Dennis has been going through a sentimental phase in his photography and is slowly but surely returning to using film. I have not been able to figure out exactly why, but I think he finds a certain romantic value in reliving the past, much like reading a Jane Austen novel or playing polo I suppose. So he's been collecting cellulose and gear, lever and cartridge, in order to bring the past back in style. And it's all good, I can really appreciate the different "looks" you can get with film. I admire him for his guts too, he's like a big egg-bloated salmon fighting the currents of fashion upstream to an uncertain end. I only hope he doesn't move on to something truly dangerous, like tintypes. There are some toxic and illegal chemicals involved there.
Today's lunch-time adventure involved a search for a Tungsten filter to combat the light balance shift of using outdoor film indoors. The photo store ended up not having the right adapter. They thought they did, but apparently they haven't re-ordered since the late 80's when they sold their last one. It is interesting to note that the light balance problem has been solved electronically for digital captures, this filter is only required for film. But that would be far too easy.
Today's mission was a setback, yes, but Dennis doesn't give up easily once he has his mind set on something. I'm sure we'll be scouring the city for this adapter very soon.
The quest for authenticity has a funny side too. Once at a different camera store he asked the sales guy if they sold slide projectors. The dude looked at us like we surely must have spent the last three decades in a Gulag and said "Sorry, time machine's broken".
Today's lunch-time adventure involved a search for a Tungsten filter to combat the light balance shift of using outdoor film indoors. The photo store ended up not having the right adapter. They thought they did, but apparently they haven't re-ordered since the late 80's when they sold their last one. It is interesting to note that the light balance problem has been solved electronically for digital captures, this filter is only required for film. But that would be far too easy.
Today's mission was a setback, yes, but Dennis doesn't give up easily once he has his mind set on something. I'm sure we'll be scouring the city for this adapter very soon.
The quest for authenticity has a funny side too. Once at a different camera store he asked the sales guy if they sold slide projectors. The dude looked at us like we surely must have spent the last three decades in a Gulag and said "Sorry, time machine's broken".
3 comments:
The salmon analogy is a good one for our adventure today, but in real life the end is not "uncertainty". The salmon always dies whether they spawn or not. I hope this isn't a portent.
I do digital too. I'm just pursuing perfection.
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