You might remember my post on the “$50-dollar film camera project” from Epic Edits? Well, the list is published now and there were 80 cameras reviewed, amongst them my own review of the Yashica J-7.

Epic Edits

It was a very inspiring challenge, I will keep doing similar reviews – I’ve already got more cameras to write about and also ideas on expanding the Yashica J-7 review with more photos testing all functions. Today a package arrived, with 5 rolls of Kodak TMax 100 ASA black and white-film ….

Find a Film Camera for Under $50
I bought a kit with Yashica J-7 SLR with the lens Yashinon-DX 50mm f1.7 for about $22 on Tradera (swedish version of ebay) :)

Shoot Some Film With Your New Camera!
Well, I’ve shot a blck and white roll and a colour-film roll. Both were Kodak and 400 ASA.
From the first roll
From the second roll

Write a Review of Your Camera, Publish a Photo of Your Camera
By this time I was so excited that I bought the domain www.yashicaforum.com and wrote the review there! :) There are several large photos of the camera in the review, but I guess the first one is most representative:

Yashica J-7 and Yashinon-DX 50mm/1.7

Publish an Entire Roll of Photos
Set on Flickr, here as slideshow (view large):

It’s international year of the potato. This means there is a potato-photography contest! Amateurs can win $2000 and camera and professionals $4000 and camera. The deadline is September 1. Lets make sure a picture taken with a manual lens wins!

Credit to swedish photomagazine online Bild och foto for this news.