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"When I get older, I will be stronger, they'll call me freedom, just like a wavin' flag..."
The thought of being given an assignment, told to get these 5 or 6 places at certain times. Backpack full of various camera gear, lenses, filters, rolls of 35mm color and b&w film, a couple camera bodies. A pair of running shoes, a watch, and knowledge of the landscape of the city. My heart races at the thought of the rush to the head that one can get when you have to make the clock, get the shot, be in the right place at the right time. It's a perfectionist's nightmare. But if I had that opportunity, I don't think I would have it any other way. The thought of seeing someone of importance come out of a building and dodging people as you run up that sidewalk and dropping to your knees and pulling out a camera and lens, snapping it into place, and focusing in on your topic is very exciting to me. Where football might be a rush for some folks, the thought of getting those shots that land your work in the pages of history, drool.
Shooting a roll of film is like going back to your roots. It's an addiction. It's a passion. It's like a counterculture that focuses on clinging to one's roots and tradition.
I like to write and I like to draw, but my heart is looking through the eyepiece of a 35mm film camera. Digital is great and it's taught me a lot, and allowed me to learn from mistakes, but in reality, my heart is still in 35mm b&w film. I'm pricing out vintage equipment, Nikon, Canon, Leica (hahaha, I WISH!). My father has an AE-1 which is pretty sweet, but that was the first camera that had an electronic processor in it. If I am going back to film, I want to go completely analog, completely stock, completely mechanical.
I was pricing a couple old Soviet era film cameras which are readily available for a really cheap price through various sites. Why an old Soviet camera? No, not for the novelty, heck no. The two that come to mind at the moment are Zorki and FED. The Zorki is a Soviet copy of the highly prized Leica M3 Rangefinder cameras, which are valued for their quality and design, and can run roughly $2-4k. While the Zorki is no Leica, it is also a rangefinder, which means that it determines the range of the subject you're shooting pics of, and helps to focus it. I'd also like to get a Holga, since they are cheap and fun, lol.
Okay, I can't multitask, so I am gonna go do something else now.
Peace.
-N
The thought of being given an assignment, told to get these 5 or 6 places at certain times. Backpack full of various camera gear, lenses, filters, rolls of 35mm color and b&w film, a couple camera bodies. A pair of running shoes, a watch, and knowledge of the landscape of the city. My heart races at the thought of the rush to the head that one can get when you have to make the clock, get the shot, be in the right place at the right time. It's a perfectionist's nightmare. But if I had that opportunity, I don't think I would have it any other way. The thought of seeing someone of importance come out of a building and dodging people as you run up that sidewalk and dropping to your knees and pulling out a camera and lens, snapping it into place, and focusing in on your topic is very exciting to me. Where football might be a rush for some folks, the thought of getting those shots that land your work in the pages of history, drool.
Shooting a roll of film is like going back to your roots. It's an addiction. It's a passion. It's like a counterculture that focuses on clinging to one's roots and tradition.
I like to write and I like to draw, but my heart is looking through the eyepiece of a 35mm film camera. Digital is great and it's taught me a lot, and allowed me to learn from mistakes, but in reality, my heart is still in 35mm b&w film. I'm pricing out vintage equipment, Nikon, Canon, Leica (hahaha, I WISH!). My father has an AE-1 which is pretty sweet, but that was the first camera that had an electronic processor in it. If I am going back to film, I want to go completely analog, completely stock, completely mechanical.
I was pricing a couple old Soviet era film cameras which are readily available for a really cheap price through various sites. Why an old Soviet camera? No, not for the novelty, heck no. The two that come to mind at the moment are Zorki and FED. The Zorki is a Soviet copy of the highly prized Leica M3 Rangefinder cameras, which are valued for their quality and design, and can run roughly $2-4k. While the Zorki is no Leica, it is also a rangefinder, which means that it determines the range of the subject you're shooting pics of, and helps to focus it. I'd also like to get a Holga, since they are cheap and fun, lol.
Okay, I can't multitask, so I am gonna go do something else now.
Peace.
-N