IN YOUR BAG: 1726 – DOUWE KROOSHOF

IN YOUR BAG: 1726 - DOUWE KROOSHOF

Introducing:

My name is Douwe Krooshof and I’m a Dutch amateur photographer living in Amsterdam. I’ve been shooting film for over 18 years and I exclusively shoot black and white pictures. I’m technically inclined and I try to master all parts of analogue photography. Developing and printing is part of that and over the past two years I dipped my toes into camera building and even making a UV-enlarger for cyanotypes.
I’m always trying to get better technically as well as creatively, and I’m always on the lookout for new projects to feed my curiosity. Analogue photography is wonderful medium to me because it’s hard to do well. I also feel that analogue photographers often have a unique style because there are so many choices to make in the process of making an image. Someday I hope I’ll have a recognisable style myself and until I get there I’m enjoying the ride.

What’s in my bag?

You looked at the picture thinking: “I don’t recognise that camera”. That’s right, it’s a homemade 35mm panorama camera that I made myself. I could blame the pandemic for this project but in all honestly I can’t help building things regardless. The body is a gutted Minolta XE and the lens is from a Fujica GS645w. The middle is a 3d print that I designed myself. This took quite a while to get right, but I love the result: a compact scale focus panorama camera with a sharp 45mm lens and the same negative size as the Xpan. It takes great pictures too!

I try to travel light and set myself a goal when I go out to shoot, so the Thule bag is just the right size. It stops me from carrying too much gear so I can walk around for longer. The bag opens from the rear and the front flap is cosmetic, this is both practical and safer.

Apart from the camera I carry two lightmeters, the pentax digital spotmeter for zone system work (it’s so intuitive!) and the sekonic flashmate for general over-the-shoulder measurements for street photography. Needless to say, the camera is manual exposure only.

I carry a small aluminium Benro tripod for landscapes, but only when I feel it’s going to be worth it. It’s 1.5Kg and it does slow me down but when I want to use a tripod, I’m not going to settle for something flimsy.

My film goes into a little Hama film safe, because it’s a practical way of carrying 4 rolls and panorama cameras are hungry beasts. I shoot bulk-rolled Kodak Double X and Rollei Retro 80s, the latter is great for printing cyanotypes with my UV enlarger. There is one roll of Acros II in the picture – sometimes you have to treat yourself to something special.

I keep notes when I’m forced to shoot film at something other than my usual recipes. That’s 40 asa for Rollei Retro 80s (Rodinal 1:100 45min semi-stand at 20C) and 200 asa for Kodak Double X (HC-110 dilution E 12min at 20C). My reliable Lamy Safari fountain pen and a nice Clairefontaine notebook help me keep track of things. Yes, camera snobbery spills over to other domains!

The full list:

• Thule Covert DSLR Satchel
• DouwePan, the illegitimate love child of a Minolta XE and a Fujica GS645w.
• Pentax Digital Spotmeter with zone system scale
• Sekonic Flashmate L-308S
• Benro A1690T tripod
• Hama fim-safe X film case
• Bulk rolled Rollei Retro 80s and Kodak Double X canisters
• Clairefontaine notebook
• Lamy Safari fountain pen
• Waterproof jacket, face mask, wallet, keys, phone

Paris - Rue Dejean

Amsterdam - Rokin

I share my photos on:

• Instagram : <https://www.instagram.com/analog_by_douwe/>
• Flickr : <https://www.flickr.com/photos/96630454@N06/>
• Homemade Camera Podcast , episode on cyanotype enlarger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI1nWHuX3N0&ab_channel=TheHomemadeCameraPodcast
• Emulsive , article on enlarging cyanotypes: <https://emulsive.org/articles/darkroom/darkroom-printing/elevating-the-humble-cyanotypewith-a-uv-enlarger-by-douwe-krooshof>

Thank you for all the inspiration that JapanCameraHunter has given me, I hope I could give some back!

