Rolleiflex Planar

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My Old Friend Bart who gave me this Rolleiflex 3.5E Planar, with one of his famous funny 'self-portraits' I used full aperture with no flash by window-light.
Tree in our Town Churchyard -- you have to be QUICK to get the 'Autumn Tints' as they do not last very long ! Dull light
Tree in our Town Churchyard -- you have to be QUICK to get the 'Autumn Tints' as they do not last very long ! Dull light.
Old Leigh -on-Sea, Essex England . Film was outdated 2010/Fuji Superia 400 rated 200 ASA
Old 07/1991 Agfa Pan 100 procesed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 mins at 20oC -- got some wonderful negs and printed up these to 16x12" in my Darkroom.
A stream flowing in Chelmsford, Essex 2001 outdated Kodak Portra 400 NC
Teddy and his Friend -- Bowens Monolite 400 E
My Sister-in-Law's dog MIKKI III we had for two weeks -- my boy was 'in charge' luckily-- pic shows Mikki after a walk where we all got caught in heavy RAIN so he is drying out near our front door - I had three frames to finish up in my 1962 ROLLEIFLEX 2.8F Planar so took them with my Metz 45CL3 flash at f11 -- this is my MOST VIEWED EVER Photo on FLICKR with 2,680 'views' and it's only a SNAP of a DOG not even with bounced flash !! I bet it doesn't get ANY Views or Comments on this site !
Autumn Berries outside the Public Toilets in Brentwood High Street
I put the bright leaf on the 'Intersection of Thirds' as taught after over 60 years in Camera Clubs -- the local Priest came by and commented " That is a wonderful old ROLLEI " ( 47 years old ! )
Seen in my home town of Brentwood, Essex (England) I was using up some outdated Kodak GPF film I had been given . I home-processed it in C41 and scanned using Vuescan on an old Epson 1650 flatbed.
Red leaves in my Town Brentwood -- the Sun came out!
Old Leigh -on-Sea, Essex England . Film was outdated 2010/Fuji Superia 400 rated 200 ASA
Tints in my Town, Brentwood - very briefly good light.
Seen near my home in Brentwood ( England) a 'late' Halloween photo as film was not processed until now.
Barnard's Farm Essex, England. Repaired 1969 ROLLEIFLEX 3.5 F Planar, 1993 Dated ORWO NP22 film processed in my 'Home-Made' FX-4 Formula 1+1 1/60th @ f18
Thorndon Park North near my Town, Brentwood, England. Visited with two Camera Club friends but we missed the 'Best' Autumn Colours and Light. 1962 ROLLEIFLEX E3 Planar
My kids acting as 'Human Interest'. I was out using up some 1999 dated Kodak GPF film I had been given and home-processed in C41.
I went on a 'Tourist Trip' to the Tower Bridge area and found this dry fountain down below the Bridge on the Southwark side.
These leaves come out every Autumn but do not last long so when the sun was shining I rushed round there ! 2001 outdated Kodak Portra 400 NC
I should have tried a Polariser but I had left it at home ! 2001 outdated Kodak Portra 400 NC
Thorndon Park North near my Town, Brentwood, England. Visited with two Camera Club friends but we missed the 'Best' Autumn Colours and Light.
Brentwood Catholic Cathedral Churchyard
My ROLLEIFLEX 2.8F with Zeiss PLANAR -- I bought it years ago from a Camera Club member who had bought it from another man who never used it much . I paid £250-00 then found photos were out of focus and the shutter was faulty -- the Viewing Screen had been put in upside down -- I took it to the Rollei Service Center in London ( when it WAS there !) and it cost me £ 50-00 for a CLA so the Club Member let me off the £50-00 fee so I got it for £200-00 in the end and did many Weddings with it .
Barnard's Farm Essex, England. Repaired 1969 ROLLEIFLEX 3.5 F Planar, 1993 Dated ORWO NP22 film processed in my 'Home-Made' FX-4 Formula 1+1 1/250th @ f8
Out for a trip with my Rolleiflex 2.8F planar -- I waited until the couple came into shot. 2001 outdated Kodak Portra 400 NC
I met my old friend Brian out in the town -- I used full aperture f3.5 , focus was about 25 cms out on his eyes.
