A New Photographic Experience....

On my last trip from Sweden to South Africa I brought my Leicaflex camera that I bought in 1969. It is an SLR 35mm camera, with built-in exposure meter (the first camera with a spot meter). I haven't used it for years, but with 3 extremely nice lenses, 35/90/180 mm, all at F2,8 which was quite extreme at the time I bought them, and some other gadgets as well, why should I get rid of it? It may soon be a collectors item...
Last week I loaded it with an 35mm film for prints just to check if it still works. I also used the rings between the lens and the camera body for close-ups. I don't have that gadget for my more recent cameras. And then I used a tripod and quickly took the 36 pics of flowers in our garden. I had the film developed, but not printed, because I wanted to scan it myself. But then I couldn't find the film holder for my scanner, so yesterday I handed it in for prints, but they told me that they can scan it to a CD for just R30, which was a nice bargain.
We were at the Riverside Mall for 4 hours yesterday! I had to buy some new clothes, and some other stuff. We had a nice lunch at the Jazz Cafe.
When at home I was very curious to see the pics... It is not always easy to make the extreme close-ups. A tripod is absolutely necessary, but even on a tripod, there can be a slight movement when you push the button for exposure, bringing the focus to some other point than you actually planned.
The combination of the film scanned and Photoshop is very nice!!! Here are some samples:



Today it is raining here... always nice with rain!!! The garden needs it, and the water reservoirs as well. It is not often that we have rain during the winter months.