Olympus Stylus + Kodak Gold 200

It seems like every New Years Resolution is to “Do __ More.”

Well, I hate making promises that I can’t keep, so I’m just putting film/ posts where my mouth is.

When you shoot film, there is the event of making the images, and then the time when you show the images/ edit/ scan etc. So I’m always in the past no matter when, I share it. Part of it is logistics of getting the film in the hands into the right people, then back to me, and editing and everything.

But, I am happy with some images that found their way back from my eye, to my hand, to the film lab, to me, and now to you.

Warmer Weather. Maine, 2018

Summertime Veggies. Tarrytown, NY. 2018

Ghost. Somewhere. 2018

Mamiya 6 + Kodak 400NC

Here are the first few shots off of my new to me Mamiya 6.

Shot on some expired Kodak 400 NC

Still working on a few bodies of work in the mean time, enjoy a few photos around my neighborhood, and my Loud and cute cat.

Everything is pretty much unedited, pulled straight from my epson scanner.

Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 115

This is another little camera I found at Goodwill not too long ago.First off, it worked without any problems. I put a battery in, and everything was firing properly. Thanks, camera gods. It has a zoom function and panorama function as well. I've never been into panoramic too much.
This camera is a grandchild of the original (much more desired) model, the Epic Stylus or Mju.

These images are all shot on Kodak Gold 400. I was pretty impressed with the quality of Images it produced.

1st take on the 14" of snow

The steps of the John F. Kennedy Museum in Boston, MA

Piermont, NY

The Red Rooster Brewster, NY

View of the homestead

Mamiya Universal

This was one of the first cameras I bought in 2016. After my beloved Mamiya C330 TLR hopped out of my backpack meeting its untimely demise, I had a suitcase full of medium format film and no cameras to use. Instead of selling the film off, I made a decision to purchase one from Japan. There were some issues with it, but I was able to repair pretty quickly.

Since this is one of my main camera setups, I'll most likely be sharing images from this camera in future posts.

New55 (scanned negative) shot in a converted polaroid 545 back

I presently have a love hate relationship with the camera because its heavy but makes gorgeous images.

Fuji NPS 160

Kodak 400 MC. Just outside my doorstep

My cat, 먼지 / Meonji. She passed away from a rare feline disease. This was one of the last images I made of her on my last sheet of New55. 

Kodak 160NC. Jeju Island

Dacora Digna + Cinestill 120 Alpha?!

I don't really remember where I found this camera. After arriving back in the US in january, I was digging through boxes and came upon this camera. I liked it because the lens collapsed into the body of the camera. Also, It's made out of aluminum, so its pretty sturdy. It has similar functionality to the Holga or Diana... Or any toy camera.  

A couple weeks ago... well let's back up a bit. Maybe a year ago, I funded a kickstarter. (when I had some extra dinero lying around) It was for the manufacture of medium format cinestill film. I hadn't shot it before, but If you're a company trying to make film, than I'm you're guy. I had a chance to shoot Cinestill50 a few months ago, and after that experience, I was even more pumped to get this kickstarter backed project rewards in hand.

The film tended to have a lot of weird things happen to it, such as static on the film causing some red streaks, which I've never encountered before, along with some other weird things. Since It's the alpha run, there are bugs being worked out. All in all, I'm really happy with this new film on the market.

Canon AutoBoy Tele

This is one of those cameras that have virtually zero value. But for me, finding cameras to sell is only a small component of finding cameras. This model, the Autoboy Tele in Japan and the Canon Sure Shot Tele/ Top Twin in the US. I thought this was a cool little camera.

I began testing it out at a wedding, I found quickly that it operated okay, but the gears that switched from Telephoto to normal were old and cranky, so there would be a loud high pitched screech as when I switched between the two.

It also had a date stamp feature that seems pretty antiquated, but possibly conceptually useful as a tool when making images. The lens reminds me a lot of the cameras I would use when I was a kid.

I shot a lot of different cameras while living abroad. (I lived in South Korea for the year of 2016.) Korea had a good supply of interesting architecture, and cheap cameras.

I guess I've been on a Kodak kick lately. This was also shot on some Kodak Gold 200. I tend to buy film that is expired, and I don't freeze or store my film in any particular manner. Maybe I'll add a photo of my current film stock in the future.

Olympus XA

I found this little camera in Tokyo. I was camera hunting for cameras, and I wasn't finding much things I was realistically interested in. Japan's camera market is amazing for vintage cameras, but they're all in superb condition. I tend to prefer the throw aways. Much like buying a fancy brand new, or perfect condition car; a perfectly pristine camera is typically wasted on me. I began collecting because I wanted to use the tool to make an image, not to sit on a shelf.

Intro: The Olympus XA

I decided to make a purchase in one of these shops into something, that I somewhat stumbled onto. I was looking at busted section of the store, and I was curious what camera this was, from the side it looked like a Minox camera because of the orange button. This camera has become one of my stand by cameras, so it may surface occasionally on this blog.

Anyways, onto the photos. Images Shot on some expired roll of Kodak Gold 200