Pen D3 - long roll in half frame
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:28 pm
Finally got to roll’s end in the Pen D3. Half frame in this little camera is a pleasure, I should use it more often.
Took it first to the Candombe group street rehearsal. They do it at dusk; I shot a long series at 1/100, f/8.
They start by preparing the drums.
Beat is about to start!
The dancers are hard to get well, and this is where half frame helps - shoot a lot and select later. These two allowed for a dyptic.
They do all kinds of comical poses.
A few days later I visited the fishing boats dock. They were all well moored, waiting for a storm that came very strongly just a few hours after these shots. Wind was starting to blow hard, as may be seen from the ripples in the water.
Finished the roll taking advantage of a visit to Colonia del Sacramento. There is a hidden path right besides the lighthouse.
Old truck in the sun, collecting stickers as a prop for a restaurant menu.
Tourists in the old city
I had never shot 400 ISO film in half frame before. My concern about grain was unfounded. Development went OK in the old Rondinax tank, with home-brewed D-76 1:1.
The Zuiko lens is fantastic, although it takes slower film to let it shine.
Best thing: frame spacing allows for almost exactly two half frames between crossbars in a standard film holder for 35mm. Some patience needed, but it works.
Took it first to the Candombe group street rehearsal. They do it at dusk; I shot a long series at 1/100, f/8.
They start by preparing the drums.
Beat is about to start!
The dancers are hard to get well, and this is where half frame helps - shoot a lot and select later. These two allowed for a dyptic.
They do all kinds of comical poses.
A few days later I visited the fishing boats dock. They were all well moored, waiting for a storm that came very strongly just a few hours after these shots. Wind was starting to blow hard, as may be seen from the ripples in the water.
Finished the roll taking advantage of a visit to Colonia del Sacramento. There is a hidden path right besides the lighthouse.
Old truck in the sun, collecting stickers as a prop for a restaurant menu.
Tourists in the old city
I had never shot 400 ISO film in half frame before. My concern about grain was unfounded. Development went OK in the old Rondinax tank, with home-brewed D-76 1:1.
The Zuiko lens is fantastic, although it takes slower film to let it shine.
Best thing: frame spacing allows for almost exactly two half frames between crossbars in a standard film holder for 35mm. Some patience needed, but it works.
Really need to finish this 100 ft roll before it turns sour, which is a good incentive to keep shooting.