Why Film?
In the age of digital photography shooting with film seems a bit silly, but film seems to be making a comeback. I own a Canon A1 that I bought in 1987 that I have dusted off and started using again. And only recently I acquired a Rolleicord Twins Lens Reflex (TLR) Medium Format camera that uses 6x6cm film. This camera was made in Braunschweig, Germany in 1955 and is a beauty. (Thank you Tyson)
But it didn’t stop there. I also picked up a pristine Nikomat (not Nikkormat) FT SLR. The Nikomat was made for the Japanese market between 1965-1967, whereas the Nikkormat was the same camera, but exported worldwide. This camera is solid and weighs just over 2lbs, more than my Nikon Z7ii mirrorless.
But then I wanted a Hasselblad but after missing out on a few eBay auctions, opted for the more affordable Mamiya RB67 weighing in at a hefty 5.5lbs. Here are just a few of the film images taken this year. All three film cameras are still loaded with film and I can’t remember what’s on them…part of the fun of shooting film.
I don’t have much in the way of answers for why I decided to pick up film again. Something to do? Something different to get the juices flowing? More than likely, for the fun of it. Remember waiting a week to get your photos back from the lab only to find out they all sucked? Yeah, it’s kinda like that. All of the color film images below have been taken on old expired film.
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