Bourbon Barrel

Yashica Electro 35 CCN-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

At Waveland in Lexington, KY

Storage Below Ground

Yashica Electro 35 CCN-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

When you first see this structure at Waveland in Lexington, KY, it looks like the top of house on a hill. I’ve never been in this one, but it’s probably brick-lined like similar ones from this era.

Missing Teeth

Yashica Electro 35 CCN-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

At Waveland, a historic mansion and grounds on the outskirts of Lexington, KY.

I just bought this Yashica Electro 35 CCN wide (black). Holy crap what a great lens and fun little camera. I cleaned the battery contacts, cleaned the rangefinder glass inside and out, and put new seals in it. I love its size and weight – not too heavy, and not too light. It’s about an inch and a pound lighter than the full-size Electro 35 (in my unscientific judgement). I think, though it will require more testing, that the meter is off by about a stop (or my developer might have been weak as it was nearing the expiry date). I will happily run more rolls through this camera to determine it’s correct exposure adjustment.

Bulldozer vs Stadium

Yashica Electro 35 GT BLK-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

Renovation of the early 1970’s Commonwealth Stadium at the University of Kentucky. I’ll be working up in the very tippy-top section in the middle come football time.

Waveland Garden – The Compact Yashica Electro 35 CCN Wide

Yashica Electro 35 CCN-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

I purposefully pointed into the sunset to see what kind of flare (or flair) this little gem would have. Yashica Electro 35 CCN-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

Yashica Electro 35 CCN-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

At Waveland, a historic mansion and grounds on the outskirts of Lexington, KY.

I just bought this Yashica Electro 35 CCN wide (black). Holy crap what a great lens and fun little camera. I cleaned the battery contacts, cleaned the rangefinder glass inside and out, and put new seals in it. I love its size and weight – not too heavy, and not too light. It’s about an inch and a pound lighter than the full-size Electro 35 (in my unscientific judgement). I think, though it will require more testing, that the meter is off by about a stop (or my developer might have been weak as it was nearing the expiry date). I will happily run more rolls through this camera to determine it’s correct exposure adjustment.

Bulldozer vs Stadium

Yashica Electro 35 GT BLK-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

Renovation of the early 1970’s Commonwealth Stadium at the University of Kentucky. I’ll be working up in the very tippy-top section in the middle come football time.

Tree Factory

Yashica Electro 35 GT Black-Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+3

It looks like a factory that is making Christmas trees.

There is a dividing line between a hospital and apartment housing for (mostly) international students who attend the University of Kentucky. These poor people have to hear and see these giant vent fans spewing God-knows-what into the air. Curiously, the UK campus and this hospital are “smoke-free” campuses. The smokers stand on the dividing line – a trench that sometimes acts like a creek just in front of this belching stack- to feed their habit. Like that “line” is the DMZ or something.

Daisy Gazing

Testing out the new and rebuilt Miranda Sensomat. I love this f 1.4 lens, nice bokeh at f 5.6 even.

I completely overhauled this camera. The shutter only fired on one speed, it was filthy, the leatherette was peeling off. But, the Miranda is an unsung hero among quality cameras. It challenged the Nikon F in the 1960’s as a true professional camera.

(Ilford Delta 100, Ilford ID-11 1+1)