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I actually fell down a small film camera hole recently. I almost never dig out my old DSLR anymore, but I'd always admired Kodak Kodachrome photos[1]. While rea
by cwal37 7y ago
I actually fell down a small film camera hole recently. I almost never dig out my old DSLR anymore, but I'd always admired Kodak Kodachrome photos[1]. While reading something about the film I saw a reference to fujifilm velvia[2]. Not the same, but also a color reversal film and nice for nature/landscape photography which I enjoy. This led me to purchasing a Canon EOS 3. You can find one for only a couple hundred bucks, they work with EF lenses, are pretty solid in design/construction, and have quite a few features I didn't expect from a film camera that first started production at the tail end of the 90s.
Now I take the EOS 3 out specifically and only with a prime 35mm lens. The more methodical way I think about taking pictures is a nice contrast to taking a whole bunch of shots with smartphone or DSLR and then heavily curating afterwards. I just wanted a different feeling from taking photos and it's been quite fulfilling in that respect. Although breaking the habit of looking down at the back of the camera has been quite difficult.
[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/color-photos-chicagos-rail-yards-1940s/571924/ https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/color-photos-chica...
[2] https://www.flickr.com/groups/29949065@N00 https://www.flickr.com/groups/29949065@N00
- mauvehaus 7y agoThose photos from The Atlantic are phenomenal; thank you for the link! I would love to know how he got #14 [0]. Slide film (as you're no doubt aware) has relatively little exposure latitude compared to print film, meaning it's a hell of a trick to get both the inside of the tower and the trains in the yard outside exposed properly. You can see the issue pretty often in real-estate photos. Photos featuring the inside of the house with a window usually have the window way blown out because there's so much more light outside than inside. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/color-photos-chicagos-rail-yards-1940s/571924/#img14 https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/color-photos-chica...
- cwal37 7y agoGlad you liked them! They're in the Library of Congress, so you can get high quality digital copies from their website for free[0]. Yeah, the shots are really great and well beyond my personal ability for sure, particularly given the less advanced metering options he would have been working working with. Great learning examples though. [0] https://www.loc.gov/photos/?fa=contributor:delano,+jack%7Clocation:illinois%7Clocation:chicago%7Conline-format:image&sb=date https://www.loc.gov/photos/?fa=contributor:delano,+jack%7Clo...