I have a hard time paying good money for automatic cameras these days after the death of my Ricoh GR1, Nikon FE, and others, so 600 USD sounds a little steep for a premium compact film camera but…
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Contax G1 | SF LA NY | Provia 100F | Zeiss 28mm f2.8 Biogon
I sadly only shot 3 rolls on this Contax G1. After buying it at a high price and selling it at a low one, it turned out to be my most costly per-picture expenses at over 8 USD per photo. Ouch! I would also not…
Read MoreOlympus XA | New York
Here is a short roll from New York City. Most of it was shot from an apartment on the back end of Billionaires Row overlooking Central Park and down on 59th st. as the famed Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled by…
Read MoreNikon 35 Ti | New York
The Nikon 35 Ti is an advanced compact 35mm point and shoot camera first debuted in 1993.Today the Nikon 35 Ti is considered expensive by most at a cost of around 300 to 700 USD, but still thats…
Read MoreLomo LC-Wide Half-frame | New York & Germany
This is a special roll shot on my Lomo LC-Wide film camera in Half-frame mode. It documents my last days in New York and my first days in Germany after I moved to Europe. I had my Lomo LC-Wide…
Read MoreOlympus OM-2n | Los Angeles | Cinestill 800T | Zuiko 50mm F1.4 & Tokina 24mm F2.8
My first experience with Cinestill 800T ("T" for Tungsten) film was shooting a music video in a barber shop, the music video would be composed wholly of one roll of film images. I've shuffled the pictures…
Read MoreContax G1 | Joshua Tree | Revolog Kolor Film | Zeiss Planar 45mm f/2
I few weeks before a trip to Los Angeles when in Brooklyn I had met with Hannah and Michael from Revolog Film. They gave me a roll of Revolog Kolor and Revolog Texture 35mm film. I recently…
Read MorePentax LX | Yosemite National Park | Kodak Ektar 100
On my last trip to Yosemite National Park I packed a bit heavy, bringing along 4 film cameras including my all-time-favorite the Pentax LX with a wast finder attachment. The other three film cameras were…
Read MoreVoigtländer Bessa R3A | New York | Nokton 40mm f1.4
Rollei AFM 35 | New York | Ilford Delta 400
I must say I am not a fan of my own work when I shoot in black and white. I shot about 15 rolls in over 10 years and every single one of them I felt a yearning for color. Yes 15 rolls is pretty close to zero and…
Read MoreOlympus OM2n | LA NY | Tokina 24mm F/2.8 & Zuiko 50mm f1.4
People often suggest one the film cameras from the Olympus OM lineup as a good film camera for a first-time-user. I cannot disagree with that and I have done the same. It's small, attractive (maybe even…
Read MoreCanon Canonet QL17 G-III | New York
One Sunday afternoon I picked up a Canon QL 17 G-III at the Fort Greene Flea Market in Brooklyn for $30. The value in 2018 is about 100 to 140 USD so $30 was a great deal. The Canon QL 17 G-III is…
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