Sometimes you just feel like carrying a lighter camera. For me, it's the Super Fujica-6. Simple, light and still 6x6. This episode motivated me to walk around with the Fujica today.
Nice urban images, Steve. Shows me and reminds me that if you've an eye and artistic flair, there is something to be had most everywhere. Thanks for sharing your outing.
Thank you - i enjoyed your urban ramble very much! Enjoyed seeing the richness of a part of Liverpool too, and your selections. Funny - i find it refreshing to 'get away from it all' occasionally too, visiting some built-up area instead of yomping day in / day out... a bit of 'Street' 😊. Have a good one.
Haven't been in Liverpool for 30 years, hope to get back next year. A really interesting vid and some lovely photos, that first one was a cracker. Thanks.
If there were a possiblity of giving a double like, I would have done it. A very refreshing change, and I do love good cityscape photography ( not ' street ' with people poking their lenses into other people's faces ), and this was really really good. Loved the one @ 5:50, as this not usually what my eyes would see. They are just not tuned to this sort of subjects. Thank you again.
I've tried a bunch of 1950s medium format folders. The Perkeo 2 is my favorite - size, portability and Scopar lens. I once had the Vito (35mm version) - also a great little camera.
Never been to Liverpool. I had read that it got pretty depressed in the 70s, 80, and early 90s. Looks for the photos to be really nice at this time. Newer buildings look like late 1990s and early 2000s. Is that when the revitalization started. Certainly photogenic.
Wonderful look around Liverpool! Such a variety of old and new architecture! Ive been playing with an Ansco Speedex Special R. It shoots 6x6 and has a rangefinder but probably nowhere near as nice of lens as the Perkeo II has. I'm enjoying the 6x6 format though. No working about which would look better portrait or landscape! Besides my Zero 2000 pinhole, it's my first attempts at thinking inside the box so to speak!
I shoot street with a 6x6 Yashica 124 g and ilford 3200. The hp5 is in a 35 mm body and portra in a third in the bag. B&w is wonderful for city geometry as evidenced by HCB.
Loved the bloggette! I've heard leaf shutters are better at slower shutter speeds, but I'm surprised you're going THAT slow! Double the focal length has gone completely out the window? I own a lot of leaf shutter lenses. I think slower speed hand-holding will be something I experiment with while keeping careful notes, in pursuit of broader depth of field. It would be nice to enjoy more moving about tripod free. Let's see what I can pull off.
I haven't used my Super Ikonta B (532/16) since I got my Mamiya Six folder. Mine doesn't have a frame counter -- maybe I should look for one that does. The lens is superb and it's quite a bit lighter than the Super Ikonta, plus having a much better viewfinder for glasses wearers. I've got some of the simpler scale focus 6x6 folders -- a couple Speedex (including the Jr., which is effectively a box camera with multiple aperture settings and a folding lens) -- the American version of the Isolette -- but I prefer rangefinders if I have the option. Still, something to be said for simplicity. 😃
I’m finding the automatic frame counter folders a lot easier to use these days. I used to have a lovely Isolette III but it was a lot bigger and heavier than the Perkeo.
Vlogette? Great new word. Enjoyed it and now there are two things I didn’t know I wanted until I saw this: a folder, preferably made in the year I was born (early fifties) and a trip to Liverpool next time I am in the UK!
Really liked the abstract steps image, as well as the geometric images. Not much for man-made things these days, but some great images all the same. BTW, I believe it was a video featuring that same camera several years ago which inspired me to get my own folder, a Zeis Ikon from circa 1929. Beautiful camera and still works great! Cheers!
Some lovely shots there Steve. It's a very photogenic city is Liverpool, lots of great architecture. I am planning a full day there with camera this summer. Another very photogenic place is Shrewsbury. I was there last week and plan to go back for a day with my proper camera (instead of my phone!). Kind regards, Phil
Thanks Phil. I’m a regular visitor to Shrewsbury and like nothing more than a walk along the river. The buildings are great too, especially the quite side streets with the Georgian architecture.
