Film with Ferrania Solaris 100

Get your LC-A+ or LC-W today,

it is 20% off!! 

Don't miss the chance.

Recently tried with Nikon FE with Lensbaby Composer Pro Sweet 35.

I'm so pleased with the result. 

Same film put in the Nikon FE,

and in the LC-A+,

totally different result.

Before I see the result of Nikon FE,

I thought Solaris 100 is not that good.

But actually sometimes it depends on which camera you use,

and also the lighting condition.

Nikon FE, Lensbaby Composer Pro Sweet 35, Ferrania Solaris 100

LC-A+ RL, Ferrania Solaris 100

When using Nikon FE, I add EV +1,

that's mean I'm treating the film as ISO50.

Because actually when using Lensbaby,

the exposure is insufficient. 

After few tried, the best would be +1 EV or +1.3 EV.

When using in LC-A+,

treating the film as ISO50 will get over expose,

and end up too bright.

But try and error is not a problem.

Nikon FE with Lensbaby Composer Pro Sweet 35

I got my Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 sometimes ago.

This is manual focus lens, 

so to get a sharp and focused picture,

you will need some skill,

this is the problem of manual focus lens,

especially someone like me with spectacles. 

When I look thru the viewfinder,

and thought that the object is in focus,

but actually it is not, 

maybe 0.1 - 0.3m not in focus,

especially when using big aperture from f/1.4 - 4.0.

When I use DSLR last time, 

and I tried with manual focus,

I notice about this problem. 

I thought it is in focus, 

but it is not.

I don't know is it the problem with my spectacles,

or something else,

but I know it is hard to use manual focus.

I love Lensbaby,

but if Lensbaby with auto focus,

surely it will help me a lot to get the sweet spot.

Boom! Sweet spot! In focus!

Discover of the day

Today I thought I want to try the film that I bought, which is Ferrania Solaris 100. Then I open it, with full of excitement. But when I see it, WHAT!!!! A Lomo 100 film????!!!!

Now I know that Solaris 100 and Lomo 100 are the same film. But I bought Solaris 100 with higher price. So next time, just buy the Lomo 100. Save your money.

Ferrania Solaris 100 = Lomography Color Negative 100

How about Solaris 400 and 800?? I think would be the same too.

Discover of the day, and consider as shock of the day.

Yeah New FILM!

Look so familiar

WHAT!!?

Natura with Xpro 100

Natura with Xpro 100. Is it a good match? Natura with high ISO film is good, with low ISO film is a question mark. For sure, the color is not as soft as high ISO film. For me, I think is quite harsh.

Something about film

I just want to share some article about film. But the article is in chinese. So, if you can't read, please use google translate. Thank you

http://digiphoto.techbang.com/posts/759-which-film-portraits-the-most-appropriate-experience-sharing-with-a-small-percentage

The author compared those film that he used, such as Kodak Gold, Ultramax 400, Superia 200 and 400, Kodak Profoto and etc. Get your favorite film.

Sometimes you will ask why the color is different? Kodak give more yellow, Fuji more green, Agfa give another saturate, and so on. So, pick your favorite film to shoot.

Hello, Nikon FE

I got something new, something that new to me but old thing, that's Nikon FE. This is a SLR.

When people talking and looking at FM2, I got the FE. FM model is fully manual, which you need to choose the aperture and shutter speed. FE has some easy feature, it has AUTO, so just switch to your desired aperture, just leave the shutter speed to the camera. FE measure correct exposure by centre weighed metering, about 30%, not spot metering.

Will try this soon. Hello, Nikon FE

110 film is back!!

Lomography has launched their 110 film, Lomography Orca 110 B&W Film.

So, what is 110 film?? Normally in the market, you can get the 135 and 120 film. Those 2 are very common film in the market and most of the film cameras are using 135 or 120 film.

110 is a catridge based film format that introduced by Kodak in 1972. This is a miniaturized version of Kodak's earlier 126 film format. Each frame is 13 x 17mm.

Check out the link to know more about the Lomography Orca 110 B&W film.

