Well, I finally managed to develop (in photo lab unfortunately) two films from Canon AE-1. I don’t have my own film scanner that’s why i have to give it to the studio to scan the film. I must say that results are mixed. – some are exceptionally good and some are really bad. Some photos are out of focus mostly because the Makinon lens I own have long minimal focusing distance – 2,5 m (!) – in many situations i still wanted to take a picture so the result of it you can guess ( i wanted to use macro option which allowed me to take photos of objects closer than minimal distance, but mostly those photos are out of focus). Some photos are heavy-grained mostly because of the not-so-high ISO’s of the films I’ve used (I’ve used Konica ISO200 and Fuji Superia X-tra 400).
What’s strange those photos taken with Konica ISO200 film which was about 5-year after it’s validity period are great ! Maybe there is a difference in colors, but for me there is a huge difference between digital photos and film ones. You really feel soul in those photos – some of them are really exceptional without any Photoshop tunning.
And now the positives – some photos are really great ! especially the colors and the scene itself, the image is very sharp with high contrast… some of the photos feel like old – when taken in difficult conditions (fog, evening etc.).
It’s really interesting and I’m planning to do some next steps in that kind of photography. For sure I must buy some other lens with shorter minimal distance for portraits and walk around photos. Probably Canon 50 f/1,8…
Ok. Now time for some photos – first ones those from Warsaw (not the best ones) – taken during walking around the PKiN and the Centrum Metro station:
Going towards the Station Warszawa Śródmieście from the Centrum metro station (Fuji Superia X-tra 400)
Warszawa Śródmieście Station – poor light conditions, Makinon Tele 70-200mm, Fuji Superia X-tra 400
Warsaw PKiN, Foggy, poor light conditions.Makinon Tele 70-200mm, Fuji Superia 400
PKiN and Hard Rock cafe, Late evening, Fuji Superia X-tra 400
‘Złote Tarasy’ market, evening, Fuji Superia X-tra 400
And now some other from Warsaw… I don’t know why but i like them.
Some people waiting for the bus… near the Warszawa Centralna station
The life goes on around… fixing the pipes
The Toy-Toys… great toilets in the centre of the capital of Poland. (In fact they are for the metropol. bus drivers)
And now some photos from Gdańsk in the lens of the AE-1’s Makinon…
Still Fuji Superia X-tra 400.
Galeria Bałtycka
The famous Pier in Sopot during the night
Przymorze Osiedle – District of Gdańsk through the window.
Jelitkowo/Sopot – Sailing Center
Jelitkowo/Sopot – Sailing Center – first steps on the windsurfing
Marina and windsurfing rental
Jelitkowo, fun for kids…