IN YOUR BAG: 1725 – C.M. Tucker

IN YOUR BAG: 1725 - C.M. Tucker

Hello! My name is Carmen (but I go by C.M. Tucker on social media). I’m a graduate student from the Greater Toronto Area.
I like to keep things light and compact because in addition to photography gear, I also carry my books and laptop in my bag. I squeeze in my daily photography fix whenever I have a gap between classes. I either take the bus downtown to do some quick street photography, or I take a walk through some of the hiking trails near campus. It’s all about making the most of the situation I’m in and trying to find something new and interesting in scenes and locations that I’ve been seeing nearly every day for the past 8 years.

For me, photography is a means of breaking routine. Taking a camera with me to school and to work is a reminder to see even the most mundane activities, like a long commute or waiting in the pizza line, as an opportunity for discovery.

I bought my first film camera off Etsy in 2016. It was a Pentax Spotmatic with a 55mm f1.8 lens. It’s still one of my favourite cameras to use today, but I find the all-metal build too heavy for me to bring as a daily carry. Instead, my go-to daily camera is now a Canon EOS Rebel G with the good ol’ plastic fantastic nifty fifty, a modern EF 50mm 1.8 STM lens. It’s a plastic SLR with a built-in electronic lightmeter. It’s the camera that lets me takes photos most efficiently, even though it doesn’t look “vintage” enough to be a conversation starter.

What I’ve learned since starting film photography (and after G.A.S. left me with more cameras than I knew what to do with), is that I want a camera that doesn’t get in the way and allows me to be confident in the shots I take. As a photographer, I don’t want people to notice me. Instead, I want to be the one noticing others.

But over the last month, my G.A.S flared up again, and I took the dive into large format, which is the exact opposite of light and compact.

I wanted to understand what makes large format so special. What do “movements” mean? What does it mean to shift the plane of focus? How shallow of a depth of field can I really get?

After much soul (and financial) searching, I finally made the leap. At first, I doubted if I was good enough or ready for large format. I mean, I still frequently miss focus and butcher exposure when I shoot 35mm. How could I be qualified for large format? But I learned that you don’t need to master 35mm in order to “level up” to large format. If anything, being doubtful of my ability actually made me more attentive and careful when shooting large format. So, out of the 30 images that I’ve taken with the Intrepid so far, I actually like more than half of them. A 50% success rate is a lot higher than what I typically get from a roll of 36 exposures.

I mainly shoot with a 6×7 Horseman roll back so that I can use 120 film. 4×5 sheet film is just too expensive. Plus, I didn’t choose to try large format because of the resolution it can provide (since you can easily get comparable sharpness with a medium format camera), but my goal is to try to use movements, which is a technical feature not commonly available on medium format cameras. Since I’m still just practicing, I’m shooting mostly macro photography either around the house or the local neighbourhood.

The gear haul

The bag: A large tan leatherette tote that I got from a 2 for $10 sale at a local mall. I like to call it my Mary Poppins bag because it feels limitless. I can stuff my laptop in it, my books, my lunch, and of course my photography gear.
But because the tote is essentially a storage abyss with no padding or sections, I have to wrap my gear in cloth to protect them. The wide mouth of the bag also makes it easy to pull gear out on a whim. I don’t have to swing a backpack around to my chest or set it on the ground to unzip. But it probably goes without saying that it’s not ergonomically designed for long, strenuous hikes, but as a tote that doubles as a school bag and gear bag, it’s more than enough.

The notebook: A bullet journal from Dollarama

The poetry book (behind the notebook): The Essential John Reibeitanz. An anthology of poems by the Canadian poet, John Reibetanz. I picked it from a used-book sale at Bookends from the Toronto Public Library. I find that there’s a relationship between written poetry and visual poetry, and so I tend to carry poetry books with me when I need some inspiration. I also have a short attention span, and I’ve unfortunately been reading fewer books as I get older, but poetry books are easy to flip through.

