Yashica 44 Test Part 2
These are the rest of the images from my first roll through the Yashica 44.
As I explained yesterday (here) I did not load the film correctly, hence the scratch on many images – the second roll was loaded correctly and has no scratches.
The first shot above is an unintentional double, a risk that is always present with this camera as it has no lock if a frame has been exposed.
These buildings on Wharf Street often pull my attention because of the depth provided by the background building.
Below is a crop from the same shot to show how sharp the negative is.
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The old customs house on Wharf Street – with clear evidence of the deficiencies of my ad hoc scanning mask on the edges.
These arches leading out of Bastion Square often catch my attention as well.
I like how the Rerapan has dealt with a wide tonal range here.
Yashica 44, Rerapan 100, developed commercially, scanned at home.
burnt embers 
Very nice – particularly the second image.
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Thanks Lynn – I like that too – it looks even better in the negative – my scanning set up loses a bit of the sharpness. I have shot that view a few times, and likely will a few times more.
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All those repeating shapes are worth repeat visits!
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These frames continue to show what the Rerapan is capable of. I have a couple 127 cameras I enjoy shooting but have shied away from the Rerapan because I haven’t been excited about the results I’ve seen … until yours. Makes me more willing to give it a go.
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Hi Jim, my next post has most of the images from my second roll of Rerapan in the Y44. It is somewhat less satisfactory, a bit less contrast, but some of that can be attributed to lousy scanning by me, and some to the low dark cloudy conditions that prevailed with very flat low light.
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