Take care,
Douwe Krooshof

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IN YOUR BAG: 1723 – Andy M

IN YOUR BAG: 1723 - Andy M

I am Andy M. and live in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. I am a retired geologist and have been taking pictures since the late 1960s. I still use film almost 80 or 90 percent of the time because I like the traditional hardware and prefer the look of genuine black and white film. I have always preferred the most compact version of cameras for their specific format. That means Leica thread mount or M for 35mm, Rolleiflex or Hasselblad V for 120, and a Tachihara wood camera for 4×5″ sheets.

Being retired, I have time to wander around rural Mississippi, Louisiana, and adjoining states to look for urban or rural decay. Unfortunately, there is plenty of this subject matter in the US South.

Camera bag

Leica IIIC travel kit

During a recent trip to North Carolina and New England, I packed very light, with just my little Leica IIIC. This camera has been in the family since 1949, when my father bought it and the Summitar lens in Guam. It has traveled all through Asia, Europe, and North America and recorded family pictures during the 1950s and '60s. I took the IIIC to Nepal in 2017, where people were amazed that a 70-year-old camera still worked so well. I had to explain that there was no LED screen for them to look at the pictures. Don Goldberg (DAG camera) recently gave it a complete overhaul

This was my North Carolina travel kit:

Tenba BYOB 7 bag

Leica IIIC body

5cm ƒ/2 Summitar lens

50mm ƒ/2 Jupiter-8 lens

Series VI filters and adapters for the Summitar and Jupiter-8

Yellow and dark yellow direct fit Summitar filters

Gossen Luna-Pro Digital light meter

Misc. cleaning cloths, business cards, cable release

Note pad and pen

A Leica table tripod went into my luggage as well as a spare Luna-Pro meter. Kodak BW400CN and Portra 160 film went in a clear zip-lock bag, which the airport security people could manually inspect (no X-Ray).

Tenba BYOB camera pouch

When I travel by car, I usually pack a tripod and the Hasselblad or 4×5″ camera, but I often tuck the IIIC (or my M2) into the corner of a camera bag.

Thank you for reading. If you want to see some of my urban decay work, please visit:

worldofdecay.blogspot.com

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Film news: Datafilm App

Film news: Datafilm App

Vincent Tantardini has been making an app. For film photographers. Vincent has put together a simple and free app that helps you to log your film usage. And it doesn't collect any of your data too, which is a very nice plus. Check out the Datafilm App.

Datafilm

I've recently created Datafilm, a note app for film photographers, to help them keep track of their settings and improve their practice. It all started with my own needs, and then I thought it may be a good idea to make it available for everyone.

This is not a commercial project. It's made by myself only, for passionate people. There is also no data collected, personal or not.

I was hoping that such an app could be interesting for film photographers. I also believe that great products are built over time, using user feedback and iterations. So yes, any feedback would be more than welcome :)

Apps

As a side note, I just wanted to answer an unasked but legit question: "I think apps like this are already available, free or not, why would I even try this one out?"

In one hand, I would answer that around 95% of them are factually quite old, outdated, not maintained, and lacking of what I've identified as key features.
And in the other hand there's a product on the market that, on paper, does pretty much everything you could think of. It's called Film shots - analog photo exif. Android, iOS, iPad, iWatch, Android Watch, handles filters, brings up concepts/features as film stages, like "shooting" > "in development" > "printed", etc.

While this project definitely brings up some interesting concepts, I had a different vision for Datafilm, relying less on a big amount of low usage features or device compatibility and more on user experience and simplicity.

Screenshots

library

All Films

recorder

recorder

Simple

So long story short, and I believe this may speaks to you. I have designed Datafilm as a Leica M, let's say in my mind it's an MP3, however it may only be an M2, or even the first M prototype haha :) Joke apart, the design thinking and approach was to get something viable, you can use along time, handy, fast, with a great user experience, readable, browsable, and maintainable over time.
I would say it's all focus on user experience. Took me around 4-5 months full time to picture it out in my mind and then make it happen. A simple but intuitive Note app as a companion to our film experience. Our phone is always with us, however I believe we don't need and want this extra piece of pen and paper in our pockets :)

Vincent Tantardini

<http://dribbble.com/vt>

Thanks to Vincent for sharing his project. Please check it out and make sure you give him feedback. It is always cool to see projects like these.