Fantastic pictures Steve! I especially like those with the reflections and the silhouette shot against the sun. Your video makes me think about taking my Certo six with me on a trip to Denver where I will be for work and to Rocky Mountain National Park where I will add some days off by the end of this month. My plan was to take my Fuji X-T4 with three vintage prime lenses (20, 50, and 135mm) and for film the Russian FT-2 panoramic camera. But your video made me think about bringing the Certo six as well.
The square format images in this video are something I particularly like. It is also good to see the close-up details in the photos, but I wish we could linger a little longer panning across the scenes.
Excellent video Steve. Love the square format. Liverpool front is beautiful, I visited a couple of years before covid and I was amazed at the photo opportunities. When metering, to get those lovely darks and highlights, what did you meter for? Thanks, Graham
Nice video - I've been looking at this camera for a while and just a few weeks ago picked up a Voightlander Bessa II with a Color Skopar lens - shot 2 rolls of Ilford Delta 100 with it and I cant wait to see how I did. Anyways - you have a new subscriber. I may still end up with a Perkeo II at some point.
Who asked "Could I survive with just this camera?" (42mm small format being much like 80mm medium format.) Perhaps not as the only camera, but for having a lot of fun in between... Thanks a lot for sharing this very nice photowalk video!
Just got to say. i am double happy today that i have been watching your video's. I just booked a two week vacation to London with the wife and kid, so i will be reviewing yours' and others videos who are from the areas close by.. Also my Papa is from Liverpool, so we will likely be doing a trip out that way. do you have any recomendations while i am out there? we are staying in east London. near the tower of london.
I hope you have a good trip and do some serious sightseeing. I can’t really recommend anywhere in London unfortunately as I rarely visit and never photograph there. It’s a big place and there’s lots to see!
@@SteveONions absoultely massive i am from vancouver, and that is a drop in the bucket when comparing sizes. I am hoping to rent a car and doing some driving. the cathedral in liverpool is a possibility even though it is a touristy thing to photograph.
Wow, what great pictures again... Can you tell me, how you can compose the shots so perfectly with the tiny viewfinder of the Perkeo? And do you have any experience, at which f-stop diffraction normally starts to soften the pictures, when shooting 6x6? Thx again for yet another great and teaching video!
Thanks Stephan. The viewfinder is small but better than some other folders, I just make sure to keep all the important elements well within the frame boundaries. Like most basic lenses, the 4 element tessar loves to be stopped well down for best results and I find f/11 to f/16 gives results as good as most medium format SLR’s. Even f/22 isn’t too bad to be honest.
Awesome, I am soon to move to Liverpool and been visiting plenty the past 3 years. Great city, gotta take my camera out! Any other photogenic places you recommend? Waterfront and the city centre are the two that come to my mind Also, Bundobust is class 😁
You won’t be stuck for subject matter, that’s for sure. Other areas worth trying are: 1) The dock road heading north. It’s being rapidly redeveloped so well worth a long walk up there from the city centre. Lots of old warehouses and derelict buildings. 2) The Baltic Triangle. Adjacent to Liverpool 1, has old warehouses and signage along with run down streets. 3) The Catholic cathedral. Fantastic architecture and abstract shapes. Have fun.
@@SteveONions ta, been to the Pier Head yesterday with my Lomo LC-A and also discovered the Real Camera shop - very nice staff! Gotta check out all of the docks, the Maritime Museum got me into the marine mood 😂
Lovely photos Steve. Are you really good at estimating distance to subject with the scale focus camera, or were you using a rangefinder aid of some sort? Stopping down also helps keep things sharp.
I will sometimes take a small rangefinder attachment but that’s only needed for subjects closer than about 10 feet. Above that it’s easy enough to estimate and with f/11 or f/16 focus accuracy isn’t really a problem.
@@SteveONions Thanks for the reply Steve. I really like your photos from this video. Does your Perkeo II have the quick focus guide marks on it to help you with shooting quickly. I have a folding Zeiss Ikon Ikonta with those guide marks. Set aperture to about f/13, set focus to about 35 feet, then everything from 15 feet to infinity should be reasonably sharp. Keep up the great work!
I'm concerned. Are you a photographer with a great ear for EDM to play your sultry B-Roll to, or are you really truly secretly an EDM DJ with cool images to enhance the aural engagement? Nice vid!