To Pre-order this film, you can get this at the Lomography Online Store.

So,which camera that using 110 film?  I list down some of them.

• Minolta 110 Zoom SLR
• Pentax Auto 110
• Fujica Pocket 600
• Yashica Electro 110
• Rollei A110
• Kodak Instamatic 40
• Konica Pocket 400

Just that which camera will Lomography introduce soon? Refurbished old camera? Or fully new designed 110 camera? We will see.

Street view at Jimbaran Bali

Horizon Perfekt, Lomography X-pro Slide 200

Bali's street view is unique.

Small lanes, walkways, small roads, narrow roads,

houses in the lanes,

deep deep in the lanes,

difficult to locate if you really don't know the location.

I love it.

The view, the street, the building,

the architecture, the designs,

everything about it.  

DX Coded Film

Fuji Natura Classica only accept DX Coded film. What is DX Coded? I don't really know before this, because LC-A+ and Horizon Perfekt don't care about it. Finally I know what is DX coded film.

This is how you read the code. You can see the silver and black at the film cartridge. So, it tells the camera what ISO is it, and how many frames does the film has.

Credit to http://www.oocities.org/yosemite/2131/dx-code.html

Fuji Natura Classica only switch on NP mode (natural photo) for ISO 800 and 1600. So, maybe can use ISO 400 film, and change the black area on the film cartridge, to cheat the camera that it is ISO1600 film. Then tell the lab to push the film for 2 stops. I think it is possible.

Why do so? Because ISO1600 is so expensive!!! which will cost RM35 per roll. I will test about it.

This is a disaster!!

Because forgot to close windows, 

and then a super heavy crazy storm rain. 

My PC!!! My scanner all get wet!!!!

 

Lesson learned.

OMG! I dropped Ricoh KR-5 Super on the floor!!

Such a bad bad luck, 

I dropped Ricoh KR-5 Super on the floor.

I only loaded the second roll of film into it.

Luckily still function, 

but the lens, 

35-70mm lens, 

rotate zoom in and out not as smooth as before,

seem like maybe the mechanism not align,

or maybe some corner break.

Still able to rotate from 35 to 50mm,

But it's difficult to turn to 70mm.

Well, I need to find another lens to replace this.

After I searched in eBay,

it's difficult to get 35-70mm lens.

Not expensive,

maybe will get 50mm lens.

Hope that one day will get back 35-70mm.

Information about Kodak's Reorganization

On January 19, 2012, Eastman Kodak Company and its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 business reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The business reorganization will enable Kodak to bolster liquidity in the U.S. and abroad, monetize non-strategic intellectual property, fairly resolve legacy liabilities, and enable the Company to focus on its most valuable business lines.

Non-U.S. subsidiaries are not part of the filings, are not subject to the Court proceedings, and are operating as usual.

Kodak and its U.S. subsidiaries intend to continue normal business operations during the reorganization, and throughout the process:

• Continue customer programs;
• Provide employees with their usual wages and benefits; and
• Honor all post-petition obligations to suppliers in the ordinary course.

A U.S. Chapter 11 proceeding is a legal mechanism that generally focuses on the preservation and reorganization of ongoing operating companies. The process will allow Kodak to continue normal business operations while we accomplish our objectives and emerge a profitable and sustainable enterprise.

Kodak aims to build company that will be successful in the marketplace – and a positive force in the communities we call home.

Additional information can be accessed from the links along the left side throughout this site.

Oh Kodak Kodak, feel sad to see this, GIANT in the market before,

Hope that I still see Kodak's films in the market.

T-Max, Elitechrome, Ektar, Ultramax, 

are all my favorite. 

After I saw the LomoKino

Wow, quite an amazing product.

Last time, it was Super 8,

now, it is Super 35!

I never tried this product,

and I don't have a chance to try this,

I'm not the chosen one to test this.

So, I got few questions in my mind.

This LomoKino does has a hot-shoe.

Mean you can use flash.

But let's say,

3-5 frame per second,

means that flash 3-5 times per second?

I don't think it is possible.

I want to try first.

One thing that will freak me out for post-production,

is to scan the film!