You can download the app here <https://apps.apple.com/th/app/datafilm/id1579488213>

JCH

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Film news: Datafilm App

Film news: Datafilm App

Vincent Tantardini has been making an app. For film photographers. Vincent has put together a simple and free app that helps you to log your film usage. And it doesn't collect any of your data too, which is a very nice plus. Check out the Datafilm App.

Datafilm

I've recently created Datafilm, a note app for film photographers, to help them keep track of their settings and improve their practice. It all started with my own needs, and then I thought it may be a good idea to make it available for everyone.

This is not a commercial project. It's made by myself only, for passionate people. There is also no data collected, personal or not.

I was hoping that such an app could be interesting for film photographers. I also believe that great products are built over time, using user feedback and iterations. So yes, any feedback would be more than welcome :)

Apps

As a side note, I just wanted to answer an unasked but legit question: "I think apps like this are already available, free or not, why would I even try this one out?"

In one hand, I would answer that around 95% of them are factually quite old, outdated, not maintained, and lacking of what I've identified as key features.
And in the other hand there's a product on the market that, on paper, does pretty much everything you could think of. It's called Film shots - analog photo exif. Android, iOS, iPad, iWatch, Android Watch, handles filters, brings up concepts/features as film stages, like "shooting" > "in development" > "printed", etc.

My opinion about this product is that for research and development purposes, yes it is cool pretty cool, I did think about these kind of features during my own creation process too.
However, there's a couple of problems with this app: it crashes from time to time, it's confusing, it's slow, it's not handy, it's not necessary that "slick and clean" when it comes to visual design… It provides a lot of really cool and interesting features yes.. targeting maybe 3% of users (meaning they are actually polluting the 97% left over at the same time), etc… (I'm not here to bash, I think it is cool, it just doesn't suit me and my vision of great products).

Screenshots

library

All Films

recorder

recorder

Simple

So long story short, and I believe this may speaks to you. I have designed Datafilm as a Leica M, let's say in my mind it's an MP3, however it may only be an M2, or even the first M prototype haha :) Joke apart, the design thinking and approach was to get something viable, you can use along time, handy, fast, with a great user experience, readable, browsable, and maintainable over time.
I would say it's all focus on user experience. Took me around 4-5 months full time to picture it out in my mind and then make it happen. A simple but intuitive Note app as a companion to our film experience. Our phone is always with us, however I believe we don't need and want this extra piece of pen and paper in our pockets :)

Vincent Tantardini

<http://dribbble.com/vt>

Thanks to Vincent for sharing his project. Please check it out and make sure you give him feedback. It is always cool to see projects like these.

You can download the app here <https://apps.apple.com/th/app/datafilm/id1579488213>

JCH

frame settings copy

record

share full view

browse full view

share

export

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JCH 10 Year Anniversary Giveaway

JCH 10 Year Anniversary Giveaway

As part of the JCH 10 year anniversary we decided to have a bit of a celebration and make some space in the office in the process, killing two birds with one stone. And what better way of doing that, than a giveaway? So here is the JCH 10 Year Anniversary Giveaway

Box of Stuff

We (fairly) recently moved to a new office space. Whilst we were moving we discovered that we have amassed a huge amount of film photography related stuff over the years, and now it is time to give some of that stuff away. Why? Will it is 10 years of JCH in case you missed it and we fancy clearing out some of the huge box of stuff we have.

Yes, we have a big bumper box of shi…lovely items that we need to get shot of. There is all sorts in the box too. From pin badges and stickers, to tote bags, T-shirts, straps, Solarcans, Dubble Show cameras and just about everything in between. There is even a JCH ONA bag in there somewhere. So how can you get your mitts on some of this lovely stuff?

