Took some time off from baby sitting and spent a couple of hours with friends for a short shoot. Finally I can finish my test roll on the recent 35Ti I picked up … and as a matter of fact, I even got to finish another roll on it! Perhaps it’s because I’ve not been shooting film for a short while … my trigger-happy finger just couldn’t stop. 😀 Weather was crazy! It was so damn hot that we almost gave up shooting.
The first test roll was a roll of Solaris 400. I’m begining to like this film lots but it’s a little pricey.
With the 35Ti, now I’ve found a perfect ‘husband’ for the wider Fujifilm Klasse W that I sometimes find the 28mm lens not suitable for certain scenes. Now they can both work hand in hand … happily ever after.
The 35Ti has also this ‘panorama’ option … which actually done (commonly) through masking off the top and bottom part of the photo. I used to find it pretty silly (I can crop it myself!) but after giving it a try … I am finding it rather fun! This means I can frame my shots and leave them as they are instead of sitting behind the computer deciding how to crop them.
Next roll is a Fujichrome MS 10/1000 cross-processed. I love the yellow feel it gives and for those photos with red subjects … they simply pop! Gosh! Another film I fell in love with? Arghhh!!! I don’t remember my previous roll being this yellow but … ermmm … maybe due to different lighting?
Here are the shots done at Little India …
It was hell hot when we got there (after the Kranji War Memorial). We had to take a short break … grabbed some cold drinks (not beer!) and some snacks before we could continue shooting.
You will also see some shots from the hip that probably look like they came out of a LC-A camera. Haha! Well I guess I’ll need to work harder on shooting from the hip with this camera.
This is my favourite shot from this 2nd roll. It ain’t well focused … it ain’t sharp at all … but I love it!
After these test rolls, I must confess that I love this camera lots and lots! Really glad I bit the bullet and bought it and I don’t foresee myself letting it go in the near future. Next I’ll try loading a roll of black & white film on it and see how it goes.
So far, the only problem I have with this camera is the auto flash. I’ve not been able to set the auto flash off permanently, perhaps I should read the manual again and re-attempt at it soon. Without setting the auto flash permanently off, I’ll have to press a little button on the left side of the camera before I take a shot … just to make sure the flash won’t fire. Having the flash fire at the wrong time (eg. street shooting) might get me killed someday. Hahaha!
There are some clues about my next blog entry (perhaps in a day or two) found in a couple of photos above. Anyone can guess? 😀