Today was a good day of medium format photography. It's a been a long time that I've wanted to be able to say that, and now I can, thanks to my low-budget Mamiya M645 and Mamiya 55-110mm f/4.5 zoom. The camera is a basic model, and easy to operate. Fortunately, the levers, buttons, latches, crank and shutter all work as expected, and the lens is tact sharp.

I shot two rolls of Kentmere 100 on a day featuring dull, grey skies. This didn't stop me, however, as I had the urge to burn through these rolls and test the camera and film, and get them developed all in the same day in Cinestill DF96 Mono Bath (no fixer required). This, regardless of the actual photos, was a success.

I take my Minolta SRT101 into an urban area of Indianapolis, Indiana with a roll of black and white AristaEDU 200 film that I hand developed at home after the shoot.

I also use a 28-80mm Minolta lens, as I find the flexibility of a zoom in urban areas worth the potential loss of glass quality. It's film people, who cares how 'perfect' it is!? One of my most enjoyable experiences with photography usually comes from film, although I enjoy and work a lot with digital, it's the film process/developing/scanning that I find very fulfilling.

Street Photography Point-of-View 33 continues our first outing of the 2021 season, which we step up by adding a second GoPro 7 Black to the photowalk, giving even more visual aid to viewers learning how to use Snap Focus and the other many features in this Ricoh GR III Review video, including camera techniques, tips and street settings for any camera.

Snap focus on the Ricoh GR III allows you to set a focal length and not worry about focusing on your subject, making it the perfect camera for Street Photography, or just walking around snapping photos. You can purchase this camera, or any of the accessories in the description section of my Youtube videos.

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Independence Day 2020 was dampened by lockdown restrictions and a ban on public gatherings for fireworks displays, so that naturally kept most people out of Indianapolis on this Saturday. Fortunately there were enough folks out, including a guy trying to sell me a Leica, on payments, and a very patriotic moment with some armed forces members, that I was still able to come away with a video full of photos from my Ricoh GR III.

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Ricoh GR III Street Photography Point-of-View #7 takes us through the urban streets of downtown Indianapolis while I ask strangers if I can take their pictures. This is the best way to do street photography as it allows you to compose the shot, capture the personality in the subject's eyes, and possibly gain a follower, client, or even friend.