144 frame in 36 exposure.

Sometime it take more than an hour to scan 36 exp,

of course, with 2400 dpi.

I can speed up the process,

but I don't want to reduce the resolution of the picture.

144 frames, wow, 

I feel dizzy.

Luckily, the price is acceptable,

I mean, so much worth of it.

I don't know will I get this or not,

maybe, 

just maybe.

The LomoKino

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
The Lomographic Society Proudly Presents

The LomoKino - Super 35 Movie Maker

Lomography in Motion: Take the next step in Lomography with the first camera that makes your Lomographs move on any kind of 35mm film
Unique Art: Become the director of your very own LomoMovies and produce unique and precious pieces of movie art by simply winding a crank
True Gadget: Irresistible design and unlimited creative possibilities will make gadget lovers’ hearts pound faster
LomoMovies Online: Upload, watch and share your very own LomoMovies on www.lomography.com

Lomography in Motion
How great it must have been to witness the first pictures as they started to move or to see the Lumiere brothers amazing the crowds with their very first short films. After over 200 years of movie making, million-dollar-special-effects, big scale film studios and endless Hollywood dramas, we give you the chance to return back to the roots of movie making and witness the very first steps of moving Lomography. The LomoKino allows you to become a director yourself and capture Lomographic movies on 35 mm film of any kind: no sound, no special effects, no post production – just simple Lomography in motion.

Unique Art
To become a true LomoMovie director, just simply wind the crank of the magic box to capture 144 shots on one roll of 35 mm film - which makes 36 to 48 seconds of LomoMovie. You can use any kind of 35 mm film for different effects: Slide film, colour negative, redscale or B/W. After developing the film, spool it into the specially developed LomoKinoScope and watch your Lomographs moving over and over again. What sounds very simple produces a unique piece of art which can either stay in your hands only or can be given as a special present to somebody who really deserves it. Show your sweetheart how fast your heart is really pounding or capture a flying birthday cake for your grandma who will feel catapulted back in time.

True Gadget
A wise man once said “form follows function” – naaaah – we like to say “form follows motion” and that’s why we designed this camera to become a true gadget. Its irresistible design takes you straight back into the time when people left the audience screaming because a locomotive was speeding towards them on a movie screen and the movies were still a true business without special effects. It comes in a package either alone or with the LomoKinoScope, one film canister and a marvelous book. Its creative possibilities are so diverse that not even we can tell the limits. It’s up to you, gadget lovers, to take this baby in your hands and explore what movies used to be like the Lomographic way!

LomoMovies Online
Unlike the very first filmmakers we can call a powerful tool our own: the internet! Linking the simple technology of the LomoKino with our website, enables you to upload, watch and share your own LomoMovies. To give you a taste of the special LomoKino aesthetics and the sheer endless creative possibilities, we asked filmmakers from around the globe to create their own LomoMovies. Visit our website to get some inspiration and start shooting your first LomoMovie!

www.lomography.com

Technical Details
Film type: all kind of 135 roll film
Lens: 25mm
Exposure area: 24mm x 8.5mm: 144 images/film
Continuous Aperture: f/5.6 - f/11
Shutter: 1/100
Hand cranked: approx. 3-4 fps, 36-48 sec. movie per roll
Film counting: volume display
Focusing: (normal) 1m~infinity,(press button for) 0.6m close up
Tripod mount: yes
Retail price: tba

WHAT THE HELL IS LOMOGRAPHY?
http://www.lomography.com/about

The Lomographic Society International is a globally active organization dedicated to experimental and creative snapshot photography. Boasting over a half-million members across the world, the concept of Lomography encompasses an interactive, vivid, blurred and crazy way of life.
Through our constantly expanding selection of innovative cameras & photographic accessories, we promote analog photography as a creative approach to communicate, absorb, and capture the world.
Through the efforts and skill of our Lomographic Society members, we seek to document the incredible planet around us in a never-ending stream of snapshots – literally a global “Lomographic” portrait as seen through the eyes of countless individuals and cultures.

The Future is Analogue!