The Analogue Corner
Shooting Film — Lubitel 166B x Lomography Lady Gray 800
My experience with something new
Today I want to talk about my first experience with both the Lubitel 166B and the film I used: the Lomography Lady Gray 400 iso; a black and withe negative film that I pushed at 800 iso.
So let’s begin with the camera
After a Lomowalk, I attend in London where I used a 120mm LC-A I fell in love with this format.
Before that, I had never shoot with other films than 135mm.
I choose the Lubitel 166B because it was a great compromise between quality and price: as the lens is in glass, the image result is pretty sharp.
It’s all manual — other points — from the aperture to the shutter speed.
And the most exciting part you can take double exposure with it!
Personally, the only down part is the absence of a light meter, but you can quickly fix with your phone or an exposure mat (which was my choice).
Another thing to take in mind is that the picture you see through the viewfinder is the opposite from the reality: the left is the right, the up is the bottom and vice versa! That’s pretty common with the two lenses camera as the Lubitel, so it is not a negative thing. But it is something you need to keep in mind! I struggle a little bit, only for the first three picture, after that you get pretty used.
Finally, the last thing I think is essential to mention is that the back is pretty loose — maybe only my camera has this problem — so if you are not too careful, the camera will open, and all the film will be exposed! As a solution, I decided to use some masking tapes!
Let’s talk about the film!
The Lomography Lady Grey 400 is a great film! I decided to push it one steps. Not because it was too cloudy, but because I love to experiment with film photography!
I like the Lady Gray, is contrasted and the black is black. At the same time, you can get a lot of details, both in the shadow and in the light.
The shooting experience was refreshing
I didn’t find any difficulties with the new camera!
You can see how I still have detail in the shadow, also if the pictures are contrasted!
Yes, I’ve just started a Youtube Channel, as one of my goals for this month!