For any camera, the theoretical limit is determined by the aperture and the wavelength of light, and nothing else. Expressed in µm at the focal plane, and focal ratio of the lens aperture, f, this works out very approximately as 4f/3. To represent this in digital form needs a pixel pitch that is no more than half this distance, but less yields no further detail.
@@SteveONions suppose I am doing a dslr scanning. Or if I would do a darkroom print, how big can I get before you notice softness, if I do everything optimally. ?
Great inspiration for trip to NYC next week. Taking Oly 35 SP, inspired by you 35 RC video. Just curious, did you meter your shots or just use Sunny 16? Now if there was only a Bundobust in the States! Hopeful to find some good food like that!
Nothing better than a 6x6 and a cool city to photograph! Nice job Steve!
Thanks Jonathan.
I love the mix of old historic buildings and new modern glass buildings. Thanks Steve.
Thank you 😊
Loved the geometric shapes and the contrast in tones. Also the reflection.
I've never been to Liverpool but you made it look inviting. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Alison.
Sometimes you just feel like carrying a lighter camera. For me, it's the Super Fujica-6. Simple, light and still 6x6. This episode motivated me to walk around with the Fujica today.
Nice urban images, Steve. Shows me and reminds me that if you've an eye and artistic flair, there is something to be had most everywhere. Thanks for sharing your outing.
Thanks James.
Loved the photos and the change of venue. Great abstracts especially.
Thanks David.
Interesting images. I have never been to your neck of the woods and look forward to seeing it in the future.
Thank you - i enjoyed your urban ramble very much! Enjoyed seeing the richness of a part of Liverpool too, and your selections. Funny - i find it refreshing to 'get away from it all' occasionally too, visiting some built-up area instead of yomping day in / day out... a bit of 'Street' 😊. Have a good one.
It does make a nice change and to be honest it’s a lot easier than working in the countryside, no shortage of places to take a rest 👍
Lusitania propeller - cool.pictures are cool too
Haven't been in Liverpool for 30 years, hope to get back next year. A really interesting vid and some lovely photos, that first one was a cracker. Thanks.
Thanks Trevor, hope you get to revisit soon.
Another entertaining video Steve. Great images, and a great score. Very hypnotic.
Thanks Kit.
Great images Steve! Loved seeing you capturing a more urban environment
Nice! :)
Cool looking city!
Great pics mate. Great place to get interesting reflections.
Thank you.
2:54 WoW! Da la sensación de que no fuese una fotografía totalmente cuadrada. Parece como si la esquina superior derecha tuviese vida propia.
Love folders top work steve
Thanks Paul.
If there were a possiblity of giving a double like, I would have done it. A very refreshing change, and I do love good cityscape photography ( not ' street ' with people poking their lenses into other people's faces ), and this was really really good. Loved the one @ 5:50, as this not usually what my eyes would see. They are just not tuned to this sort of subjects. Thank you again.
That’s my favourite image too, it looked nothing at all in colour but was made for mono.
@@SteveONions Brilliant indeed.
Wow, Liverpool seems to be very inspiring today and definitely worth a visit. Thanks for the amazing pictures.
Thanks Jörg.
Enjoyable 7 minutes and inspiring pictures!
I've tried a bunch of 1950s medium format folders. The Perkeo 2 is my favorite - size, portability and Scopar lens. I once had the Vito (35mm version) - also a great little camera.
I also favour the Perkeo II, I loved the Solinar lens on my Agfa Isolette III but that camera was a lot bigger and heavier.
I'm going to add that my Perkeo pics are better, sharper than the ones from my Yashica and Rolliecord TLRs.@@SteveONions
The perfect camera, maybe better than my Mamiya 6MF or my Mamiya 7. I gone by one of those cameras.
Never been to Liverpool. I had read that it got pretty depressed in the 70s, 80, and early 90s. Looks for the photos to be really nice at this time. Newer buildings look like late 1990s and early 2000s. Is that when the revitalization started. Certainly photogenic.
It was very run down until the mid 80’s Erich but then there was a lot of investment and it looks a lot better now.
I say this every time, but it's great to see someone else shooting a Perkeo II, mine is a 1953 Perkeo II and it's so much fun to bring along
My wife got me a Zeiss Nettar 517 6x9 folder but I haven't gotten out yet ..... will soon !!!!!!
