The beauty of a rural Missouri small town is captured through the lens of a Pentax 645 medium format 120 camera and 45-85mm zoom lens. The film, Delta 400, adds a unique grain and character to the images, showcasing the power of classic photography techniques.

What do you think of Delta 400 and what is your favorite conditions to shoot it? Also, what are your thoughts on the Pentax 645 camera? Thanks for watching!

Do you ever get out of your hometown for random photography in rural areas? Helps that I have a job that requires travel, but what about you? Do you get out as often as you'd like?

Follow me as I shoot two rolls of Kentmere 400 pushed to 800 with my Pentax 645 medium format camera, developed in Cinestill DF96 developer in some backroads and small towns in rural Indiana.

I ran a roll of Lomography's Earl Grey 100 film through my medium format Pentax 645 camera with the 45-85mm f/4.5 lens on a bright, sunny late-afternoon. The results from this film were deep blacks, bright whites and nice, soft shades of grey.

I found the Earl Grey 100 to deliver a very nice gritty cinematic look, but I got quite a bit of grain that seemed a bit much for 100 speed film, however, that could be an issue with over-development on my end. Nonetheless, extra grain doesn't bother me personally, but I can't give an accurate account of the grain factor of this roll as a definite.

I would have expected this film to be more costly than it actually is, especially compared to other 'professional' films like Kodak Portra 160, 400 and 800 in either 35mm and 120 formats.

But to the contrary, as of this article, I can buy it locally for about $8.50 US, while Kodak Portra 160 is over $12. Even Ilford's own sister-black and white 'consumer grade' film FP4 is only .50 cents per roll less than the Delta 100.

What the manufacturer says:  “Delta 100, medium speed, exceptionally fine grain, black & white film. Ideal for uncompromising image makers who want to capture maximum detail and sharpness."

Without the Pentax K1000 and Yearbook/Newspaper class in my junior and senior years of high school, my entire life would have been on a completely different path. For better or worse, once my longtime buddy and classmate Brian Story taught me how to use the school's only camera (the K1000), and darkroom techniques, I was hooked for a lifetime!

The Pentax K1000 was the foundation of an entire life of photography. It's amazing how a little 6" piece of well built metal and plastic and mold a human life. It molded mine. It sent me on a path of creativity that, while absent at times, has always been a part of who I am.