Testing the Bencini Erno: from 52Rolls
Normally I reblog my 52Rolls.net posts but for some reason I can’t do that with this post, so I am republishing the first part. To see the full post with review of the performance of this camera click here.
Today’s post comes from a Bencini CMF Erno that I recently got with a bag of 35mm cameras. I have written a detailed illustrated post about this camera that has been published on my blog at the same time as this one, you can find it here. The Erno is a 6×9 120 film folder, pretty much as simple a camera as there is. Were it made of plastic it would fall in the “toy camera” category, whatever “toy” really means. It has a single aperture of f10.5, a “B” (bulb) setting and an “I” (instant) setting of about 1/30th second. There is no way to attach filters, to the very simple aplanatic lens. The only control over exposure is the choice of film and then the time of day one shoots.
I chose a long expired (Nov 1997) roll of Ilford XP2 because of its fantastic tolerance for different exposure values. The spec sheet for Ilford XP2 Super (the successor to the film I used) says that while it is rated at ISO400 it can be shot anywhere from ISO50 to ISO800 without adjusting the processing. Metering on a cloudy day with bright patches suggested my ideal film for this camera at that time was ISO200 so the XP2 seemed perfect. And I had some in my fridge.
Continue to full original post at this link.
52 Rolls Project roll: 2016-3 Bencini CMF Erno, Ilford XP200 400, expired Nov 1997, commercially processed, scanned at home.
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Three
It was my granddaughter’s third birthday last week.
Happily she came down island to have her birthday with us!
She asked for strawberry cake which was made by her mother and grandmother (it was excellent).
A bit of practice was necessary to blow out the candles.
Surely there can be nothing more satisfying than blowing out all the candles and watching the smoke rise.
Bencini C.M.F. Erno
This Bencini C.M.F. Erno folder came in a bag of 35mm film cameras I bought a few weeks ago. The Erno appears to be quite rare, if the internet can be relied on. And this one seems to be a previously undescribed variant of the few others that I can find reference to. For that reason I have presented lots of detail about the camera. I have run a roll of film through it, and include one image in this post – all the images are in today’s 52Rolls post at Testing a Bencini C.M.F. Erno
The Erno shoots 6×9 cm negatives on 120 film. It has a single aperture of f10.5, a “B” (bulb) setting and an “I” (instant) setting that appears to be about 1/30th second. The aplanatic lens has a focal length of 105mm and seems very simple though there might be more than just one piece of glass, separated by air. The bellows have only one position when extended so the camera is fixed focus. The viewfinder rotates for landscape and portrait orientations but is small and difficult to use, even though this one is still quite bright. There are tripod mounts for both landscape and portrait orientations, and an inlet for a cable release to fire the shutter. The shutter release is on the top right of the lens when holding the in portrait mode and works well in that orientation. In landscape mode it is difficult to press the shutter all the way.
It’s Stupid
Here is another view of Chemainus, following from an earlier post.
Obviously, this shot is about colour, and not a lot more.
This was part of ‘the snack shack’ which was closed for the season.
I have no proof if they serve good food, or bad.
However, if their palate is as discerning as their palette, then it’s either hot, or stupid.
Your choice.
Lakeside Winter
Shot near Lake Cowichan, this is the setting for the leaves of a few days ago.
In fact you can see them in the upper left of the photo below.
Are you are wondering what the heck that person is doing?
The Walls of Chemainus
We were in Chemainus recently, which is a small waterfront town north of Victoria on the east coast of Vancouver Island.
It is known for the dozens of murals that decorate the walls in town, and otherwise for many brightly coloured buildings.
On this roll I only photographed one mural, and a few buildings.
Perhaps I am a bit perverse, but I like the plain simplicity of the wall in the bottom photo as much as any of the ones with murals.
There are other rolls, shot on three cameras in total as part of testing those cameras.
The remainder of Chemainus images from this roll will show up in a post about those cameras as a comparison with a known high quality point and shoot (is there a better really small film point and shoot than the mjuii?)
Cut Off At The Knees
Gotta feel for that poor chair in the alder wood pile.
Though, it kind of looks like it might be in service, perhaps as some kind of saw horse or something.
This too is part of the second roll shown in Recording Studio.
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