Monthly Archives: April 2008
The Blank Roll
It had to happen soomer or later. I thought maybe I’ll accidentally expose the film to light or get the development times wrong. Perhaps a dud developer or even film (does that even happen?). There had to be one roll that did not develop for one of those reasons. I never expected what actually happened [...]
Viewfinder Envy
For the last month I’ve been exclusively using film cameras, both rangefinder and SLR’s. Two days ago I took out my digital SLR to take some birthday pics and was shocked when I put my eye to the viewfinder. I had honestly forgotten how small that thing is and how poor the magnification was. Compared [...]
Teeth & Birthdays
I shouldn’t be surprised, one comes with the other. Tomorrow I turn 30 years old. Such a monumental birthday if ever there was one. No longer twenty-something, rather a whole decade older. What a fucking slap in the face. With old age (ok so I’m not that old) comes health problems and so today, as a [...]
Old School Film SLR Choices
Over the last few days I’ve been in a frantic shopping spree mood. I’m looking for a small SLR for general use. It has to be light and mostly, if not all, mechanical. I started my search with the iconic Olympus OM-1. The placement of the shutter speed selection is a part of the lens [...]