The Bloedel Conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The conservatory is temperature controlled to hold tropical plants and birds.
Taken on a trip with my sister who is visiting from Winnipeg. She gave me the Ansco Ready Shot 620 camera I used to photograph the conservatory.
Ansco Ready Shot
Fomapan 200 re-spooled on a 620 spool
Developed in Blazinal/Rodinal 1:25 at 68°F/20°C for 5 minutes
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Apparently this model was made between 1980 - 1981, just before the company went bankrupt, although I'm not even sure if it was actually made by Rollei, since I've seen some similar cameras under different brand names. I pretty much picked this one up because the Rollei name was stamped on it, and a 38mm f/2.8 sounded like it would be okay. What I know for sure, is that is is very 80's; i.e. very plasticky.
From a quick test roll, the Rolleimat AF takes decent photos, although the focusing system on mine is quite quirky; I point the center focus square on my subject, half press the shutter to measure the distance, but the distance indicator often locks at the wrong symbol, so I have to repeat the procedure several times to get it right. Other than that, the exposure system is working okay, and the camera takes common AA batteries.
June 2nd, 2019, update: I was trying to shoot a second roll on this and the shutter jammed. Upon opening the camera, little pieces of plastic fell off, so the camera is dead now :( Rest in peace Rolleimat AF.
Pentax K1000 (early model, made in Japan)
Fomapan 200
Rodinal 1:25, 5 minutes, 20°C, 68°F
Scanned on Pakon F135
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I was born early enough to call on rotary phones, listen to records, watch movies on VHS tapes, so I wonder what kids and 20 somethings would make of this?
Pentax K1000 (early model, made in Japan)
Fomapan 200
Rodinal 1:25, 5 minutes, 20°C, 68°F
Scanned on Pakon F135
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Pentax K1000 (early model, made in Japan)
Fomapan 200
Rodinal 1:25, 5 minutes, 20°C, 68°F
Scanned on Pakon F135
Tags: Leica Noctilux German fast glass 50mm f/0.95 reflection bokeh K1000 SMC Pentax 55mm F/2.0 Fomapan 200 Blazinal Rodinal home developed Black and White M Mount sexy beautiful aesthetic
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Pentax K1000 (early model, made in Japan)
Fomapan 200
Rodinal 1:25, 5 minutes, 20°C, 68°F
Scanned on Pakon F135
Tags: Leica Noctilux German fast glass 50mm f/0.95 reflection bokeh K1000 SMC Pentax 55mm F/2.0 Fomapan 200 Blazinal Rodinal home developed Black and White M Mount sexy beautiful aesthetic luxurious extravagant
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