28-07-19
After fitting new light seals to my Minolta X700 film camera a trip out was needed to see if I had managed to cure the light leak or if there was a more serious problem with the shutter. So now having the luxury of a car I took a drive out to one of my favourite country parks “Bradgate Park” I really needed the exercise too, felt like my legs were seizing up, been way too hot for walking.
Bright Bracken
There are odd patches of lighter coloured Bracken, and with a Red filter on the front of the lens this darkens the Greens and makes the lighter colours pop.
Double Oak
Protected #1
Cones
Used the 35-70mm zoom for this with an Orange filter.
Protected #2
Not So Bright Bracken
No Way
Ruins Of Lady Jane Grey’s House (the nine day queen)
It is said to be haunted !!!!
I used Kodak TriX 400 for these shots and developed the film in Ilford ID11 1+1, still got loads of specks on the film, I can only think its the wetting agent I use in the final rinse, it’s quite a few years old, a new bottle is on order.
Well it seems the new light seals have sorted the flare problem, so glad it wasn’t the shutter.