Film

It's been almost a month now since the last blog post. Wow. The month has gone by so quickly, and it was a great month. I was able to shoot a lot for Monday Magazine, went out partying with my friends, spent a lot of time with my parents and had a great birthday with my family and the Lost Boys. The 18 year-old bottle of Chivas they gave me was awesome, along with the Cuban cigar. Monday Magazine gave me a fantastic bottle of 18 year-old Glennfiddich single malt too!

Anyway so I've been shooting film for about 2 months now. I haven't touched my personal digital camera in a few months as well. I'm thinking of selling it, but it's really hard to let go of this beautiful simple Pentax setup I've got. Fantastic glass. So I first tried out a few rolls of Tri-X, beautiful stuff. Tried out a roll of Kodak Ultramax and I liked it as well. Great vivid stuff. Bought a few rolls of cheapo Lucky film too. Meh. I'm staying away from the cheap stuff.

Now I'm on a few rolls of Fuji Neopans and can't wait to have them developed. Hopefully tomorrow. I learned that going to a good developer really pays off. I first tried Studio58 at Makati and they came out with great results, but they cost more. Tried out a few rolls of colored film at Wells Photo and they came out okay. Gave them a roll of B&W and it came out like crap. Sigh. I'm sticking to Studio58.

I love shooting with my 'lil Pentax film cam. The humungous viewfinder, the right size and weight, and the beautiful sound of the shutter. Oh and I'm really liking the output too. Now I'm thinking the unthinkable - spending 3 weeks at Vietnam just shooting film. I'm nervous but hella excited. Hmm maybe 8 rolls of Neopans of Tri-X would do? I'll check out the results of the Neopans, I hope they come out great. I can get them much cheaper than Tri-X rolls. Anyone know of a good cheap source of Tri-X?

Diego
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