The Nikon-S in Old Town

 Early on Saturday morning Old Town was full of people who had come to see some singing and dancing as a lead-up to Mexican Independence Day on the 16th.  My Nikon S was loaded with Kodak Tri-X.

I did not get the exceptionally nice tonal qualities which I expect from Tri-X.  The highlights were washed out and the mid-tones were muddy.  The pictures made in shadow were better, so I think the lack of a lens hood was partially responsible for the problem.  However, it seems more likely that the HC-110b processing was somehow the main issue.

Random shots of Old Town

I spent a morning walking around Albuquerque's Old Town with my Nikon F loaded with Ilford HP5+ which I rated at a stop lower than box speed.  I shot both the 50mm and 105mm lenses.

Processing in PMK Pyro showed nicely fine grain as with L110, but I thought the contrast was not as nice.  The action of the F is reassuring.  My only complaint is the shutter release which has a long throw and placement that is a bit far back.  I'm thinking one of those add-on soft releases is probably a good idea.