Just watched the last series of "Tin Star" so great to see a different perspective of Liverpool. The Perkeos are great shooters, and so small.
Enjoyed it a lot.... I just wish you'd do a photo walk sometime.... here or in the hills of Wales.
I may do that one day Paul 🙂
Wonderful look around Liverpool! Such a variety of old and new architecture! Ive been playing with an Ansco Speedex Special R. It shoots 6x6 and has a rangefinder but probably nowhere near as nice of lens as the Perkeo II has. I'm enjoying the 6x6 format though. No working about which would look better portrait or landscape! Besides my Zero 2000 pinhole, it's my first attempts at thinking inside the box so to speak!
I do like my old 120 folders but they definitely need a methodical approach to get the best out of them.
Hi Steve ! GREAT video !
Fantastic as usual Stephen. I used to regularly go down the waterfront, it's nice to see different perspectives of the same buildings.
Thanks Liam, I find new things to shoot every time I go for a wander down there.
Some very nice images on a day with challenging lighting. As always, great composition.
Thanks Bob.
Lovely shots!
Thanks Rob.
Wonderful images and a great video tour.
Thanks Jack.
I love my Perkeo. Was great to see someone else using one. It's amazing the image quality you can get out of a 70 year old camera.
Still got those great Tessar lenses, makes a great 16”x16” darkroom print.
Some nice ones there Steve.
A lot of money seems to have been pumped in to that area 👍
It’s a lot better than it used to be Eltin.
Loving the geometric abstractions and the hard shadows.
I have a Mamiya Folding Camera, they are lots of fun
Looked like a great day out and you found lots of interesting compositions . Thanks for taking us along ........ :D
You’re welcome Jon.
Always nice to watch your video, calm, relaxing, and informative. Would love to visit Liverpool one day!
Thanks James, hope you get to visit one day.
Great video Steve! Cheers from Seattle, WA USA
Thanks Matthew.
Liverpool looks like a lovely city to visit. Oh, one day.. loved your really graphic compositions, like the doorway and the steps.
Where is everybody, the place was empty, but good for you though.
Architecture, my favourite subject.
Nice one, Steve ! 👍
It was fairly early Geoff, gets a lot busier later.
I shoot street with a 6x6 Yashica 124 g and ilford 3200. The hp5 is in a 35 mm body and portra in a third in the bag. B&w is wonderful for city geometry as evidenced by HCB.
Definitely Bob 👍
Loved the bloggette! I've heard leaf shutters are better at slower shutter speeds, but I'm surprised you're going THAT slow! Double the focal length has gone completely out the window? I own a lot of leaf shutter lenses. I think slower speed hand-holding will be something I experiment with while keeping careful notes, in pursuit of broader depth of field. It would be nice to enjoy more moving about tripod free. Let's see what I can pull off.
Thanks James. Leaf shutters are very quiet and easier to hold steady, nobody knows when you’ve taken a shot.
I haven't used my Super Ikonta B (532/16) since I got my Mamiya Six folder. Mine doesn't have a frame counter -- maybe I should look for one that does. The lens is superb and it's quite a bit lighter than the Super Ikonta, plus having a much better viewfinder for glasses wearers. I've got some of the simpler scale focus 6x6 folders -- a couple Speedex (including the Jr., which is effectively a box camera with multiple aperture settings and a folding lens) -- the American version of the Isolette -- but I prefer rangefinders if I have the option. Still, something to be said for simplicity. 😃
I’m finding the automatic frame counter folders a lot easier to use these days. I used to have a lovely Isolette III but it was a lot bigger and heavier than the Perkeo.
Wonderful stuff. It makes me want to visit Liverpool.
Very inspiring Steve. Thanks!
Thank you 😊
Vlogette? Great new word. Enjoyed it and now there are two things I didn’t know I wanted until I saw this: a folder, preferably made in the year I was born (early fifties) and a trip to Liverpool next time I am in the UK!
Folders are great Kevin, they are so small you can collect far too many of them 😀
Excellent :-) pleasant music too!
