diff --git a/content/post/2023/07/finding-film.md b/content/post/2023/07/finding-film.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a81ea86f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/post/2023/07/finding-film.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +date: "2023-07-18T04:00:00-07:00" +title: "Finding Film" +tags: ["photos,film"] +categories: ["photos"] +image: "/photos/Film/000580530016.webp" +featured_image: "/photos/Film/000580530016.webp" +series: ["film"] +summary: "Retro Photography" +--- + +I was talking with a friend of mine who is into all sorts of things vintage (he is a trained archaeologist), and I mentioned that I had an old Kodak Brownie Starflex sitting around. He happened to have some extra expired color 160 film which the Brownie takes and offered it to me. While, I used to shoot lots of 35mm, I have never done any medium format photography. So, I figured out how to load the film, and I went to a local park to test the camera out. The following are the photos which I did not mess up (mainly, too close to the subject): + + + + + + +This prompted me to pull out my old 35mm gear. I have a pair of Minolta cameras, and X-7 and a STR-202. + +The X-7 was the first SLR I ever bought. The STR-202 has a reputation of being solidly built, and I found many examples of it still being heavily used today, even though it was built between 1976 and 1980. + +This set was from a roll of Kodak Color film I found in my STR-202 which I forgot to finish up about 10 years ago: + + + + + + + + + + + +My keeper rate was much higher. :) I have bought two new rolls of film, one color and one black-and-white. 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