The cameras

The Canon EOS Rebel G with a 50mm f1.8 lens: A plastic, manual SLR with an electronic lightmeter. It has everything you’d need from an SLR but with half the weight.

The Intrepid 4×5 with a 135mm f5.6 lens: One of the most lightweight 4×5 cameras out there (you’re probably noticing a theme here) that clocks in at about 2.6 pounds. The Rodenstock Sironar-N lens is also small and light. It’s as tall as my bullet journal, as you can see in the picture.

The film: I don’t have any go-to film stocks, but lately I’ve been trying black and white more with Acros II, and I’ve been alternating between Ektar and Portra to capture fall foliage.

The accessories: A 20cm Manfrotto PIXI mini tripod for the Intrepid to sit on for low-level shots, a measuring tape so that I can measure how far I need to extend the bellows for macro shots, and the 6×7 Horseman roll back in which I load 120 film for the Intrepid.

Not pictured: My pen for my notebook, my cable release, and my jacket that doubles as a dark cloth.

While the gear in my bag is periodically changing depending on what kind of photography I’m interested in trying that month, my curiosity and interest for film photography has been a constant in my daily life for the last five years. I’ve grown a lot as a person and as a photographer through film photography. In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” T.S. Eliot writes “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” Well, I think I am now measuring out my life with film photography gear and milestones.

Instagram (cmtuckerly): <https://www.instagram.com/cmtuckerly/>

Youtube (The Undefined Photographer): <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCssP1i1ZzAGP0GULP9cLPeQ>

Thank you and take care,

Carmen

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IN YOUR BAG: 1724 – Stuart Hill

IN YOUR BAG: 1724 - Stuart Hill

My name is Stuart Hill. My home is in Scotland, my work is in Switzerland - my soul is in London.

A few years ago, I embarked on the journey to be either a photographer or an architect by signing up for a Foundation Course in Fine Art, ultimately deciding to pursue the latter: the logic being that if I pursued my ‘hobby’ professionally, it would ruin it for me. Well, I managed to avoid that – and so I am still fiddling around with all things photographic - many years later.

Monorail

Prior to Art School, I enrolled on an evening class at the local college, where I had access to a fully equipped darkroom and a collection of Zenith TTLs. At this stage, I owned an Olympus Trip – which was a beautiful birthday-present camera, but not adjustable in any way. After a long time of paper rounds and saving up, I upgraded to a Canon AE1, which globetrotted alongside me for the next two decades. I also embarked on designing and building my own monorail camera, using the school metalwork room at lunchtimes. One of my original design drawings is below:

I also advanced to setting up my own darkroom, with a Russian Zenith enlarger – the collapsible ‘espionage’ model, which was bizarrely - although rather conveniently - contained in an attaché case: a perfect sign of the times in what was middle of the 1980’s cold war – alongside a collection of used ice cream tubs as chemical trays and a huge demijohn full of water (there was no running water in the freezing roof space). This modest set-up had the advantage of honing my darkroom skills while enabling me to puff away on underaged, illicit cigarettes, well out of sight - and reach - of my parents.

I then got distracted by other life events, and having a darkroom was no longer practical – the Zenith was packed away in its espionage case for another day. That day never came, and eventually the introduction of digital scanners meant it was no longer required. I discovered ways of developing films using a changing bag and laptop, which no longer required hours in solitude away from the family – albeit the smoking secret did come out of the closet.

London

Eventually, in 2003, my eye caught an advertisement for a London camera dealer who was offering interest free credit on new cameras. After an amazingly quick trip into central London on the tube, I became a bit poorer - albeit the owner of a Leica M7/ 50mm Summicron. Once again, I had photographic wind in my sails! Rarely a week would go past when I was not developing at least one HP5, entertaining the family by lap-fumbling with the changing bag on the sofa, while reminiscing on the true joy of solitude in a dark place.