Get some!

Well, it is quite simple. We will give something away with every order through the shop. Thats right, it doesn't matter if you buy 1 film case or 5 lenses, you will get something extra until we run out of stuff to giveaway. The size of the item will be relative to the size of the order for the most part, though there could be some surprises for some lucky peeps.

You can check out the shop by clicking here JCH Shop

We will also give away something if you buy a camera so make sure you check out the cameras for sale

Thanks for the support over the years and here is to the next 10 years!

JCH

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Film Review: Kodak Elite Color 200

Film Review: Kodak Elite Color 200

Keeping up with the marketing tricks of rebranding names for the same product can be confusing like the first Mission Impossible movie and Kodak Elite Color 200 is no exception. I was given just the roll initially with the label "200UC"; I remember seeing Kodak 100UC and 400UC back in the day but not the 200 so that raised an eyebrow. Confounded with the actual box labelled "Elite Color", I was thoroughly confused with what this film is/was. Nevertheless, experimenting with mysterious expired film floats my boat and finds the lost remote so let's find out what Kodak Elite Color 200 is all about.

Background History

An initial search of Kodak 200UC in the google machine unveiled nada other than there apparently was a Kodak Professional Portra 200UC (Ultra Color) film that was "developed with commercial, fashion, editorial, architecture, advertising, and nature images in mind." I had never even heard of a Portra 200 let alone seen it so I was excited that this might be some version of that. Alas upon seeing the box they came in as a 3-pack, the Elite Color moniker through me off. Was this related to Elite Chrome which I loved the one roll i was able to shoot with? Or was this some rare rebadge of old 400UC? Why is it Elite Color and Ultra Color at the same time? Is this just the predecessor to Kodak Gold? So many questions swirled.

Some digging in the forums revealed that some believe this to be the same as, or very similar to, the products formerly known as Royal Supra 200 and Royal Gold 200. This cannot be confirmed at the moment. Kodak Royal Gold 200 replaced the original Ektar and ended in 2004 so if it were true Elite Color would have its root from OG Ektar.

The film that was originally Portra 400UC in the US had indeed become Ultra Color 400 in the US and Elite Color 400 in Europe. So this led me to believe that perhaps it is the predecessor to Kodak Color Plus and not Kodak Gold.

Kodak Elite Color 200 Tech Specs

For the geeks out there, the whole data sheet for Kodak Elite Color 200 can be seen here.

Kodak Elite Color 200 Sample Pics

Em over at Emulsive has a wonderful and comprehensive article on how to shoot expired film here. The roll I have expired in 2009 so the co called rule of thumb is minus a stop for every decade but he writes at length why that is a broad generalization. Not knowing anything about how it was kept, I decided to risk it and shoot it adding half a stop. It was then developed with Cinestill Cs41 and scanned with a Plustek Opticfilm 8200i.

Conclusion

Shooting expired film is a controversial endeavor. Many don't see the practicality of risking 36 precious, carefully calculated frames on a crap shoot. I am of the opinion that creativity is about taking risks and trying out any tools that may be at hand. A major point of film photography for me is not knowing what you're gonna get.

That being said, the look of this expired Kodak 200UC can be beneficial in certain light for certain subjects. Shadow detail is not retained well so well lit situations are ideal. I think this worked well shooting the ghost town of Bodie, California. The T-GRAIN Emulsion's chunkiness, along with the faded shadows amplify the coarse hands of father time.

Regardless that this ultimately could just be expired Colorplus, the dive into its history was an insightful look into the marketing tricks of the film industry. Keep on experimenting, learning and shooting.

