On the 'things don't last as long as they used to' front:
I'm really into mechanical and older cameras. They last forever, they don't need batteries.
Having those cameras also mean having contacts with people who keep these cameras going. I talk to a very old Japanese man in Georgia about my Yashica; older people going into nursing homes have sent me their cameras so I can keep using them.
I really enjoy this aspect of mechanical cameras. If it doesn't work, open it up.
I"m convinced my Polaroid SX-70, which is supposed to be refurbished, isn't metering light very well. Even in super bright outdoors light, all of my photos turn out severely underexposed. My film was made in Sept 2024 and the whole experience has been kind of finicky. I'm wondering if it's a film problem or a camera problem.
Sunny(ish) Snowy Sunday Saunter
Photos made on December 8, 2024 using a Nikkormat EL with a Nikkor-S.C. Auto 50mm f/1.4 on Cat Labs X Film 320 Pro developed in Flic Film Black, White, and Green.
This is one of the best solargraphs I've ever done. I was really into it during the height of the pandemic. May need to build some more!
Using a soda(?) can and very expired Kodak Kodabrome paper...
March - April, 2021 (about 30 days)
Saône River, France
Hasselblad 501CM / CZ Planar 80mm / Kodak Portra 160
Skylight in Belfast, Maine.
Olympus XA-4 on Fuji-400
#believeinfilm #filmphotography #maine #fensterfreitag
Shot on #Kodak #Monochrome film, this is a strange window. Instead of looking out into a scene, it's a window into the local marina. As the tide rises the window is submerged and allows you to look into the water to potentially see fish! The rest of the time it's hardly worth looking through.
Hopefully a semi unique #FensterFreitag submission.
#Pentax Espio
#kodaktrix400
Lab Developed
Self Scanned
I often feel photographs of flowers aren't taken as seriously.
Fact - it is very difficult to photograph flowers well. To find visual balance among the clamour.
Poppies
Medium Format Film
Thinking about how the light bleed issue on this old Soviet camera produces photos that look like the SFX from a high budget Ed Wood movie. #BelieveInFilm #EdWood
Hey #believeinfilm friends,
Looks like Kodak shared a few new numbers with their sellers (Kosmo Foto reveals). Many of these numbers are the annual film price increases (to keep pace with inflation). Some of these increases are pretty steep, like +30% for Gold. But others are going in a different direction!
Details: https://www.analog.cafe/comments/snzw
Will you hoard any film this year?
The film version of my image Alleviate. I took this frame while exploring the #PNW coasts of #Washington and the #olympicnationalpark area.
I loved the way the sunlight was highlighting the edges of all the moss on these Alder trees. A beautiful display of #nature
Bronica SQA
#kodakgold200
Lab Developed
Self Scanned
@geoff_eg Very nice photo! May want to add #BelieveInFilm to this as well