Back in 1974, I added a set of (non-automatic) extension rings to my Topcon RE-2 SLR and my only lens at that time, a 58 mm f/1.8 RE Auto-Topcor — and started to explore macro photography. Most of the time I did b&w photography using Kodak Panatomic-X, Plus-X Pan, or Tri-X Pan film that I typically developed myself. I never had the equipment to create paper copies, though, so these films were resting in their sleeves for 35 years. I have now digitized many of these pictures, so for the first time I can have a proper look at my "artworks"! I wasn't good at bookkeeping in those years, so don't ask me about technical details like aperture, exposure time, even film type. Shame on me!
About the shot above: I like the "steely" look of these buds on a cherry tree in our garden, the "analog grain" that is impossible to obtain with a DSLR (there's software that can add "film grain" to digital photos, but I doubt you'll get the same result) — OK, if you look closely you may see that I used "digital de-dusting" ...
