After completing a Takumar Trek, I thought I’d try a Hasselblad Hike. Of course one of the joys and benefits of having such a collection of cameras is that one can choose the ideal tool for the job. Being a little out of shape, taking a longish walk, the obvious choice is the heaviest camera in the collection! Ignoring comfort and going for definition – I completed the choice with a roll of Ilford Delta 100.
Having gotten some rather nice negs from my roll of 35mm the other day, I was quite happy to load some more, this time in 120. It certainly is a lovely film. The camera of course is a joy to use. I find the reversed L-R view concentrates the mind when it comes to composition. That Zeiss lens is lovely and sharp and delivers, while the option of having as many different film stocks on the go at one time is only limited by the number of “backs” one buys! On that front I’ve limited myself to 2. That allows me to do colour/black and white or 100/400 or even both FP4 but perhaps N/N+1. On this day I took just the one back.
On return home, after a coffee, I developed the film on the same day. FX55 at 20°c for 12 minutes gave me results that I like. I use the Ilford agitation technique for FX55, seems to do the trick just fine. I enjoyed the whole process so much I may just repeat it all at another location – I do have quite a bit of 120 to use!
Chatter: Hasselblad 501CM with Zeiss 80mm. Ilford Delta 100 developed in FX55.
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