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Taylor Bright
@taylorbright.bsky.social
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Enthusiastic film photography enthusiast. 35mm. 120. 5x7.
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Got the Velvia scans back. Maxxum and Zeiss 50mm doing the work here.
An old white car sits on a bed of leaves in the forest. Behind sit a row of old junked cars.
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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One for Gen-X on this Thanksgiving eve. Taken with the Maxxum and 50mm Zeiss on Kodak Gold.
The back of an abandoned AMC Pacer. It's covered in moss, leaves and pine needles.
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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I found the Family Truckster. Taken with a Xenotar 105mm 2.8 on Tri-X.
An old station wagon sits covered in leaves in a forest. The hood sits askew. #believeinfilm
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Old Car City on the Maxxum/Planar 50mm combo and Kodak Gold.
Leaves cover the front of an old pastel green Cadillac. Leaves sit on the hood and the ground.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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It's pretty amazing what HP5 can do at 800. This is with the Maxxum 7 and the 24mm Distagon.
An old abandoned Plymouth sits in an abandoned junkyard. The hood of the car is covered in old pine needles. An even older vintage car from the 40s sits beside it.
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Got some pictures back from the Super Kinax III for a belated #folderweek contribution using Lomography 100. Of course I chose some strong sun to point the camera at. I also learned I was a little rusty on my zone focusing.
Participant in the Birmingham Film Walk (#bhamfilmwalk) poses in an old warehouse for a picture. There are large windows in the back and she is wearing a denim jacket and jeans while putting her hands in her jacket pockets. A Birmingham film walk participant sits on a yellow plywood moon draped in a star spangled veil in front of a white linen curtain. She is kneeling to one side and looking towards the ceiling. #believeinfilm
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I have two. Both Minoltas. The Maxxum 5. Packed with feature including spot metering.Tiny. And the XD-11, which has gotten overshadowed by the X-700. Small. Refined. Basically the same camera as a Leica R4.
A Minolta Maxxum 5 next to two rolls of 120 film. It has a 28mm 2.8 on the front.
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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1950s combo doing its thing. Xenotar 105mm 2.8 and Tri-X. Because of my loupe oversight I had trouble seeing my lines on the Arca-Swiss, but I got the framing worked out eventually.
An old car covered in pine needles sits in the forest. The hood is covered in Mother Nature's detritus, tires disentegrating, moss growing on the paint. #believeinfilm
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Bet you all didn't know I had a Nikon. Got this at an estate sale for $10 a few years ago. Thinking about using my pre-ai lenses. But, first, waiting on some foam to redo the light seals.
A black Nikon FM with a 35mm f2 lens sits on a wood table.
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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All of my weekend exposed film. And, I finally got the film out of the Kinax. Better late than never.
A picture of a Super Kinax III camera and exposed rolls of Velvia, Kodak Gold, Ilford HP5, Lomography 100, Ilford FP4 and Tri-X 400.
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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First impressions of Arca-Swiss and Benro tripod head: Camera is unbelievable smooth. Bright ground glass. Can pack up and set up easily. The zeros help - even though I forgot to zero out two shots. Hybrid head was great because also used it for 35mm and ball was good while I used gears for A-S.
An Arca-Swiss 6x9 Camera set up in a forest full of abandoned cars. #believeinfilm
November 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Finally. Out with my Arca-Swiss and Xenotar. Of course I forgot my loupe.
An Arca-Swiss 6x9 monorail on a tripod in a forest full of abandoned cars.
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Got me some new blades.
A picture of permanent sharp double edge razor blades.
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Got reminded of this from a conversation on a post by @peterdurst.bsky.social. A 1963 lens test (for what they're worth) of the Rolleiflexes of the time, which would've been the "E" versions.
