A couple of years ago my father found his very first camera. An Ilford Sportsman 35mm range finder camera from approximately 1962.
When I got the camera into my hands in June 2014 I immediately started shooting using an old Kodak 35mm film which was 10 years expired. I got pretty decent results, even tough the functioning of release and aperture was not very reliable.
Due to the missing reliability I decided the camera to get serviced. And here are the results from a short trip to the
Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. Since it is a classic vintage camera I decided to shoot black and white only using two different types of film.
Since Ilford Sportsman is a range finder camera and does not provide any autofocus, focusing at the right distance is sometimes very difficult. Especially for shots with subjects in the foreground and selective focus or narrow depth of field. The built in passive light meter does a good job. So far all the images were well exposed.
The two films applied hier are chromogenic films. These are black and white films designed to be developed in a standard color negative C41 chemistry process.
(1) Kodak Professional BW400CN, Black and white negative film (35mm roll, 36 exposures)
A very fine grain, high sharpness and broad tonal range film. The film is processed in C41 process.
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| Ilford Sportsman, Kodak Professional BW400CN fim: Portrait |
(2) Ilford XP2 Super 400, Black and white negative film (35mm roll, 36 exposures):
A sharp, fine grain, high speed film at ISO 400. The film has an extremely wide exposure latitude making it suitable for use in varied lighting conditions.
XP2 Super is processed in C41 type processing chemicals alongside color negatives.
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| Ilford Sportsman, Ilford XP2 Super: Shipping pier Gersau |
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| Ilford Sportsman, Ilford XP2 Super: Approach of the ferry Tellsprung |
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| Ilford Sportsman, Ilford XP2 Super: Paddle steamer "Schiller" |
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| Ilford Sportsman, Ilford XP2 Super: Naval business |
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| Ilford Sportsman, Ilford XP2 Super: Steak house at the lake |
(1) Kodak Professional BW400CN, Black and white negative film (35mm roll, 36 exposures)
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