F100

I ran a roll of colour negative film through the F100 mainly to check if it was leaving tramlines on the film as this camera has sometimes done. It passed the test so I’m loading up the queen of all colour films, Fujichrome Velvia 50 which, know it or not, you saw splashed across magazines throughout the 90s. I found this precious roll in the fridge (expired 2009) and, since I’ve discovered there’s a place processing slide film in Cape Town, wanted to shoot it on the F100. The F100 came out in 1999 and can use Nikon’s most recent F-mount lenses, including those with image stabilisation for maximum sharpness - especially with a very slow, 50ISO film like this. A lot of young people may only think of film for producing images with character. But Velvia can theoretically out-resolve the highest resolution full-frame digital cameras and produce wild colour. ...

My old beast. Loaded up with a roll of ancient Fujicolor Superia 100 for the first time in more than ten years. This was the first camera I actually bought rather than got as a hand-me-down. I hauled this heavy thing and 30 rolls of film around South and Southeast Asia in 2005 - well inside the digital era but before digital was good. I’ve discovered a few rolls of Velvia 50 and this is the perfect camera to shoot them on. But I need to first see if I’ve sorted the issue where the pressure plate was leaving tramlines down the film.

#throwbackthursday One of the many other gorgeous buildings at the Taj Mahal complex built by Shah Jehan in the city of Agra. Northern spring, 2005.

Ok. It’s actually Thursday for the official #tbt. I don’t think I’ve ever shown anyone this version of this pic at Boudhanath in Nepal. Pretty sure this was on Velvia 50. This was back in 2005. . .