No, I don’t mean a Russian version of 007, I mean photographic film designed by the Soviets for aerial surveillance, aka spy planes. I love playing around with different film stocks and this one is now made by the Ukrainian company Svema and sold by The Film Photography Project (https://filmphotographystore.com/ ) in handy rolls of 24 frames under the name Svema 64. It’s one of a number of Svema films they offer, but it appealed to me because of its low 64 ISO. I wanted to see if, given enough light, it would carry more detail than higher ISO films, and I was not disappointed.
The above examples are from the river walk in Georgetown, South Carolina, shot on a sunny day. I love the detail in the boats in the background of the top photo and the grasses in the background of the bottom one. The contrast is nice, not overwhelming but nice and crisp.
These above photos from the NC Ferry between Southport and Fort Fisher, also shot in full sun I also really enjoyed.
But my favorite is below. It’s the Kaminski House in Georgetown and it’s one of the few I shot that day with a lot of shaded areas. I wasn’t sure it would work, but cranked the shutter speed as low as I dared and fired away. It’s nice having an old mechanical rangefinder that has no mirror to flip up and down letting you shoot at 1/30th or even 1/15th of a second with not camera shake if you’re careful. I was amazed at how well this film handled all the dynamic range, letting details show well in highlights as well as shadows. I will certainly try this one again.
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