Glad you liked it 🙂
Really liked the abstract steps image, as well as the geometric images. Not much for man-made things these days, but some great images all the same. BTW, I believe it was a video featuring that same camera several years ago which inspired me to get my own folder, a Zeis Ikon from circa 1929. Beautiful camera and still works great! Cheers!
Thanks Robert. The Perkeo seemed ideal on the day although I do like to shoot there with 35mm too.
Wonderful video...as ever!
Thanks Thomas.
Wow Steve, you always come up with some stellar architecture images. Love the square format for this genre too.
Thanks Carlin.
Some lovely shots there Steve. It's a very photogenic city is Liverpool, lots of great architecture. I am planning a full day there with camera this summer. Another very photogenic place is Shrewsbury. I was there last week and plan to go back for a day with my proper camera (instead of my phone!). Kind regards, Phil
Thanks Phil. I’m a regular visitor to Shrewsbury and like nothing more than a walk along the river. The buildings are great too, especially the quite side streets with the Georgian architecture.
@@SteveONions Maybe do a vlog from there next time you go?. It's a lovely place isn't it? All the best, Phil
Folders ! Just got to try a Zeiss Nettar, these are so easy to work with ! 🏁
Another great video, I did some shooting round there a few months back myself. Excellent stuff!
Thanks Jonathan, I never tire of the waterfront and take various cameras depending on the weather.
Fantastic pictures Steve! I especially like those with the reflections and the silhouette shot against the sun.
Your video makes me think about taking my Certo six with me on a trip to Denver where I will be for work and to Rocky Mountain National Park where I will add some days off by the end of this month. My plan was to take my Fuji X-T4 with three vintage prime lenses (20, 50, and 135mm) and for film the Russian FT-2 panoramic camera. But your video made me think about bringing the Certo six as well.
I’d definitely take the Pano camera as well Ute, one of the few devices I don’t have 🙂
50s German folders are rather good. I'm off to Liverpool today, I hope to have some time to do some photography, its a working trip.
I hope you got some good images Richard, it was a bit wet earlier on.
The square format images in this video are something I particularly like. It is also good to see the close-up details in the photos, but I wish we could linger a little longer panning across the scenes.
Excellent video Steve.
Love the square format. Liverpool front is beautiful, I visited a couple of years before covid and I was amazed at the photo opportunities.
When metering, to get those lovely darks and highlights, what did you meter for?
Thanks, Graham
Thanks Graham. I just took a rough average with my iPhone app and erred on the side of overexposure 🙂
Nice video - I've been looking at this camera for a while and just a few weeks ago picked up a Voightlander Bessa II with a Color Skopar lens - shot 2 rolls of Ilford Delta 100 with it and I cant wait to see how I did. Anyways - you have a new subscriber. I may still end up with a Perkeo II at some point.
They are all lovely cameras Steve and the lenses stand up well against more modern optics.
Who asked "Could I survive with just this camera?" (42mm small format being much like 80mm medium format.) Perhaps not as the only camera, but for having a lot of fun in between... Thanks a lot for sharing this very nice photowalk video!
Good point 😊
Beautiful photograhs. Would like to see more Urban from your work.
I hope to do more this year Ruud.
Cracking Steve, inspired me for a trip to Liverpool 👍 vlogette like it
Thanks Mali, can’t really go wrong with all that great light and interesting buildings 🙂
Just got to say. i am double happy today that i have been watching your video's. I just booked a two week vacation to London with the wife and kid, so i will be reviewing yours' and others videos who are from the areas close by.. Also my Papa is from Liverpool, so we will likely be doing a trip out that way. do you have any recomendations while i am out there? we are staying in east London. near the tower of london.
I hope you have a good trip and do some serious sightseeing. I can’t really recommend anywhere in London unfortunately as I rarely visit and never photograph there. It’s a big place and there’s lots to see!
@@SteveONions absoultely massive i am from vancouver, and that is a drop in the bucket when comparing sizes. I am hoping to rent a car and doing some driving. the cathedral in liverpool is a possibility even though it is a touristy thing to photograph.
Looks like many views were quite contrasty. Did you process normally or adjust development time or dilution? Beautiful results!
Normal development Jim, I like the high contrast for cityscapes, less so for the landscape.
Wow, what great pictures again...
