In the final analysis, is the Lomography Belair a camera worth owning ? As I emphasized in Part 3 of this review, much depends on your expectations and needs. As for me, the answer isn’t as cut and dried as I thought it would be when I started my evaluation. Continue reading
Snow at Tower Point CRD park, Metchosin, BC.
(Camera: Olympus 35ED; Film: Kodak T-Max 100)
It’s been a mild one so far here in Victoria. Only a few sub-zero (Celsius) nights and no snow as yet. But it’s only February. We’re not out of the woods (hah!) yet.
One man's dawn is another man's dusk. Guanacaste province, Costa Rica.
(Camera: Horizon 202; Film: Kodak Ektar 100)
These are interesting times, no question about it. A New World Order has emerged and continues to evolve as one technology eclipses another. Much of the analysis has been focused narrowly on the hardware, but in fact, it’s really only the “software” — the human component — that matters. A camera is just an inert hunk of plastic, metal, and glass, until someone picks it up and takes pictures with it. As always, it’s what we do with the machinery that determines its artistic utility and, ultimately, its value. Call it a vision thing. Continue reading
Shot yesterday at Gordon's Beach near Sooke, BC.
(Camera: Lomography Belair X 6-12; Lens: 90mm Belair; Film: Fuji Acros 100)
Guitar shop, Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Yashica 35MF; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 chromogenic)
Garry Oak trees, Government House, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Pentax Espio 115G; Film: Kodak T-Max 100)
As a rule, I generally don’t bother with point-and-shoot zoom cameras, preferring the simplicity and reliability of their fixed-focal-length brethren. But a couple of factors made the Pentax Espio 115G unusually appealing to me. First, the price was right: $6 at a local thrift store. Hard to complain about that. Second, I’d had a very good experience with another Pentax Espio (the Espio Mini, reviewed here). Third (and I recognize this is going to sound terribly superficial), I love the way the camera looks. With its brushed stainless steel front and matte black body, the Espio 115G is very handsome. Luckily, there turned out to be much more to this camera than just good looks! Continue reading
Seagull and Janion Building, Store Street Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Yashica T4 Zoom; Film: Fuji Superia 200)
French Beach Provincial Park, BC.
(Camera: Hasselblad 503cx: Film: Fuji Acros100)
Taylor Beach, Metchosin, BC.
(Camera: Horizon 202; Film: Kodak T-Max 100)
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