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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

Send my films from Singapore to Darkroom8 in KL

November 7, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler 10 Comments
Kodak Vision3 50D 5203

After briefly mentioned about Darkroom8 KL in my older blog posts, I have people requesting me to review about the process. So here it is. Darkroom8 Malaysia Prior to the launch of their new website http://darkroom8malaysia.com , Darkroom8 only has a Facebook page so there wasn’t a detailed information on how to send the films … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film developing shop, Film Photography Tagged: Darkroom8, where to develop film in Malaysia

How to do double exposures on film 

November 2, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler 2 Comments
Kodak Tri-X 400

Double/multiple-exposure is a technique where you expose two or more images (superimposed) on the same frame. Double-exposure is fun and it spikes up your creativity juice to arrange the shots according to your aesthetic vision. Why do it on film Double-exposure can be achieved simply by using Photoshop. Or on your digital camera if they … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography Tagged: Double exposures

The need to play around

October 19, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Kodak BW400CN

People get bored, easily. I am the same. I get bored shooting at the same place too much. I get bored using the same camera (sigh). I get bored shooting the same theme for too long a period. However, it is not an issue for visiting the same place often to shoot because things change … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, Film Photography Tagged: istillshootfilm

Review: Lucky Super New 100 colour film

October 12, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Lucky Super New 100

The colour negative film reviewed in today’s blog post is (乐凯) Lucky Super New 100 from China. I bought only one roll from SNAPPP Taipei. I loaded it onto my Nikon FM2 and brought it to Singapore Zoo & River Safari trip (got a free corporate pass, teehee). The film was processed and scanned by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film, Film Photography, Review Tagged: Film Photography, FilmIsNotDead

More observant with my surroundings

October 10, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler 2 Comments
Fujicolor C200

Every hobby teaches us something, and change the way we approach matters. Perhaps that’s why during some job interviews, the interviewers like to ask what hobbies we do in our free times. For example, pottery cultivates patience, music encourages innovation and yoga trains your concentration. Photography? Everyone gains different insights from it but for me, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Thoughts & Reflection Tagged: istillshootfilm

A glimpse into basic darkroom printing

October 6, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler 2 Comments
House of Photography

I attended a darkroom printing crash course by House Of Photography @The Deck. It was a single 3-hour course and costs SGD 42.25 per person. All materials are provided. Previously I was worried that I would be overwhelmed by the techniques. But after I attended the course, I think it’s quite easy to do a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Self-developing films Tagged: FilmIsNotDead

Featured in Lomography (Lomo LC-A Minitar 1 Art Lens)

October 5, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Lomo LC-A Minitar 1 Art Lens

I am honoured to announce that I am featured in Lomography Magazine for the second time this year. Few months back, Lomography contacted me to provide me with a lens of my choice to shoot and play with. You can read the full article here.  I decided to go with Lomo LC-A Minitar 1 Art … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film Photography, Interviews with film shooters Tagged: Lomography
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