Can you tell me, how you can compose the shots so perfectly with the tiny viewfinder of the Perkeo? And do you have any experience, at which f-stop diffraction normally starts to soften the pictures, when shooting 6x6? Thx again for yet another great and teaching video!
Thanks Stephan. The viewfinder is small but better than some other folders, I just make sure to keep all the important elements well within the frame boundaries.
Like most basic lenses, the 4 element tessar loves to be stopped well down for best results and I find f/11 to f/16 gives results as good as most medium format SLR’s. Even f/22 isn’t too bad to be honest.
@@SteveONions Hi! Thx for the reply... In future I shurely will stop down my medium format shots a little more....Best regards, Stephan
great shots ! Have you ever used the Perkeo 1 with the different lens? If so is there a lot of difference in image quality?
I have two models, one with the Vaskar and the other with the Skopar. Can’t see much difference between them to be honest.
Thats nice to know as I just won a Perkeo 1 auction for £40 so will give it a try. :)
Awesome, I am soon to move to Liverpool and been visiting plenty the past 3 years. Great city, gotta take my camera out!
Any other photogenic places you recommend? Waterfront and the city centre are the two that come to my mind
Also, Bundobust is class 😁
You won’t be stuck for subject matter, that’s for sure.
Other areas worth trying are:
1) The dock road heading north. It’s being rapidly redeveloped so well worth a long walk up there from the city centre. Lots of old warehouses and derelict buildings.
2) The Baltic Triangle. Adjacent to Liverpool 1, has old warehouses and signage along with run down streets.
3) The Catholic cathedral. Fantastic architecture and abstract shapes.
Have fun.
@@SteveONions ta, been to the Pier Head yesterday with my Lomo LC-A and also discovered the Real Camera shop - very nice staff!
Gotta check out all of the docks, the Maritime Museum got me into the marine mood 😂
Lovely photos Steve. Are you really good at estimating distance to subject with the scale focus camera, or were you using a rangefinder aid of some sort? Stopping down also helps keep things sharp.
I will sometimes take a small rangefinder attachment but that’s only needed for subjects closer than about 10 feet. Above that it’s easy enough to estimate and with f/11 or f/16 focus accuracy isn’t really a problem.
@@SteveONions Thanks for the reply Steve. I really like your photos from this video. Does your Perkeo II have the quick focus guide marks on it to help you with shooting quickly. I have a folding Zeiss Ikon Ikonta with those guide marks. Set aperture to about f/13, set focus to about 35 feet, then everything from 15 feet to infinity should be reasonably sharp. Keep up the great work!
It does have the quick guide like yours and it’s quite useful too.
I'm concerned. Are you a photographer with a great ear for EDM to play your sultry B-Roll to, or are you really truly secretly an EDM DJ with cool images to enhance the aural engagement? Nice vid!
😊
What kind of final (digital) resolution are you able to get out of the perkeo with color-skopar at its best?
For any camera, the theoretical limit is determined by the aperture and the wavelength of light, and nothing else. Expressed in µm at the focal plane, and focal ratio of the lens aperture, f, this works out very approximately as 4f/3. To represent this in digital form needs a pixel pitch that is no more than half this distance, but less yields no further detail.
I find it impossible to give an answer to that one Michal, there are so many variables and it depends largely on how you digitise it.
@@SteveONions suppose I am doing a dslr scanning. Or if I would do a darkroom print, how big can I get before you notice softness, if I do everything optimally. ?
@@palesmichael You can use the formula in my previous comment to calculate the answer to your question.
For the darkroom a 16” square print would be all but indistinguishable from a high quality medium format SLR or rangefinder.
Great inspiration for trip to NYC next week. Taking Oly 35 SP, inspired by you 35 RC video. Just curious, did you meter your shots or just use Sunny 16?
Now if there was only a Bundobust in the States! Hopeful to find some good food like that!
Have fun in NYC Dan. For metering I just used my iPhone app briefly then settled on that unless it was a shaded area which needed another reading.
How is it possible that Liverpool is so empty of people?
They probably don’t have any money to spend!
@@edwardcrosby5034 Or it is early on a Sunday morning.
Reasonably early and I avoided the really busy parts 🙂