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Waiting for Griffin, 2012, by Reathel Geary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did You Know: The 500 Peso Note in the Philippines Features a Rolleiflex TLR

via Did You Know: The 500 Peso Note in the Philippines Features a Rolleiflex TLR.

 

Did You Know: The 500 Peso Note in the Philippines Features a Rolleiflex TLR 500peso1

Here’s an interesting photo trivia question: can you name any major world currencies that feature an image of a camera?

Answer: the old five hundred peso bill over in the Philippines. On the back of the original series is an image of a Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera!

The bill was first issued back in 1987 after the assassination of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. in 1983. Aquino is a national hero, and his son Benigno Aquino III is the current President of the Philippines.

The front of the bill features a portrait of Aquino:

Did You Know: The 500 Peso Note in the Philippines Features a Rolleiflex TLR 500pesofront

On the back of the bill is a collage showing Aquino at various points in his life. One of the portraits is of Aquino’s time as a journalist for The Manila Times. At age 17, Aquino was the youngest war correspondent to cover the Korean War for that newspaper (he would receive an award from the country’s president the next year for his work):

Did You Know: The 500 Peso Note in the Philippines Features a Rolleiflex TLR 500pesocloser

The portrait illustration shows Aquino writing on some paper with his right hand. At his left hand is a Rolleiflex camera. Look closely, and the brand name can be clearly seen across the front of the camera body:

Did You Know: The 500 Peso Note in the Philippines Features a Rolleiflex TLR 500pesocloseset

This particular bill design was replaced a few years ago with one that features Aquino and his wife on the front. Sadly, there’s no camera to be seen on the reverse side of the newly issued bills.

If you’re dying to spend cash that has a camera on it, head on over to the Philippines soon — the “Rolleiflex” 500 peso note is still legal tender, but only until 2014.


Thanks for sending in the tip, Tim!

Shooting polaroid using Rolleiflex… in fact, mamiya tlrs also can achieve this

Source: http://thefilme.com/content/index.php/sharing/editors-column/kevin/75-rolleiflex-x-instax-mini

現在拍攝即影即有,你可以用傳統的寶麗來相紙,也可以用富士的Instax系列。
富士Instax系列裡面,最受歡迎的當然是便宜的Instax Mini,
但是平常拍出來的相片,不用閃光會太暗,用了卻會爆光,而且出來的成像也不是十分幼細,
平常也只是用來拍攝紀念日的合照,但原來便宜的它,也可以拍攝出成像優異的相片,
當然使用的相機不再是Instax Mini,你需要的是一台Rollei的雙鏡反光相機,和一個年代比較久遠的配件-Plate Adaptor。

 

所需用具:

一台 Rolleiflex / Rolleicord 相機 (這次選用的是Rolleiflex 2.8F Planar)
一個 Rolleiflex / Rolleicord 用 Plate Adapter
一盒 富士 Instax Mini
一個 黑袋(或使用黑房)
一個 Lomography Diana F+(或LC-A)Instant Back /一台 富士 Instax Mini 相機(這次我們選用前者,更快捷)

Rolleiflex 的 Plate Adpator 原先是設計給當年使用濕板/單張菲林攝影的用家可以使用2.25″x3.5″的濕板/菲林去拍攝2.25″x2.25″的影像,
但現在已經很少廠商推出這個尺寸的菲林,現在我們便可以加以利用這個配件去拍攝尺寸差不多的Instax Mini。

1:把Rolleiflex/Rolleicord的原裝背卸下,換上Plate Adapter背。


(使用前要先把對焦屏配件卸下)

2:把Instax Mini相紙和Plate Adapter片夾放進黑袋內,在黑袋內把黑色保護紙和Mini相紙退出相紙盒。

3:先把Plate Adapter片夾後面的把手向外拉,轉成水平打橫鎖緊,把片夾的豆腐刀抽出,將一張相紙放進片夾內,
由於Instax Mini的感光方式與一般即影即有菲林不同,所以相紙需要反轉放進(黑色感光面向鏡頭),
相紙的藥包要放置在遮光絨布那一邊,影像出來的時候才會正常

否則將會出現以下效果:

相紙需要以上方的鐵片固定,才可以把豆腐刀放回片夾。

(若果你擁有多於一個Plate Adaptor片夾,可以一次過把相紙逐一放進片夾,方便使用)

4:把相紙黑卡放回相紙盒內,用以遮蔽未使用的相紙。

5:把片夾插上Plate Adapter背上,跟平常一樣對焦,構圖,上快門。

之後才把豆腐刀拔出,

把片夾後面的把手轉成垂直,使相紙可以移前,到達適合的焦平面。

如果沒有移前相紙,焦平面錯誤,出來的相片會全部錯焦,就像接下來的這張相片:

6:接下來當然是拍攝照片,構圖時記著兩側的畫面會被裁走,所以盡量把需要的構圖放在對焦屏中間。
(另外Plate Adapter也有對焦屏配件,相比機頂對焦屏能夠更準確構圖及對焦。 )

7:拍攝完後記得要把把手往外拉,轉回水平打橫鎖緊,把豆腐刀插回去,才可以移除片夾。

8:把拍攝完的片夾,以及Instax Mini相紙盒全都放回黑袋內,把片夾內的相紙都拿出,把黑卡退出來,
把相紙逐一插回相紙盒內,相紙擺放時要留意藥包方向然要靠吐紙那邊。最後把黑卡放回去。

9:把相紙放進Lomo設計的Instant Back/Fuji Instax Mini相機內,完全遮蔽鏡頭,用按鈕把相紙逐張推出便大功告成。

(步驟8-9也可以用滾輪代替,把相紙放在黑袋內順暢地把藥包向相紙頂部壓破,
但這個方法會有顯影不均及漏液的危險,建議使用步驟8-9)

等待相紙顯影完畢,你就會得到在Instax Mini相機上無法得到的散景與銳利度。
配搭不同的濾鏡或Rollinar使用,你更可以獲得更多變的構圖,把你的創意發揮在這小小的Mini上。

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