Your Ship Has Sailed

Kiev 88C and Kiev 60


These Soviet era Cameras are heavyweights in the 6 X 6 medium format category and often accompany me with the large assortment of lenses that I have acquired.

Your Ship Has Sailed

25 Mar 2013 5 3 605
Missed the boat again! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4 Sitting on the dock of the bay Otis Redding This image was shot from a Kiev 88C medium format film camera with a МС BEГA-26B 2.8/120mm lens using ADOX CMS 20 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Misión San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo

17 May 2013 1 2 523
Misión San Carlos Borroméo del Río Carmelo, also known as the Carmel Mission is on the National Register of Historic Places and a U.S. National Historic Landmark. It was the headquarters of the original upper Las Californias Province missions headed by Father Junípero Serra from 1770 until his death in 1784. This image was shot from a Kiev 88C medium format film camera with a MIR-26B 3.5/45mm lens using Fujicolor Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Conjoined Sisters

03 Apr 2013 2 1 707
Although modern techniques now exist to separate these conjoined sisters, they have decided to remain together, their love for one another fast and true. This image was taken with a Kiev 60 medium format film camera with a Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Lens using Fujicolor Reala 100 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Show-Off

09 Sep 2012 4 650
Mirror, Mirror in your Kiev. Who's the prettiest one of all! This image was taken by a Kiev 60 medium format film camera and Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Lens using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Hen and Chicks

05 Jun 2013 3 702
Since I was first introduced to this common succulent as I child I have been fascinated by them. If they could communicate with us I believe they would exclaim, "Think Green"!! This photo was taken a Kiev 88C medium format film camera with a МС BEГA-26B 2.8/120mm lens using Fuji Reala 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Dapper Victorian

03 Apr 2013 3 620
One of my favorite houses in the Alamo Square Historic District of San Francisco, California. (Brought over from the other Photo website) This photo was taken with a Kiev 60 medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Flektogon 4/50 Lens using Fujicolor Pro 400-H film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Shrouded Columbia

26 Jun 2013 2 2 712
Shrouded and holding a broken sword, Columbia sits at the base of the James Garfield Monument, erected in memory of the assassinated president. This image was shot from a Kiev 60 medium format film camera with a МС BEГA-26B 2.8/120mm lens using Kodak Portra 400NC film (expired 2002), scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Conservatory of Flowers

26 Jun 2013 616
The oldest existing public conservatory in the western hemisphere, located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Opened in 1878. This image was taken with a Kiev 60 medium format film camera with a Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Lens using Kodak Portra 400NC film (expired 2002), scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Vintage Victorian

26 Jun 2013 4 644
Standing the test of time. This image was taken with a Kiev 60 medium format film camera with a Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Lens using Fuji Pro 400-H film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Organic Origami Flowers

30 Jun 2013 1 601
Here is the challenge, Origami Flower artists! This image was shot from a Kiev 60 medium format film camera with a МС BEГA-26B 2.8/120mm lens using Fuji Velvia RVP100, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Bucking Bronco

17 Jul 2012 2 519
A wild steed delighting children for many generations. This image was captured with a Kiev 60 medium format film camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitalized with Photoshop (relocated from a different photo site).

Corner House

26 Jun 2013 2 513
The corner masterpiece of a Victorian Row. Warning! Viewing the price tag could cause shortness of breath . . . This photo was taken by a Kiev 60 medium format film camera and Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Lens using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Sunny Side Up

03 Apr 2013 2 455
Sometimes being blue is not all that bad . . . This photo was taken by a Kiev 60 medium format film camera and Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR lens using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Aging Gracefully

26 Jun 2013 3 485
You want the piano on the top story? This image was taken with a Kiev 60 medium format film camera with a Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Lens using Fuji Pro 400-H film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

T-28 Trojan

23 Sep 2013 6 4 660
This aircraft was commissioned the same year that I was - and we meet now for the first time on the flight deck of the USS Hornet. This photo was taken by a Kiev 88C medium format film camera and МС BEГA-26B 2.8/120mm lens using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

F8U-1 Crusader

23 Sep 2013 4 2 774
An F8U-1 Crusader supersonic carrier jet fighter displayed on the flight deck of the USS Hornet in Alameda Naval Station. This photo was taken by a Kiev 88C medium format film camera and МС BEГA-26B 2.8/120mm lens using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Watch Your Step

23 Sep 2013 2 560
All Aboard!! This photo was taken by a Kiev 88C medium format film camera and ARSAT B 2.8/80mm lens using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Heritage Victorian Home

09 Nov 2013 2 549
A classic, well maintained home. This photo was taken by a Kiev 60 medium format film camera and Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

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