I went on a 'Tourist Trip' to Tower Bridge area and visited St Katherine's dock -- just took this ONE on B&W but I took more on E6 Minolta Dynax
Old Leigh -on-Sea, Essex England . Film was outdated 2010/Fuji Superia 400 rated 200 ASA
Barnard's Farm Essex, England. Repaired 1969 ROLLEIFLEX 3.5 F Planar, 1993 Dated ORWO NP22 film processed in my 'Home-Made' FX-4 Formula 1+1 1/250th @ f9.5
I went on a 'Tourist Trip' to Tower Bridge area -- here is Tower bridge with 'Morning Light' -- most tourists were in the Tower of London walkway on the wrong side shooting into the strong light with their mobile phones !
I used 04/1986 dated ILFORD PAN F processed in home-made Microphen 1+3 for 8.5 mins @ 20oc
a POSTMAN in Crown Street
I went on a 'Tourist Trip' to Tower Bridge area -- here I held an Orange Filter over the lens. 04/1986 ILFORD PAN F film processed in home-made Microphen 1+3
Barnard's Farm Essex, England. Repaired 1969 ROLLEIFLEX 3.5 F Planar, 1993 Dated ORWO NP22 film processed in my 'Home-Made' FX-4 Formula 1+1 1/250th @ f9.5
Thorndon Park North near my Town, Brentwood, England. Visited with two Camera Club friends but we missed the 'Best' Autumn Colours and Light. 1962 ROLLEIFLEX E3 Planar
Witham, Essex, England 2001 outdated Kodak Portra 400 NC
Two lovely Rolleiflexes from the 1960's era. On the LEFT is a 3.5F Planar Mk III with built-in exposure meter. On the RIGHT is my latest aquisition FREE from a Camera Club member, the 3.5E Planar. I have it fitted with the Rollei pentaprism . The winder was jammed so it cost me £65 for repair, new cogs etc and a CLA . They have the 75mm f3.5 Zeiss Planar lens in Synchro-Compur shutter speeded 1-1/500th sec.+ X and M flash settings, delayed action. The viewfinders are removable.
a Double Exposure in my house -- our glass front door and my wife's Geraniums in the back garden ! I used up some 1999 Kodak GPF film I had been given and home-processed in C41.
Old Leigh -on-Sea, Essex England . Film was outdated 2010/Fuji Superia 400 rated 200 ASA
Out with my 1969 ROLLEIFLEX 3.5F Planar as it was sunny _ got this bloke washing his horse in the Pond near our Town Centre !! I had 1984 outdated Ilford Pan F loaded and I over -developed it so negs were contrasty but luckily I had some Ilfobrom Glossy Grade 1 -- must be over 40 years old -- and it came out well !
Barnard's Farm Essex, England. Repaired 1969 ROLLEIFLEX 3.5 F Planar, 1993 Dated ORWO NP22 film processed in my 'Home-Made' FX-4 Formula 1+1 1/125th @ f8
Old Leigh -on-Sea, Essex England . Film was outdated 2010/Fuji Superia 400 rated 200 ASA
Refurbishment of O'Neill's Irish Pub in Brentwood ( England) a 'Home' for the Irish especially March 17th !
Out with my Rolleiflex 2.8F Planar loaded with a roll of 07/1991 dated AGFA PAN 100 -- I rated it at 64 ASA and processed in RODINAL 1+50 for 14 mins at 20oC-- I have done a 16x12" Darkroom print of this for my Club.
I went on a 'Tourist Trip' to Tower Bridge area -- here held a RED filter over the lens.
Barnard's Farm Essex, England. Repaired 1969 ROLLEIFLEX 3.5 F Planar, 1993 Dated ORWO NP22 film processed in my 'Home-Made' FX-4 Formula 1+1
I like the 'Back-Lighting'
Thorndon Park North near my Town, Brentwood, England. Visited with two Camera Club friends but we missed the 'Best' Autumn Colours and Light. 1962 ROLLEIFLEX E3 Planar