Film Photography with a MamiyaFlex TLR

Over the weekend a local historical museum hosted a photography event where they would walk people through the basics of film photography using old medium format cameras.  Having never shot film before, I jumped at the chance and it prompted me to clean up my Grandfather’s old MamiyaFlex Automat A TLR that shoots 120 roll film.  The pair of people leading the event were great and knowledgeable about both photography and the use of the historic cameras as well.  During the event, I shot a roll of Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Black and White film and a roll of Kodak Portra 400.  While I won’t have the film back for another month or so, here are some shots of the camera I used and images from the Pixii A2572+ rangefinder that I used to try and meter the scene and visualize shots.  The location was West Overton Village just outside of Scottdale, PA.  If you are ever close by, it is worth a visit.