Original Post: New Year Train to Kanchanaburi
I am so excited!
For Christmas, my wonderful girlfriend surprised me with a 1970 Fujica Compact 35! She knows I've been having fun with film photography lately, and now I have a "real" camera (not a plastic toy camera) to use!
This camera is retro and awesome!
To test out the camera, she also gave me a roll of Kodak 200 Color Plus film. I took it to Kanchanaburi, where I tried to think back to my high school photography class to remember how things like f-stops work.
Shot on Fujica Compact 35 using Kodak Color Plus ISO 200 film.
I started shooting photos really early in the morning, before our 7:45 train departed from Bangkok along the Death Railway to Kanchanaburi. I was amazed that even in low-light and with a low-speed film like 200, the pictures turned out really well!
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| train to Kanchanaburi |
As we sped west from Bangkok, I snapped a few pictures out the window. We were moving quickly, but I guess this shutter is much faster than the Diana Mini, and the photos didn't blur. In fact, they look really quite crisp!
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| riding the Death Railway |
I carried the Fujica to the Chinese temple in Kanchanaburi too. This shot of the black Buddha may be my favorite from this roll of film. I love how the colors look.
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| Buddha |
I took this picture of the Bridge on the River Kwai from the Chinese temple on the far banks.
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| Bridge on the River Kwai |
This camera seems to take really sharp closeup photos. I am so excited to try it out with some other types of film. I've been thinking of buying a roll of Lomochrome Turquoise to play with.
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| Chinese ornamentation |
This is the infamous Bridge on the River Kwai close up. It was very crowded that day, and I had to wait until the crowds were past to get this picture. The curved spans (pictured here) are originals, built by the POWs during the war. There are two straight spans, which were built after the war to replace the ones destroyed during the Allied bombing campaign.
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| the bridge |
I tried to get some good shots of the Allied War Cemetery in town. Some of the wide range photos of the cemetery didn't turn out so well; they were too bright and washed out. I guess my aperture was set too wide. This one of an Australian headstone developed fairly well though. You can still tell that it's a bit too light, but film is much more forgiving than digital.
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| Australian gravestone |
Surprisingly, even with a slow speed film like ISO 200, it even takes some decent low-light evening shots! This one is the view of downtown Bangkok at dusk from my balcony.
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| downtown Bangkok |
The camera is fifty years old, but it takes some great photos! I'm looking forward to learning how to get the most out of my Fujica! It's a great camera, and I think it can have a really good range with some different films. Next, I'll try to shoot more monochrome! Maybe even some night photography, if I can get a tripod.
I definitely plan to participate in Redscale Month this February. Stay tuned!
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