The Brownie Hawkeye *definitely* prefers black and white film. This is my second roll on this camera, with the same film-loading technique of using
hacked up 120 spools to fit in the 620 holder. The film is Ilford XP2 Super, which I'm really getting a taste for, despite being raised on HP5.
My favorite lab does C-41, and sends everything else out ... so I'm keeping local, where they know to expect the toy/old camera zaniness.
That first color roll showed me what to expect from the wacky lens. And it showed me that it's designed for simple snapshots, to record a get-together or an interesting place. So I was trying to center subjects, expecting the blur, not trying to "compose" a shot. But the black and white film just works *whey* better in this camera. (Justkristin's mom scolded me for putting color in it.) Serendipity.
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