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Develop film in Singapore- Whampoa Colour Centre

March 22, 2020 by filmbasedtraveler 16 Comments
Fujifilm Premium 400

It’s been a while since I have my films developed in Singapore. Recently, due to the Covid-19 situation, I can neither go to Hong Kong/Thailand or send my films to Darkroom8 in KL, all of which are my alternatives outside Singapore. So I have decided to bring my films to Whampoa Colour Centre in Balestier … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film developing shop, Film Photography

The mesmerising smoothness of photos by Rolleiflex 2.8D TLR

December 24, 2019 by filmbasedtraveler 2 Comments
FujiPro400H

It’s Christmas Eve and I got a half-day off work. So I will spend some time updating Film Look and tidying some photos for more blog posts. For the last two years, the frequency of me going out for shoot had decreased dramatically. Hence, the number of blog posts has dropped from twice per week … [Read more…]

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Fujifilm Superia Xtra 400 in Cing Jing Farm Tai Chung

October 14, 2019 by filmbasedtraveler 4 Comments
Fujifilm Superia Xtra 400

I went to Tai Chung, Taiwan in March. It’s been a few months and finally got my films developed. During the trip, I used only three films, of which two were developed in Tai Chung and the final one in Hong Kong SHOWA. Again, what I like about film photography is the anticipation. I let … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Taiwan

Universal Studio Japan on Fujifilm disposable film camera

July 9, 2019 by filmbasedtraveler 4 Comments

I have heard so much about Universal Studio Japan (USJ), especially their Harry Potter park. So happy I managed to go!!! We were blessed with clear and cool weather (late May). The experience in USJ was definitely better than in USS (opps) mainly because of the weather. Anyway, I made the right choice of getting … [Read more…]

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Shooting Fuji Velvia 50 slide film

February 24, 2019 by filmbasedtraveler 1 Comment
Fujifilm Velvia 50

Shooting slide film is tedious if you aim to achieve accurate exposure settings for every shot. Unlike the C41 films, slide films have limited exposure latitude. After the first failed attempt and some trouble-shooting, I picked up Fuji Velvia 50 slide film to shoot again! You can read about my first attempt and where to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Review Tagged: Fujifilm

Why is my Rossmann 100 so reddish?

December 25, 2018 by filmbasedtraveler 6 Comments
Rossmann 100

Analogue films entail both surprise and shock. I should be immuned to this but I can’t help feeling upset for a while when my photos on Rossmann 100 came back horrible. I had previously shot 4 rolls of expired Rossmann 100 and the photos were beautiful. However, this particular last roll of the batch came … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film, Film Photography Tagged: Rossmann 100

Lomo LC-A Minitar-1 Art lens

March 12, 2018 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Lomo LC-A Minitar 1 Art Lens

Long long time ago, Lomography Asia sent me a lens of my choice to play with. I chose the Lomo LC-A Minitar-1 Art lens because it can fit both Leica M6 and Fujifilm X-pro 2 (with adapter). Below are my shots with Leica M6: On the other hand, here are the three shots with Fujifilm X-pro … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Review Tagged: Lomography

Review: Olympus mju ii, cute compact film camera

February 12, 2018 by filmbasedtraveler 5 Comments
tudorcolor xlx 200, olympus mju ii

Today, I am going to blog about a cute little compact film camera: Olympus mju ii. It is a point & shoot compact film camera with maximum aperture of f/2.8. Mainly, I will write about my user’s experience because you can find a more accurate technical details of this camera in many other camera websites/blogs. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Review Tagged: Olympus mju ii

Hillvale Sunny 16 400 film review

January 7, 2018 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Hillvale Sunny 16

The colour film to be reviewed in this blog post is the Australian film, Hillvale Sunny 16! I got my roll during my most recent trip to Hong Kong in December 2017. It costs about SGD8.40 that is considered quite expensive if you compare to the price in Australia (AUD5 ONLY). I wonder why they … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Review Tagged: Film Photography

Review: Yashica T5D compact film camera

November 23, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler 4 Comments
Yashica T5D

I borrowed this Yashica T5D from my friend, Ahmad Lutfi. I have heard many good things about Yashica T4 and T5. Their prices have gone up like those of Olympus mju ii, Contax T2 & 3, etc. Yashica T5D The body of Yashica T5D is made of plastic, similar to the Olympus mju ii I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Review Tagged: Yashica T5D
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