. This is not a bad effort for a desk ornament, the texture and grain are lovely. I put it down to the Meyer lens and the photographer, of course Regards, Gary
It's a VERY uncommon name, but a family name for us. Where it is seen, it's usually a last name. For us, it's an old family name. My Uncle Doyle was a WWII hero 120% disabled at the Battle of the Bulge. His four brothers were all killed in various wars . . . One in Holland during D-Day. One of my sons is also Doyle . . . Doyle II.
More then anything this image was an experiment into how good the old camera was. This image is a full frame scan without any crop except on the film border. Exposure was determined by a Weston, and hyperfocal focussing was used to work out DOF.
I miss the darkroom too. When I use film, I develop the negs (load in a light tight bag) but then instead of printing, I scan the negs. I get the best of both worlds (analogue and digital) and am really enjoying the technique.
Just out of interest and nothing to do with photography..how common is your name in the US? My son is named Doyle (he is 9) and when we named him, we had no idea it was actually a first name. We just liked it.
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