TLR meetup

A group of photo nerds and I went out on a rainy day for a twin lens meetup.    I brought a Mamiya C220 (135mm f/4.5 lens) and an Imperial Reflex.

The Maimya TLRs are such great cameras, and can make great shots.  I hadn’t shot with this 135mm lens before, and I was kinda surprised at the focal vignetting.  In many shots, it was much softer focus at the edges.  But that made for some good dreamy-like shots.
Here’s my favorite:

I was keeping an eye on the lens, to make sure raindrops weren’t getting on it.  I think all the out of focus stuff is the lens itself.

Film Nerds

I really like how this one turned out

Burned abandoned house

As for the Imperial Reflex, it had even greater focus vignetting.  I guess that would be great for some situations.   I don’t know whether to sell it immediately or keep it for just the right circumstances.  Its a lot like using a flipped lens.   If you’re going for really dream-like soft focus, its great.    (Except that there’s only one aperture and one shutter speed.)   Here are samples:

Despite the rain, it was a really fun day walking around shooting with friends.