4 DIFFERENT ROLLEIS, 4 DIFFERENT LENSES MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS: Rolleiflex 2.8 and 3.5 twin-lens reflex cameras for 2¼ x 2¼ and smaller formats. LENSES: 80mm f/2.8 Xenotar or Planar, or 75mm f/3.5 Xenotar or Planar taking; 80mm f/2.8 or 75mm f/2.8 Heidosmat viewing. SHUTTER: Synchro-Compur between-lens with speeds from 1 to 1/500 sec. plus B, MX sync, self-timer. VIEWING: Full focusing screen, automatic parallax correction; interchangeable, folding hood with magnifier, sportsfinder. OTHER FEATURES: Combined shutter cock, film advance crank; automatic film loading and frame counter; double exposure prevention device with provision for intentional double exposures; adjustable pressure plate for 35mm film (with adapter); built-in exposure meter, E.I. 12 to 1600, coupled to lens aperture wheel. PRICE: 2.8: Xenotar, $336; Planar, $349. 3.5: Xenotar, $269; Planar, $279. IMPORTER: Burleigh Brooks Inc., 420 Grand Ave., Englewood, N.J. ⸻ 75mm f/3.5 Xenotar Aperture — Center Sharpness — Edge Sharpness 3.5 — Good — Acceptable 5.6 — Very good — Acceptable 8 — Very good — Good 11 — Very good — Good 22 — Very good — Good ⸻ 75mm f/3.5 Planar Aperture — Center Sharpness — Edge Sharpness 3.5 — Excellent — Good 5.6 — Excellent — Excellent 8 — Excellent — Good 16 — Excellent — Very good 22 — Very good — Good ⸻ 80mm f/2.8 Xenotar Aperture — Center Sharpness — Edge Sharpness 2.8 — Acceptable — Acceptable 4 — Good — Acceptable 5.6 — Excellent — Good 8 — Excellent — Good 11 — Very good — Very good 22 — Very good — Very good ⸻ 80mm f/2.8 Planar Aperture — Center Sharpness — Edge Sharpness 2.8 — Acceptable — Acceptable 4 — Good — Acceptable 5.6 — Good — Good 8 — Very good — Very good 11 — Excellent — V.–excel. 22 — Very good — Very good ⸻ Catching up with some overdue homework which means completing our test reports of the Rolleiflex. Although we’ve already put some models of this journeyman twin-lens reflex through our usual performance torture tests (“Modern Tests”, …
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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New Japanese camera grading system just dropped. Excellent +5 is middle?
A screenshot showing a 10-star grading system with very good being poor condition.
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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A leftover from the film walk portrait pictures. This was Kodak Gold and the H1.
A portrait of a fellow film walker on Kodak Gold and a Hasselblad H1. The subject has her hands to her cheeks and is looking up. A shrub is blurred in the background. #believeinfilm
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Photography is a hobby for everybody. Provia on the Maxxum.
A shark takes a picture at a local rally. Shark, in the foreground takes a picture with a canon in a crowd.
November 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Some other portraits from the film walk. Color are Gold. B&W are Tmax 100. All with the Hasselblad H1 and the 100mm 2.2.
Portrait of a film walker with Kodak Gold. #believeinfilm Portrait of a film walker with Tmax 100. #believeinfilm Portrait of a film walker with Tmax 100. #believeinfilm Portrait of a film walker with Kodak Gold. She is holding a Nikon S2. #believeinfilm
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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A few from our local #nokings rally. Taken on Ilford FP4 and the Maxxum 7 with the 24mm and 50mm Zeisses.
An inflatable cat, catifa, holds a sign that says, "No Trump, No KKK, no fascist, U.S.A. A group of patriots, including a inflatable in the middle of the frame, hold American flags and signs expressing their patriotism. A true American holds a sign that says, "We the People means everyone." The real king of America boos the pretender to his throne. He wears his crown and royal sunglasses.
October 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Had a portrait-themed film walk last week and got some of those back. Remembered my reflector this time. This is with Kodak Gold and the Hasselblad H1.
A model looks up while sitting in a white metal chair. The background are are trees and bushes in shades of green.
October 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Some of not-quite-full-fall pictures. I had also forgotten how to operate the camera. All on Ektar and the H1.
A basket full of little pumpkins sits on a lot of pumpkins. A clapboard garden shed sits under a hemlock tree. A yard full of fallen trees is in the foreground. A Victorian cottage sits behind a Maple tree changing its colors. A branch full of yellow leaves is featured in the foreground. A cottage is blurred in the background.
October 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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All of you inspired me to overcome the problem of not being able to get film in this and get some in. #folderweek
A Super Kinax iii camera sits on a wood table. It's burgundy.
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Time to wrap it up, film folks.
Screenshot from a New York Magazine thumbnail that says, "This Fujifilm Camera Gives Me Film Photos, Without the Processing."
October 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Crooked Lake in Michigan. Taken with the H1 and Ektar.
A wooden dock sits on a small lake. A light fog sits in the background right before the slight hill in the horizon.
October 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Okay, final tally for the weekend after getting in some portraits today. Pretty good considering my lackluster output this year.
A 120 roll of Kodak Gold, 120 roll of Kodak Tmax and 35mm rolls of Gold, Ilford FP4, Provia 100f and Tmax 100.
October 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM