mikeShriver

Two new cameras arrived last week. My collection of Lomo cameras has deteriorated down to a disused Holga, and so I hit up ebay for a replacement to my 35mm options. Turns out high quality cameras from the 70’s run less than the eternally trendy lomo-style point-and-shoot’s. I scored a Fujica ST-801 for $35. I expect to be processing the first rolls from that camera sometime this week.

I ran a roll through the old Canon AE-1 that my dad brought up from Salt Lake. I’ve got a batch of expired (2002) Kodak Gold 200 that I intended to run through my ill-fated Smena2 (RIP), so I shot a test roll to get a feel for my new toy:

Aside from a lot of fingers in the frame, and a few under-exposed shots, there are a few keepers. It’s all too apparent that 3 years of shooting with shitty russian cameras has destroyed my ability to frame a shot, or set the exposure correctly. These cameras require a lot more attention than I’m used to.

Tags: AE-1, Eyes, Hobbies, kodak gold 200, Photography