MN

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In Your Bag: 1711 – Kevin Montanaro

In Your Bag No: 1711 - Kevin Montanaro

**Kevin "makes" pictures with the contents of this comprehensive daily pack. **

Hello and welcome to my bag! It's a Chrome Industries Niko camera sling that I spent too much money on because the other seven or eight bags in the back of my closet didn't fit my needs, no matter how hard I tried to convince myself otherwise. It's durable and compact, and comfortable to wear over my shoulder as I'm motorcycling to some pretty location to take slightly above-average photos and put them on a blog that only my family reads.

I'm a New Yorker presently living in Vermont, I own too many old cameras, and my access to a wealth of scenery gives me loads of opportunities to use them. I've been shooting film since I was a teenager, even though everyone said it's weird because it's obsolete like vinyl records are and we know THOSE aren't coming back either! I mean sure, I have a digital camera too. It's kinda neat, Samsung makes it, and not only does it take pictures but it also has internet access and I can make phone calls with it. Slick!

I realize that the cool thing to say is I "make" pictures, not "take" them, but I'm not cool, I'm obstinate. The world will survive.

So that's me, that's my bag, and this is what I have in it lately…

• Olympus OM-2 (because I'm an SLR guy)
• Konica Auto S3 (because I guess I like rangefinders also)
• Yashica-Mat (okay and I'm a TLR guy too I suppose)
• Various films I keep in handy Japan Camera Hunter plastic cases. Japan Camera Hunter cases you say? Why yes! They're the latest! They're affordable and portable and come in four exciting colors! Yeah, and inside them are usually Kodak Ektar, Portra, and Ilford Delta films (sold separately)
• Peak Design "Leash" and wrist straps. When you have 25 cameras these quick-change strap systems are a no-brainer.
• Lens wipes, because I never liked those rocket-shaped squeezey blowers that everyone swears by (remember, "obstinate")
• Baggy full o' batteries
• A Teensy Switchblade because they've made it so you can't even open a candy bar without tools anymore
• Handi-Pod mini tripod. It's as old as these cameras and it fits in any pocket
• Shutter release cable for slow exposures on said tripod
• A protein bar or two, because I always forget to eat enough
• no water bottle, because I always forget those too
• Notebook and pen, I should use these more than I do
• Reading glasses, because once you reach 40 you have no idea what your ASA is set to on your camera or how many exposures are left

It seems like a lot but it's really not. The cameras are lightweight and compact, there are no extra lenses, and everything else is of negligible size and weight. I tend to pack light, since I will be wearing this on my back, often while motorcycling on twisty roads.

If you'd like you can see my stuff on my website, vtscoot.com

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IN YOUR BAG NO: 1710 – Ian Harrison

IN YOUR BAG NO: 1710 - Ian Harrison

Todays bag is a doozy. Ian Harrison shares his back to film bag from the land of the long white cloud.

Kia ora, my name is Ian Harrison. I live in Wellington, New Zealand.

I’ve been an amateur photographer almost all my life thanks to my dad who gave me a Kodak Instamatic when I was five years old. I remember thinking it was completely unique and was amazed that someone made film just for my camera. I didn’t appreciate that it was probably the most mass produced camera in history!

In the mid 2000s I moved from film to digital photography and now I’m moving back to film again. I find it refreshing and somehow comforting in these technological times.

The camera here is my Leica M4-P. I have a pair of Zeiss lenses; the 35mm f2.8 and 50mm f2. I’m not a big fan of the funny little bump Zeiss use instead of a focus tab, but have found putting a decent sized zip tie around the focus ring makes a cheap and surprisingly usable focus tab with the fat bit of the zip tie. I also have a Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm but it’s rather junky; the front fell off and the aperture ring has almost no resistance which is annoying.

I enjoy bikepacking which is why I originally got the bag which is a Revelate Designs “Egress Pocket”. I’ve used it on a number of biking and hiking trips including the 3000km Tour Aotearoa. When hiking I clip it to the waist belt of my hiking pack. In town I clip on the strap and it makes a good shoulder bag. It’s tough and completely waterproof which is handy in wet and windy Wellington.

