Yashica Mat LM with Fuji Pro 160

So I took my 120 film to get developed.  I had been taking random pictures to test out my Yashica Mat TLR camera that I bought awhile ago.  I was really excited to go pick up the pictures from the photo lab today because I didn't know how they were going to turn out... since this is my first time shooting with a medium format camera.  To my surprise, the pictures turned out okay.  The only thing I was dissapointed about was that only 8 shots were developed.  A 120 film has a total of 12 exposures.  So what's going on?! So I looked at my film negatives and found out that my camera has film framing problems... meaning every time I crank the advance, it's inconsistant with the amount of film it pulls... therefor giving me less shots.  I really wanted to see my last 4 shots which did not come out because I was basically shooting nothing, since the film was already done and rolled up.  My last 4 shots were basically shots I did up at this hill called Suicide Hill... it was really beautiful up there and I was really hoping that the pictures turned out okay.. but yea it didn't even turn out haha.  Anyways here are some of the shots that did develop.  I'm thinking about getting this old Yashica made in the 50s serviced, but that's probably going to cost me another $160 or so... so I'll have to think about it..............

Broken Heart

Suicide Hill

After the rain..

Horizon

They said the earth was flat... and if you travel far enough you'll fall right off

Have a cupcake

Life is only a blur

Love

             There was once a very lovely, very frightened girl.
She lived alone except for a nameless cat.

Balloon

Graeme King

 

 

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Vintage Obsessions

So recently I've picked up a new hobby... or you can say obsession.  I've been purchasing old vintage cameras.  And I gotta say, for a guy who's just starting to learn how to shoot film manually, it's pretty stupid of me to be shelling out the bucks and purchasing equipment that I'm not familiar with.  I would have been just fine with my first purchase of the Canon AE-1 35mm camera, but now I've purchased a few more to add to my collection.  I went from purchasing old cameras made in the 70s, to now purchasing cameras made in the late 50s which are so hard to use!  I'm pretty sure I'm going to waste a bunch of film just testing it out.  O'well.. I am really falling in love with film.. I mean digital is cool and all, but there's something about film that I can't explain.. and that photoshop (or iphones!!) can't manipulate..

I present you 2 more additions to my small but growing collection of cameras =)

Argus C-3 Match-Matic 35mm made in 1958 (AKA The Harry Potter Camera)

Yashica-Mat LM Medium Format TLR Camera made in 1958 as well

 

And this is what a TRL view finder looks like from above 

And BTW, I made a deal with my friend that I would not be purchasing anymore cameras (actually purchasing anything I don't need) for the next 4 months because I have an obsession with buying these things.  Failure to do so will result in me having to dress like a girl and hang out with my friend the whole day wherever she goes.  That does not sound like fun and is certainly not cool.........

Canon AE-1 35mm Film

Fuji Film Superia X-tra 800

Polaroid: SX-70

A little late, but here's the update on my new (old) Polaroid SLR camera... the SX-70 Land Camera.

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