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Mini Lens Review: Minolta 58mm f/1.4

April 14, 2016 in Camera Reviews, Street Photography, Black and White Film

I've been doing a lot of street photography lately on 35mm film. It's mostly because I recently scored a lens at a the thrift store that I've been wanting for quite a while but have never found a copy at a price I'm willing to pay.

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Alexis works primarily with analogue film including 35mm, medium format, and large format film.

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There is a book I've been working on in fits and spurts for a while now. It's honestly nothing particularly special, but I'd like to finish it all the same. Thinking about my "to-do" lists for 2025 and I'd like finishing my little book proj

Cracked and damaged film emulsion, in part thanks to my tardiness in developing the negative after I exposed it. Sometimes you just have to embrace all the flaws I suppose. Making any kind of art, whether it be photography, writing, music, or paint w

I'm a little proud of myself for this image. Macro photograph made entirely hand held in very iffy light. I had to compose the image, hold incredibly still, lock up the mirror, and trip the shutter hoping I didn't budge during the entire process. I g

One of those really nice summer days when it wasn't too hot or too cold. Just a good breeze and easy to work with light.
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#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #mediumformat #hasselblad #mediumformat #ilford #oregon #pacificnorthwest #outdoors #lands

Working with the 4x5 view camera for portraits is challenging to say the least. But when the focus is achieved exactly where you want it I really like the results. The amount of depth of tone and bokeh just blows me away.
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#filmphotography #blackan

Really random picture I know. I had to calibrate the focus on my Hasselblad so I set up a little still life scene with some of my favorite posessions. Most people know in real life I'm a huge nerd for Horology and for Bauhaus design. As such, these t

I could spend hours and hours and hours looking at old maps. Or new maps for that matter. I've long had this notion in my head of taking an epic road trip without a cell phone. Just a beat up Thomas Guide shoved under the front seat to point me in th

I was absolutely stunned that I guessed exposure correctly on this one. No light meter and pointing the camera directly into the setting sun.

#Chicago #streetphotography #hasselblad #believeinfilm #filmphototgraphy #analogphotography

I've got a couple of camera lenses that could use a good CLA, and at least one camera body that could use the same. I suppose this is my own personal version of "spring cleaning". I just need to sit down and get it done this weekend.

In t

Working with the Widelux indoors can be a hit or miss proposition at best. It can be difficult to frame a photograph properly, especially when working a little more close up with a person in the frame.

I wasn't too sure about this image at the time

Well, this is officially insane. I just developed this image about a week ago. I've been sitting on the roll undeveloped for so long that the following was still true when I exposed this frame:

- David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, and Prince all were sti

Working with some very harsh light at the end of a summer day. Living in the Pacific Northwest, with our nice even overcast natural light, this is the kind of thing that can be tough for me to embrace as a photographer. I always feel so unprepared fo

Pushing film just for the fun of it. Every once in a while I get into what my brain calls and "Anton Corbijn" mood. I'm sure there are those out there who will know exactly what I'm talking about. Just turn every image I expose on film into

I know cats quite well. Typically cats love me back, but these two. Well, these two were ganging up to murder me. I could tell. There I was out walking on a nice day with a little color negative film in the ol' camera and I spotted two wild beasts co

It's a chair. Just a chair. Hanging out in someone's front yard. In the sunshine. Congratulations chair! You're winning.
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#filmphotography #rolleiflex #TLR #believeinfilm #portland #pdx #streetphotography #darkroom #mediumformat #120

There is a book I've been working on in fits and spurts for a while now. It's honestly nothing particularly special, but I'd like to finish it all the same. Thinking about my "to-do" lists for 2025 and I'd like finishing my little book proj

Cracked and damaged film emulsion, in part thanks to my tardiness in developing the negative after I exposed it. Sometimes you just have to embrace all the flaws I suppose. Making any kind of art, whether it be photography, writing, music, or paint w

I'm a little proud of myself for this image. Macro photograph made entirely hand held in very iffy light. I had to compose the image, hold incredibly still, lock up the mirror, and trip the shutter hoping I didn't budge during the entire process. I g

One of those really nice summer days when it wasn't too hot or too cold. Just a good breeze and easy to work with light.
.
#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #mediumformat #hasselblad #mediumformat #ilford #oregon #pacificnorthwest #outdoors #lands

Working with the 4x5 view camera for portraits is challenging to say the least. But when the focus is achieved exactly where you want it I really like the results. The amount of depth of tone and bokeh just blows me away.
.
#filmphotography #blackan

Really random picture I know. I had to calibrate the focus on my Hasselblad so I set up a little still life scene with some of my favorite posessions. Most people know in real life I'm a huge nerd for Horology and for Bauhaus design. As such, these t

I could spend hours and hours and hours looking at old maps. Or new maps for that matter. I've long had this notion in my head of taking an epic road trip without a cell phone. Just a beat up Thomas Guide shoved under the front seat to point me in th

I was absolutely stunned that I guessed exposure correctly on this one. No light meter and pointing the camera directly into the setting sun.

#Chicago #streetphotography #hasselblad #believeinfilm #filmphototgraphy #analogphotography

I've got a couple of camera lenses that could use a good CLA, and at least one camera body that could use the same. I suppose this is my own personal version of "spring cleaning". I just need to sit down and get it done this weekend.

In t

Working with the Widelux indoors can be a hit or miss proposition at best. It can be difficult to frame a photograph properly, especially when working a little more close up with a person in the frame.

I wasn't too sure about this image at the time

Well, this is officially insane. I just developed this image about a week ago. I've been sitting on the roll undeveloped for so long that the following was still true when I exposed this frame:

- David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, and Prince all were sti

Working with some very harsh light at the end of a summer day. Living in the Pacific Northwest, with our nice even overcast natural light, this is the kind of thing that can be tough for me to embrace as a photographer. I always feel so unprepared fo

I know cats quite well. Typically cats love me back, but these two. Well, these two were ganging up to murder me. I could tell. There I was out walking on a nice day with a little color negative film in the ol' camera and I spotted two wild beasts co

It's a chair. Just a chair. Hanging out in someone's front yard. In the sunshine. Congratulations chair! You're winning.
.
#filmphotography #rolleiflex #TLR #believeinfilm #portland #pdx #streetphotography #darkroom #mediumformat #120