What’s that parked beside the 911? How about a Mitsuoka Le-Seyde. Underneath, it’s the Japanese-market version of the S13-chassis Nissan 240SX.
Photography by David S. Wallens
Remember having to wait for your photos? You’d drop them off and then, maybe in an hour, maybe after a week, you’d have your photos.
All part of the magic, right? Did you get the shot? Will it be worthy of hanging on the fridge? Such anticipation.
Well, film photography has been making a resurgence, with Not Another Film Lab of Orlando hosting a cars and coffee earlier this month. It’s like they made an event just for us.
[Our Porsche 911 gets a little bit of internet fame]
But it gets even better: The event’s artwork featured a red Porsche 911. Of course we had to attend.
What’d we find? A young, eager group of enthusiasts–camera buffs and car nerds–hanging out and making photos together. The vibe was chill, the food yummy. Lots of people made photos of our Porsche 911 Carrera.
And there were dogs there.
What’s that parked beside the 911? How about a Mitsuoka Le-Seyde. Underneath, it’s the Japanese-market version of the S13-chassis Nissan 240SX.
And gear: All of these were taken with a Minolta CLE. The color film is Candido 400, while the black and white is Ilford HP5.
Did any of these get run through Photoshop or Lightroom? The contrast on several seems a bit high, with some detail lost in the shadows.
Those are all unedited scans.
The Candido does seems a bit harsh at times. It can also show halation. To be honest, I got there and realized it was the only color film I had with me. It’s been in my bag for a while, so I figured I’d shoot it instead of buying another roll. I need to finish off some of my inventory before stocking up again.
I had a yellow filter on for the b/w film. It increases contrast but not sure if it’s too much. I think it’s too much for the dark red Porsche.
The CLE is a great camera! What lens (or lenses) were you using?
I appreciate that with it's wide angle lens my smartphone can often capture entire cars at events like this. But when shooting with one of my film cameras, the widest lens that I'm typically using is a 35mm. This usually forces me to focus (no pun intended) on only a portion of any given car as there are generally so many people milling about that space for framing a shot is quite restricted. It's a challenge that I enjoy and often results in more visually pleasing images.
It's pretty cool that a film lab would sponsor such an event, but then it does make a lot of sense. Hopefully the show that you attended won't be the only one of its kind.
In reply to Guth :
I've also realized that I put more effort into shooting with my film camera when I'm using prime lenses.
In reply to Guth :
I’m totally digging the Minolta CLE, and these were taken with the Minolta 40mm lens. I also now have a 90. (And that reminds me that I need to drop off a roll of film.)
In reply to Colin Wood :
Oh, yes, totally. I only use prime lenses with my film cameras–same with my digital Fujis, too.
Just used the CLE some this afternoon. Yep, still digging it. :)
Just a heads-up that Not Another Film Lab’s Denver location is hosting a cars and coffee on June 7. Sadly, a bit of a drive for me.
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