"Deja vu"
Shreve and Lamb designed and built the Reynolds building in 1929 and won some awards. On this success they were given the job for the Empire State Building which was finished in 1931. Definitely some family resemblance.
Shot on Ilford hp5 plus 400 with Topcon Auto 100 #camera and 53mm f2 topcor lens
#photography #building #architecture #urbanphotography #NYC #wsnc #winstonsalem #NorthCarolina #newyork #topcon #beseler #Ilford #blackandwhitephotography #auto100 #topcor #film #lens
The last version of the 53mm f2 is all black, made for the black Beseler Auto 100.
#photography #lens #cameras #topcon #topcor #auto100 #seikosha #Japan #beseler
Railroad tracks in Winston Salem. In the back is the old smoke stack from R.J. Reynolds.
#photography #film #35mm #slr #topcon #topcor #auto100 #beseler #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
mid 60s advertising by Beseler for the Topcon Auto 100 (Topcon uni). beseler was the official importer of Topcon in the US.
#photography #topcon #auto100 #beseler #advertising #uvtopcor #topcor
Camel City BBQ Factory
I really like this one. The film grain enhances the concrete and cement look, and the window is reflecting on the street shaded by the building behind me.
#photography #urbanphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #winstonsalem #ccbf #bbq #NorthCarolina #topcon #topcor #tokyoKogaku #auto100 #35mm #slr #leafshutter #Ilford #hp5plus #film #believeinfilm
Tree over the wall.
Another black and white photo using the Beseler Topcon Auto 100. Film is Ilford HP5 plus.
#photography #urbanphotography #beseler #topcon #auto100 #ilford #hp5 #hp5plus #topcor #film #filmphotography #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite
The 1957 chevy belair up close. Once more, really nice grain.
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"Bumblebee"
Had to do it, the Beseler Topcon Auto 100 has the most wonderful sequence of mechanical noises. crank noise, press the shutter release and suddenly the Seikosha shutter closes, the mirror goes up, shutter opens to set aperture and closes after exposure time, then the mirror falls back in place to block the light and then shutter reopens. Reminded me of an autobot transforming... shutter leaf SLR...
#photography #cars #topcon #topcor #auto100 #beseler #tokyokogaku
And I have the manual. Not really needed, it is a simple camera. Just got to set ASA/max aperture, set aperture to auto and guess exposure time. Needle in the viewfinder should tell me if I'm in the ballpark.
But, I do have a black Beseler / Topcon Auto 100 leaf shutter behind the lens SLR from the late 60s that does take 625 batteries (just one even). The Auto 100 was like the Uni from Topcon, imported to the US by Beseler. Not sure how well it works, but I can spare a 24 exposure Ilford HP5 plus 400. looks pretty good in black!
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