A roll of Neopan 1600 was stuck in my good ol’ Nikon FA for the longest time. After scanning these shots, I realised that some of them were from a long time back … when I was having some pints of icy cold Guinness at an Irish bar during the afternoon (yeah … it felt like a blackout when I stepped outta the pub). I left that roll fermenting in the camera until lately when I bought the pancake Nikon 45mm f2.8P lens and wanted to test drive it. These photos were taken with both the Nikon 45mm and also a CZ 50mm f1.4 lens.
The thing with this camera is that it doesn’t have that little window at the back to let us peep at what film was loaded (or was any film loaded) and so due to my old fading memory … I opened up the back (and screamed some 4 letter word) … to realise that there is a roll of Neopan in it! Damn! Thus some of those shots went dead but fortunately the surviving ones are of quite a good number. Phew!
I just found some time to scan these a while ago after coming back from a short chat with friends over some beer. I’ve some meatballs cooking in the kitchen while I’m typing this … so I’ve to keep it real short and make a dash back to finish cooking dinner.
I seldom shoot black & white film because if the trouble of having to run to the lab twice (I usually get my colored rolls developed and collected in an hour) but then … suddenly I’m very much inspired to shoot more b&w film. Like what many has told me … there ain’t nothing that can replicate the feel that’s produced by ‘real’ (ie. not those C41 ones like BW400CN) b&w film. I couldn’t agree more.
You probably realise that most of these shots were either taken during booze sessions, eating sessions or when I’m out having fun with Fitzand at the toy museum. 😀 I love having photos like these that reminds me of the good times (not that there ain’t good time anymore) and make me smile (or thirst for a pint of cold beer).
I’m very happy to see the results from this roll after a disaster-struck roll on my Holga WPC. Now I’m tempted to stock up a couple rolls of b&w film for my Tokyo trip next week. Hmm … or should I stock up the film when I’m there? I’m a little very afraid to step into the camera shops there!
