Slowing Down

And slow down you will. It is not only about the loading of film and about being conscious of how much film you’ve got left.

Not even about setting the camera. I have gone to analog lenses a few years, back, at the beginning of the Pandemic. basically because they appeal to me and are much cheaper than modern motorised AF lenses. But let’s not derail… more.

Back in the day of the pinnacle of Analog Photography you would bring the can of film for development and you could have the prints in your hand within an hour. For (the equivalent of) about 10 €. Nowadays, things are … less quick. It has taken me 10 days to get my prints back.

And the print quality, well, it could be better.

anyway, let’s finally “fast” forward to where we where. I saw the Agfa 400 black and white film in a supermarket, as they have a printing section. on that regard, I must admit things haven’t changed all that much. it’s a bit more sterile, as everything has. So I will admit to my purchase being less impulsive. Anyway, I went for black and white because it was cheaper and all this exercise had a reason.

I have a bunch of cameras I got when buying vintage lenses. They amount to a few Konica T, a T3 and a Pentax P30. that being, by far, the most modern one.

Some are a bit damaged, but I wanted to find out if they were usable. And I thought the most expedite way to check would be to just put a roll of film through them.

And Voilá, both the Pentax P30 and the Konica T3 are in working order. Light meter, shutter timer and no light leaks. (yey!)

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