Father Thames in spate

[JamesT 1,339]

A few from the Thames Path last Sunday, all with the Moskva 5 MF rangefinder on Ilford HP5+. The river wasn't flooded but the the flow was enough that the locks were closed to navigation.

Windswept:

there's something about this that doesn't look like an English river.

Down river:

Radcot Lock:

this was the only frame with significant light leaks, a pity as I think it was my favourite shot from the day.

[Clicker 6,805]

That's a shame about the  leaks James ... why do  you think it was only apparent in the one  shot ... was it down to  the actual power and /or direction  of the light source ?  When did they stop producing  that camera ... ?

[Ryewolf 8,794]

Nice set James, you seem to have and endless supply of cameras and lenses, just how many have you got?

[JamesT 1,339]

10 hours ago, Clicker said:

That's a shame about the  leaks James ... why do  you think it was only apparent in the one  shot ... was it down to  the actual power and /or direction  of the light source ?  When did they stop producing  that camera ... ?

Not really sure about the leak, they are a bit unpredictable (maybe a pinhole in the bellows that just got illuminated on that shot). They were made in the 50's and very early 60's, mine is from 1958.

10 hours ago, Ryewolf said:

Nice set James, you seem to have and endless supply of cameras and lenses, just how many have you got?

I'd have to have a count, and even then it might not be definitive as how do you count ones that don't work? There are 5 or 6 regulars then a few that are used semi-regularly and others like the Moskva that are only occasionals.