Fast forward another fifteen years and - in a moment of madness - I part exchanged the M7 body for a used M9. It didn’t take many high-decibel shutter-winds for me to realise the error of my ways. For months I perused the dealer’s websites, in a vain attempt to identify my M7 and buy it back - the one which had been around my neck for some amazing adventures. I could identify it easily, as it had some bright orange Kenyan sand in the viewfinder, which had reduced its trade-in value. Alas, I never found it. Of course, eventually I got used to the M9, and now that it has the patina of a much-handled old friend, I adore it too.

Paradoxically, buying the M9 did change my approach to cameras for the positive – perhaps bizarrely, I had never bought a used camera before. The M9 had surprised me with its reliability, and so I started to keep my eye on other second-hand gadgetry. A slippery slope ensued, resulting first in a Leica M4-P. When not wearing its half-leather case, this is a wizened old man of a camera – a true Hemingway -with numerous war wounds and unknown stories to tell: it seems to smell of oil and leather, possibly whisky. But it is nothing but a joy to handle, scrupulously simple and reliable - as silent as a maus.

The M5 was a Christmas treat when I should have known better – bought out of sheer curiosity about how a re-design project could apparently go so drastically wrong for an experienced camera manufacturer. This is the least used of all my toys, primarily because the side hung strap is a complete nuisance, clearly a case of ‘change for change’s sake’ - but an incredibly irritating one when the strap obstructs the viewfinder, often enabling one’s street photography victim to shuffle out of shot.

The R8 was the final addition to the bag-shot family. It was ordered in June 2020 and the package was not opened for fourteen months due to covid travel restrictions – a very long story of neediness. So, I am just getting used to this object of utter beauty, the overall handling quality of which came as a revelation. For this is what many - allegedly - believe to be the ugly duckling of the Leica pond. It is the only bag shot camera which has a functioning light meter, which is taking some time – and mental arguments - to get used to.

Not shown in the picture is a Hasselblad 500EL/M which completes my quartet of gorgeousness. Regrettably, on the return trip from Scotland to Switzerland it lost a coin-flip with my clothes (…best of three, of course). This stunning piece of clockwork engineering has just been hauled around the north east coast of Scotland and - after some tear-jerking episodes of utter frustration - has produced some stunning - and huge - images, all traditionally developed and printed in a reconstituted Highland darkroom: alas, without the Zenith espionage enlarger - the sponge attaché case packing having deconstructed into what appears to be a (possibly) toxic post-soviet honeycomb. Best to keep the lid on that.

As for the bag itself – this was bought from ‘Fossil’ in London in the January sales - around 2011, I believe – and it has sufficient pockets for most things to get lost – although, I confess, the bag shot is fake news - all of cameras would rarely be in that bag together, as the strap would inevitably break.

So, that is that: recent images - mainly but not exclusively analogue - can be seen at:

<https://www.calderhill.photography/>

Stuart Hill

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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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IN YOUR BAG: 1722 – Crystal Joy Merrick

IN YOUR BAG: 1722 - Crystal Joy Merrick

I've been shooting film a long time, mostly in a document-your-life way. I also have an interest in old stuff/old places, and those things combined make up most of my photography practice today. I live in rural Pennsylvania, and I love exploring the towns and cities around me.

The Bag

My bag was given to me by a friend a long time ago. Sticking out of the bag is a beanbag I made—I use it instead of carrying a tripod all the time. Obviously that doesn't work in every situation, but for what I do it works enough. I have a short cable release to use with it.

Usually I have two cameras with me: an SLR (my Nikon FG here was my first and is still my favorite) and one of my cameras from the 1950's (right now it's my Argus C3 rangefinder, a recent barn find). My go-to lens on the Nikon is my 50mm. Not having a structured camera bag, I recently got some Domke equipment wraps for my antique cameras, and I love them, they work great. The strap on the Nikon was a gift from my boss at a local photo studio (where I work a few hours a month as a graphic designer).

