I Shoot Film : AgfaPhoto APX 400 : Canon EOS 1000F : War Memorial
I'm continuing my 35mm film project with a relatively new camera. The Canon EOS 1000F, launched in 34 years ago, with AgfaPhoto APX 400 black and white film.
The 1000F is the first auto focus camera I've used with film, I found the camera in a charity shop (about £10-00) , I paired it with a 50mm f1.8 Canon lens (from when I shot Canon).
This is the war memorial at Arnot Hill Park , Arnold , I think I may have shot this in the Autumn of 2023.
I'm a bit disappointed with my results , the camera , lens , film combo appears to work well at infinity, but close up work , especially headshots, which seem a bit soft, whether it is the autofocus not working right or the inability of the film emulation to capture the subtle shadow differences .
BTW : The film has been in the camera for probably 1 year !!!
So many names on that memorial. Yes it’s a different thing using film, I know nothing but it’s perhaps not as sharp as your usual work …..old film perhaps. Learning all the time! Do you send the film away to be developed?
@happypat Pat, yes I send the film to a local film lab , run by some nice geeky people !
@mccarth1 kerry I got the camera for £10-00 from a charity shop , I've got lots of film cameras in my collection , that I manually focus , I don't think it allows manual focus .
@photohoot awwww thank you Wendy , that is really kind . The camera circa 1990 is the most modern film camera I've used to date. I have been using 1970's 1980's SLR's and point and shoots, together with the 70 years old Voigtländer
@mccarth1 kerry I got the camera for £10-00 from a charity shop , I've got lots of film cameras in my collection , that I manually focus , I don't think it allows manual focus .
@sangwann it's in our local park dione
@busylady thanks Judith , sometimes 'soft' is ok
@jamibann a whole new game for sure issi , the cost of the film , the processing , the sans and prints , works out about £1-00 a shot !!!
@marlboromaam thanks mags , always look forward to your visits
@ljmanning thank you Laura , this was one of the better images
@photographycrazy cheers bill
@carole_sandford thank you carole , I have 2 x colour films in 2 old cameras at the moment :)
@corinnec merci Corinne , I think the feel looks good
@bkbinthecity thanks Brian
@zilli thanks zilli , that is so kind
@kwind I think so too , many thanks