The lightmeter is a Sekonic L-308s I bought 2nd hand. I’m not too bad at estimating exposure but the meter provides reassurance. The film canisters are old ones from my dad. They’re not as convenient as plastic ones but I like them.

The Sharpie marker is important as I write the ISO on the canister when I take the film out of the camera. I don’t wind the film right back into the canister to make loading onto the dev reel easy. If I didn’t write on the canister I’d surely confuse exposed and unexposed rolls and would have no chance of remembering the ISO I used.

I mostly use Kodak TMax400 and P3200 and some random expired film for good measure.

My website is <https://kaihopu.myportfolio.com/>

Instragram: <https://www.instagram.com/kaihopu/>

Keep them coming folks, we need more submissions, so get your bag onJapancamerahunter.com

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IN YOUR BAG NO: 1709 – Darren Anderson

IN YOUR BAG NO: 1709 - Darren Anderson

Darren shares his current rotation of cameras in his bag. Keeping it simple and straightforward for a daily shooter bag.

Hello Bellamy and fellow camera geeks,

My name is Darren Anderson. I am a 49 year old living in the beautiful town of Cheltenham UK.

I first got interested with photography, when my parents gave me a Kodak point and shoot camera for my 7th birthday.

It was to document my love of trains (yes I was a trainspotter). I can remember the countless photos I took with this camera firstly of trains, but gradually of everything and anything. I practically wore that camera out.

Fast forward to 16 and my first pay packet and picking up a lovely little Olympus point and shoot found in a car boot sale. I bought it to document my travels and anything else that was there to take a picture.

I like everyone else reared of course, and went down the digital route for a number of years, but found I wasn’t really enjoying my photography anymore, and subsequently lost all interest.

Fast forward again to 2013 and after going through a real bad few years of depression, I needed to find something to help and thus photography found its way back into my life. I now own a vast collection of film cameras and have fell in love with photography.

This is the current setup, and I will rock this outfit for around three months before I rotate my cameras around, I am one of these photographers that use their cameras and not just look at them gathering dust on a shelf.

I like to keep my bag setup plain and simple, not too cluttered.

The bag is from Troop London, and I have customised it by sewing a leather patch on the top cover to keep the worst of the British weather out (it rains a lot here in the UK). I had it now for around six years, and no matter what is thrown at it It has lasted me very well.

The current set up is my first batch 1954 Leica M3 DS with a Canon 50mm f1.4 and a homemade leather strap, I have had this camera for around 8 years and its my dream camera, its the one that I will never sell and goes everywhere with me.

I shoot Kodak tri-x or HP5 with the Leica.

Also, in the bag is a Zenza Bronika S2-A with a Nikkor-p 75mm F2.8, plus a spare film back. I am currently shooting Ilford delta 100 and Fomapan 400, I love my black and white!

I picked this up for a steal in a charity shop, and so far I am loving it.

Also in the bag is a homemade leather film case for 120 and 35mm a note book and pen for jotting notes down and a multi tool.

I home process my black and white film, but when I shoot colour I leave it to the lab, as I hate heating chemicals and working with Blix.

My Instagram page is Darren500d if you are interested.

Keep them coming folks, we need more submissions, so get your bag onJapancamerahunter.com

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JCH 10 周年 Gear

JCH 10 周年 Gear

JCH has been kicking it for 10 years! So in the run up to celebrate the 10 year anniversary we are going to be releasing some very cool items, starting with these T-shirts.

This is the JCH 10 周年 shirt. The design is based on my tattoo and the Japanese characters were all written by my son.

These are just the beginning of what will be several very exciting releases over the rest of the year. We will also have some giveaways and promotions. So make sure you check the site and follow socials (insta, Facebook, Twitter) for more updates.

You can grab these shirts and more on the spring page now. Follow this link to grab some gear https://japancamerahunter.creator-spring.com/

Thank you for all of your support over the last 10 years and for making my dreams come true.

JCH

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