Rob. Works + Thoughts

Film is a new foray of ours.

I remember the first time I got glasses as a child. Back then it was kind of a cool thing to go to the optometrist and have them tell you had bad eyesight. I’m pretty sure a few of the kids in my class actually faked it, in order to get a pair. Things are different now.

When I got my first pair (because of legitimate hyperopia) I wondered if they would be the sort of novelty that I would find hidden under the bed in a months time along with pogs and cap guns. Turns out glasses have been a bit more important in my life (unfortunately!).

The first time I shot film I had the same kind of doubts that I had about glasses. Would I find boxes of film in the basement years from now as a memento of some failed photographic adventure? Well I guess it’s too early to tell, but I’m betting that film will become a much larger part of my photographic career. It’s too beautiful to resist :)

Most film shots shown on this blog so far have been taken with a Zeiss Ikon rangefinder with 50/2 planar lens. We also have a Contax G1 with 35/2 planar that I plan to use more. I’ll try to post details of camera and settings with each shot (when I can remember) for now you’ll be able to identify film shots by the border surrounding the image. The beautiful thing is that you can actually see the grainy edge of the film when you zoom in. I’ll have to post a closer look sometime in the future. :)