Another Rollei roll. We’re getting to the end of the Rollei film I ordered, now. Certainly we are at the end of the “normal” filmstocks! So far we have investigated RPX 400 and RPX 100 (similar to Ilford HP5+ and FP4+ respectively), as well as Retro 400s (which was a very strange filmstock but probably my favorite thus far). This is another roll of RPX 400, since if I were to replace HP5+ as the “default” film I would want something also at ISO 400. However, RPX 400 just doesn’t blow me away. I tried a stronger dilution while developing this time (Ilfosol 3 at 1:9 rather than 1:14 as with the previous roll of RPX 400) but even with this… I think I still prefer HP5+. Heck, I think I prefer Retro 400s over RPX 400. This could all be down to the compositions and time of day, however… so who knows!
Camera: Ricoh KR-10 Super
Lens:
Film: Rollei RPX 400
Post Processing: GIMP
Trichromes
Very, VERY happy with this trichrome. I did have to wait around five minutes for a car to come by, but the resulting blue streak was worth it! Getting all the traffic lights on was also a nice touch. Now, if only it hadn’t been so FREAKING COLD.
An attempt to capture the sky just after dawn. The sunrise was beautiful, but I couldn’t get both details in the shadows and the sky, which was a shame. If I had been better prepared I would have gotten off the flat and made it somewhere with a better view of the sky. 
Same as the previous trichrome, but facing away from the rising sun now. I like the ghosts of people making the most of their morning here. 🎵 Macro Flowers 🎵
Not a flower, but flora related Other
An introductory shot, in portrait. I like trying to find something interesting to photograph as we lead into a roll, even if some of those frames are mangled by the light introduced in the loading process. Here, I think it makes for an interesting composition (as well as censoring my neighbor’s flats!) 
A lovely landscape looking out over the university and towards Signal Hill. 
Slightly further down the road (and down the hill), still looking over the university. Although it’s not always easy in Dunedin, long, straight roads make for nice photographs. 
I took a couple of frames looking up and down this particular street, just because it was an interesting view. It’s oddly wide for a residential street (at least, on this side), which made for a nice composition. 
I wish there were a few more details in the shadows here, and also that a car was not cresting the hill the moment I hit the shutter. Blast! Oh well. 
Again, more details in the shadows would be nice, but I’m very happy with the splotch of light reflecting the sunset over the water. 
The sunset made for very contrast-y tree. 
Another lovely view down a long, straight road. I would have liked to get a shot in the middle of this street looking down it, but the intersection behind me here was very busy. 
Tried some hyperfocal focusing to get both the far field and the nearby tree in focus. I think I took this at f/11 or something ridiculous to achieve that, but since this was just after sunrise it meant the shutter speed was somewhere around 2 seconds! Thankfully the scene was still. 
Really happy with this frame. I think the film grain, the high contrasting building, and the contrast from sunrise made this worth it. 
A little muddy here since there wasn’t much light to work with, but I thought it was nice enough. Happy to get the near bricks in focus, too! 
And finally, Selwyn college to round out the roll. It’s a beautiful building, although the reputation leaves something to be desired… 
