One Roll with The Mamiya RB67 | Velvia 50 | North Carolina

One Roll with The Mamiya RB67 | Velvia 50 | North Carolina

This area is mainly in Macon County, North Carolina - it’s where I grew up. So even if the photos didn’t all turn out as I’d hoped - it was still fun spending the day with a longtime best friend exploring places we didn’t really appreciate properly growing up.

Admittedly I’m not an expert with the Mamiya RB67 (or Velvia 50). But it is a fun medium format camera to use though I’m a bit slow to adjust to not having light metering inside the camera I’m using. All of these photos were metered with a phone app. Some were successful, some were not.

Velvia 50 of course is an E-6 slide film. When metered properly, it’s truly one of my favorite films to shoot with. That being said, for me, it’s always been a challenge.And as I knew I was going to be in a lush green environment, I had planned on using Velvia 50 for the saturation of greens.

I’d probably have to attribute my less than stellar shot selection to being in a bit too much of a rush. Not taking my time to compose better shots. In addition to the video above, I’ve posted the Velvia 50 photo examples below as well.

Sliding Rock (one person standing on rock was edited out for privacy concerns)

Sliding Rock (one person standing on rock was edited out for privacy concerns)

Honey Bees

Honey Bees

Cullasaja Falls

Cullasaja Falls

Dry Falls

Dry Falls

Cullasaja River

Cullasaja River

Nantahala National Forest - very over exposed

Nantahala National Forest - very over exposed

Cullasaja Falls

Cullasaja Falls

Portion of Cullasaja Falls

Portion of Cullasaja Falls

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

Mamiya RB67 + Ektar 100 & CineStill 50D in Rovinj, Croatia

Mamiya RB67 + Ektar 100 & CineStill 50D in Rovinj, Croatia

Kodak Tri-X 400 Comparison: 35mm vs Medium Format

Kodak Tri-X 400 Comparison: 35mm vs Medium Format

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