Want an easier time shooting Street? Get a TLR.

[GTRacer]

I finally got some shots I took a few months ago developed. I wanted to test two things, the first being how my dev+film combo held up (Diafine+Tri-X) and secondly if shooting street with a TLR is as good a rangefinder. I think it is, the first shot wouldn't have been possible if I just used a smaller camera, at least not without being shouted at. The camera evoked curiosity rather than paranoia.

(shot into the sun, this old 50's glass flares up in a nice way)

 

[GTRacer]

Yeah, a TLR is surprisingly good for street! They're quieter than any Leica by quite a large margin too.

That last photo looks very much like sometime I used to do online gaming with... do you know them personally?

Nope, he was just a stranger who saw my camera, we started talking about it and I took that portrait as I was showing him how it worked.

Love the camera and the feel of the photos. Did you develop the film yourself or have a place you get it done at?

Thanks! I develop black and white by myself, it takes me about 15 minutes to get a batch of film done and a few hours for the negatives to dry. Colour film gets dropped off at my local lab as its a bit more complicated with regards to maintaining a constant temperature.