Night angel

I'm ploughing through these polaroids like you wouldn't believe. I am trying to be picky with what I shoot but it's damn hard.

A shot in the dark

I learned some important lessons about the flash sync on my Rolleicord this week. Specifically the difference between the X and M settings. X is for electronic flash and M for bulb flashes. I had been shooting on M which triggers the flash and then waits a 165 millisecond before opening the shutter. This was intended to be used with the older flash bulbs which took this time to glow to their max strength. Modern flash is instantaneous and therefore long gone by the time the shutter opens. Switching to X solves this problem.

The crew over at Filmwasters were, as usual, incredibly helpful and didn't abuse me over my lack of knowledge.
I have wasted a couple of films because of this problem but I have salvaged one shot that I actually quite like. It's a little dark but still tasty, and I think the warmth the modeling lights give it work well.

A Brand New Addiction

Uh oh. I've just bought an SX-70 and spent a small fortune on 2 packs of film. I think this might become rather an expensive new toy. If anyone knows somewhere cheaper than unsaleable to get sx-70 blend then please tell me.