Jim claims film is dead
Jim was writing the other day that film is dead. But I’m not so sure. Small cameras shops and filmprocessing haven’t really been around here in Swedens smaller towns for a while, and interest is still catching on with young people. I have no proof of that, just a feeling when discussing on the internet and watching price-development for used filmcameras in Sweden.

Good post though, Jim – interesting reading.

New 120mm film
Kodak is releasing the Ektar-film in 120mm format. Wow, that is great news I think. Just to think that there is still film for my old bellow Agfa Isolette makes me happy :)

By the way…, I’m no filmfanatic, I love digital too ;)

Ripped 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):

I’ve tested the Yashica J-7 for one day in Stockholm. The camera came with Yashinon DX 50mm/1.7 (radioactive thorium-lens) so I choose that one, nice to try the kit. I used Kodak Tri-X film which had 400 ASA. These are some of my favorites from this one roll (observe that this is scaned from negative with a not to expensive scanner, result in papercopy will certainly be much sharper).

I will probably choose this camera for Epic Edits $50-dollar film camera project. That makes step 1 and 2 finished.