Analog film photography and cameras

Err.. half bust Gr1, Porta 400, no tripod. Set to full auto because viewfinder is bust.

Really like both of them, nice and moody.

Cheers!
I'm bloody over this working/UK Winter lark.
Need to pack my bag asap and get another bunch of holiday snaps to bore people with on instagram.

Yeah, I used to put out a zine BITD about this, there's some interviews with folks in there too.

http://cargocollective.com/colourtwelve

Towards the end of last year I was experimenting with technical alternatives to the Olympus mju-ii. This is straight out of the camera, shot with a Canon Sure Shot M which only costs £2 compared to the £45–80 it’ll cost you to buy the Olympus.

SOOC, Kodak Ultramax 400.

Holy cow thats good.

Meter in it really isn't too bad, and the lens had the right technical specs to give the sharpness I like. Plus the mju-ii zooms get bad flare, this is a prime and way cheaper than the mju-ii prime.

That said, still not found a compact to overtake the Yashica T4.

dogshot is really nice

technical alternatives to the Olympus mju-ii

Also investigating this. Just bought an Oly AF-1 Mini for £2
Looks like a cheap plastic version of mju1 - Pics to follow.

Anyone tried a Yashica minitec super or J?

Yashica minitec

^ I've not tried it but have wondered. The results out of the regular Minitec AF look good. A Mju 1 would probably make more sense.

It's pretty funny that Yashica T4s sell for way over their original RRP now, twenty years later. Perhaps Sony could let someone build them again (please).

I'd have a look at the Fujifilm Tiara / Supermini DL or Konica Big Mini / A4, both of which now go for less than a Mju II.

Some of the last zooms: Minolta (Riva?), late Nikon Lite Touch, Mju V etc give nice results. They have quite good lenses and exposure for flash stuff... and can be had cheap. They are just a bit horrible to use.

Big mini is also on my along with nikon light touch, and canon prima mini
I've had pretty good results with mju 1 though and would definitely recommend it for scene-tax-avoidance.

Does anyone want some kodachrome 25?

35mm or 120? Either way I'm interested!

Where would one get it processed now, since Wimbledon (Kodak) closed down years ago?

35mm. 4 rolls of it.

I got given it, and I'm not going to use it. It's been in a frost-free deep freeze for the past 30 years, so it should be immaculate.

How much are you looking for? Ninja edit: unless someone knows of some way to have it developed I'll probably give it a miss.

can cross process it, or develop t with B+W chemicals.

That 3M stuff was Ferrania made I believe.

#funfact

A few photos of places at night.

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Would anyone be interested in this lovely little Ihagee exa0? I saw it at a second hand market in Prague last week, and had to buy it because I couldn't resist the East German craftsmanship and the Zeiss glass, but realistically; I've got too many cameras, and it's just going to end up sitting on my shelf collecting dust if I keep it.
I've looked up the serial number, and as far as I can tell; it's a 1956 example of the original version of the exa0 (which is the simplified version of the exacta), which is the one too have (they made the later models (ie the exa1 onwards) more cheaply).
The lens is the Carl Zeiss 50mm f2.8 Tessar, which again, seems to be the version to have. It also comes with the original ever-ready case, which is a nice bit of debossed leather.
It's in lovely condition, without much visible wear (except the patina on the leather case) and all seems to work as it should, although it is untested. The lens is very clean, and the aperture blades move smoothly with no oil, but the focus ring does feel slightly sticky (although it does work properly).
It has the waist level finder, which is crisp and bright, and a fold-out loupe for focussing.

It's yours for £50 inc postage. The cheapest one, the same as this, on eBay is £69

In my opinion there hardly is such thing as "straight out of the camera" with film, as the way you / somebody else scans it already entails decisions about colour, sharpness, etc.

Nice picture though!
Just bought another roll of Ultramax myself; was pretty impressed by the first one I shot, might use this more often. It's hard to find here though!

Chiming in on "great compact cameras besides the overpriced Mju-II and T4", one of my favourite subjects -

Nikon L35AF and Yashica T3 all can be had for like 30 bucks in good condition, both have a top notch lens.
The Nikon is one that gives you a bit more options (backlight switch, ISO cheating, can use screw-in filters), the T3 is tougher / weather sealed, and has a (small) waist-level finder.
Both seriously recommended!

Yeah, I used to put out a zine BITD about this, there's some interviews with folks in there too.

cargocollective.com/colourtwelve

Awesome zine!!

Seems to be discontinued though?

I'm with ya on that one Tina name changer, the T3 has pretty much the same lens as the T4 and no "Terry R" tax. Mines being going strong for years, of course it's not quite the same when you need to take a new fb profile pic with you holding the camera up to one eye in one arm against a uniformly coloured wall but ya know, we can't all be individuals...

Yea I had them both and shot them alongside, couldn't say that images of one are better than the other, both are very very good.
The 3 is bulkier but I don't mind, just throw it in the bag.. with the 4 I was always worried I'll break it as it seems very fragile..