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Artist & photographer Alan Campbell’s bag
I reblog this because I like Alan’s art and how he incorporates photography and writing. Also because Japan Camera Hunter is an informative source for anyone interested in film or cameras.I had this little feature about me published today - http://japancamerahunter.com/2012/04/in-your-bag-106-alan-campbell/
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Film cameras in Busan
I made just a quick reconnoitre there today - will go back again soon. I saw some nice cameras though. A Nikon F - first model with a Photomic prism; Leica IIIf with an Elmar lens, another with a Summar; Leica IIIg - a real beauty with a Summaron. Also M3, M6 & an ugly duckling M5. Also a CL and a Minilux. Contax T2… and that’s just the 35mm stuff.
I won’t even tell you about the Fuji 6x17 and a lovely heavy Rolleiflex SLR. The students I saw buying boxes of Velvia 4x5 however rate a mention. Two young girls bought a box each. I tried to engage them in conversation but our mutual knowledge of each other’s languages didn’t quite mesh. good to see interest in large format.
Whew! There’s lots of film activity here! Can’t wait to get to Seoul.
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B&W Film processing in the tropics.
Twenty minutes ago I took a one litre bottle of fixer out of my fridge. It was about 4 degrees C. I sat it on top of the fridge to warm up while I went and mixed up the developer and loaded the film on a spiral, reminding myself in the process how much I dislike 35mm film - give me 120 any day.
I just checked the fixer. It is now 25C. A 20 degree Celsius rise in temperature in just 20 minutes just in the ambient air.
I think I should be processing C41…
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Interesting. I think I might make some orders. I need to stock up on T-Max 8x10 sheets.
With the looming price increase, a 25% jump on all Kodak products, there were several people in Yodobashi Camera tonight stocking up now to save money later. I chatted with Shinya Arimoto about this earlier in the day- he suggested to offset the increase by shooting 25% less- instead of taking four shots of something only take three. He laughed and said that this is probably impossible though. Arimoto shoots a lot of Kodak film (T-Max) and like me uses Kodak HC-110 to develop his negs. Unlike me however, he orders his 20 bottles at a time.)
Keep in mind the people in the image above are not ”hoarding” out of fear that all Kodak films will disappear tomorrow. Kodak says that their film business is profitable. Let’s hope it stays that way.
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