35mm Film Camera Black and White Photo Example

Project Title of Photography

Photography of the Other Side of Tokyo Japan

Series Title of Photography

Alley Series

*This category contains black and white 35mm film photographs of the “Alley” series in the “Series Title of Photography”.

Title of Photography

Beer cases piled up in a narrow alley beside a liquor store in Nihonbashi,Tokyo,Japan

Landscape and Architecture Photographing Location

NIHONBASHI TOKYO JAPAN

*In this category, black and white 35mm film photographs taken in “NIHONBASHI” in “TOKYO” in “JAPAN” in “Landscape and Architecture Photographing Location” are posted.

Shooting Data

Shooting Date：2/16/2021
Camera & Lens：PENTAX LX 35mm Film Camera SMC PENTAX-M 28mm F2.8 Lens
Film：Rollei Retro 80S 35mm Film Roll
Developer︰MQ type Developer. Increased Sodium Carbonate Ver.(High dilution and high acutance self-prepared developer)
Dilution︰15+20+215
Time︰24°C 10min
Agitation︰60/120/2
Digitize：SIGMA SD15 Digital Camera with Nikon Slide Copying Adapter ES-1

Thinking About This Photograph

 This photograph was taken at Nihonbashi-Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

 The photograph was taken in a narrow alley in the area where “Yoshiwara Yukaku” used to be, on the east side of Ningyocho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.

 This is a photograph of beer cases piled up in a narrow alley beside a liquor store.

 Regarding this beer case, the size of a large bottle of beer in Japan is 633 ml, which is a size unique to Japan, so I think that it is rare to see a beer case that can hold 20 large bottles of beer overseas.

 The first thing foreigners think of when they see this photograph is “Sapporo!” Or “Asahi!”.

 Surprisingly, I recently learned that Japanese beer is expanding overseas.

 The film on which this photograph was taken is developed with the Sakagawa-type high-dilution, high-definition developer (sodium carbonate increase Ver.).

 Recently, I’ve been testing it with further improvements, and I was amazed at this one photograph.

 This developer has a high edge effect.

 I think it is a developer that is comparable to the PMK Pyro developer that I use regularly.

 However, if you do a straight print on baryta photographic paper, you will probably expect the shadows to be blacker or the highlights to be whiter.

 The film developed with PMK Pyro developer exerts a filter effect due to its dyeing effect, and makes a “good photo” with straight print without dodging or burning.

 The PMK Pyro developer is my “Magic Developer”.

 However, if the final finish of the photograph is a digitally processed image instead of paper, I think this Sakagawa developer is quite a good developer.