Analogue Tractor

Not run the tractor in a while, cos I’ve been painting it to spruce things up a bit. Lots still to be done, but I thought it would be a good first Analogue April subject, given it’s almost as old as the King Penguin camera that took the shot… The big white patch is from realising that the back case wasn't quite shut properly, and momentarily having to jimmy it slightly further open to then close it.

Definitely not the, erm, sharpest of lenses. But then this was old tech, even when it was launched, and at the budget end of the spectrum! And of course, I'm developing these at home, so my technique on that might not be the greatest!

iPhone shot for comparison in the extras (for all of the analogue shots taken during the onth, I tried to take a quick backup snap, but it's interesting to see the comparisons as well!)

Kershaw Eight-20 King Penguin (1950s)
Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO

Ilfosol 3 (11 minutes)
Ilfostop (1 minute)
Rapid Fix (5 minutes)