I shoot mostly black & white and I pretty much always have a yellow filter on my SLR, but I usually have my red filter with me too, just in case. I usually remember to carry extra film—most of what's in the bag right now is hand-rolled from bulk by me, which is why the pots have tape labels.
I pretty much never actually use my hot shoe level, but I carry it around with me as a reminder to consciously level my shots because I am really bad at that. I have a little notebook and pen to write down my camera/lens/filter/film combinations and whatnot.
And some cash because who knows when you'll find the perfect dive bar or taco truck that only takes cash! Last but not least, I often carry one or two beer can pinhole cameras, loaded with (usually expired multigrade) paper.

Keep shooting film, kids!
Find me on IG: @bluekid
Join me in the Facebook Caffenol group
Crystal Joy Merrick

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IN YOUR BAG: 1720 – Steve Mitchell

IN YOUR BAG: 1720 - Steve Mitchell

My name is Steve Mitchell, and I live in Invercargill, at the very south of New Zealand.

I bought my first camera, an Ilford Sprite, with pocket money I had saved at the age of eleven. Dad was a keen amateur photographer, so I guess I was following in his footsteps.

Later I graduated to my first SLR, a Practica, which was followed by a Yashica TL Electro X, and in 1984 I bought a Contax 139 Quartz, with the Planar 1.7/50 lens, using that for the next twenty years until digital photography arrived.

Contax

Fifteen years and half a dozen digital cameras later, I stumbled upon the Contax in a box in the wardrobe, and had the film that was still in it processed. The Contax was no longer working, but one thing led to another and after adapting the Zeiss lens to my Canon DSLR with very good results, I bought a replacement Contax body and a couple of lenses from Ebay, and shot my first roll of film in a very long time.

I was blown away by the difference in the colour and texture of the images, and found that I also enjoyed the analogue process far more than the instant gratification of digital photography. So, most of my photography is now analogue, both 35mm and medium format. Luckily I have had some kit given to me, and been able to buy more before the prices really started to shoot up!

Bag

This is my bag that I throw in the car whenever I go somewhere. It is a Lowepro BP 300 AW which can carry two SLRs along with four or five lenses and accessories, with a tripod attaching to the back – ideal for walking into the wilderness, which in this part of the world is amazing.

I shoot mostly landscape and travel photography, and my usual kit is;

2 x Contax 139 Quartz bodies

Zeiss Planar 1.7/50

Zeiss Distagon 2.8/25

Zeiss Vario Sonnar 3.3/28-85

Zeiss Vario Sonnar 4/80-200

Zeiss Tele-Tessar 4/300

Zeiss Mutar 2 x Converter

Contax TLA30 flash with extension cable

Contax 139 Motor Winder

Lens cleaning cloth and air duster

Film – I like to work with colour and usually have Kodak Portra 400 and Ektar 100 in the cameras.

K&F Concept Tripod

Remote Shutter Release

Spare batteries for camera and flash

Lens hoods and filters – UV, Skylight, Polarising, ND, Graduated ND and FLD.

It has taken me three years to build up this kit which I could never have afforded when I was younger and had kids to support, and it has given my photography a totally new lease of life!

Sites

I have a blog; viewfromtheendoftheworld.wordpress.com where I try to showcase the amazing world around me. I can also be found at;

www.instagram.com/stevembluff

www.facebook.com/stevemphotos

Steve Mitchell

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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/>

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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.

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IN YOUR BAG NO: 1709 – John Yokoyama

IN YOUR BAG NO: 1709 - John Yokoyama

Something a little bit different this time. John Yokoyama takes us up high with his love of classic cameras and awesome japanese motorcycles.

Hi, I’m Johnny! Welcome to the countryside of Japan! It’s peaceful. Quiet. With somewhat less opportunities for dating. Regardless, it’s a fantastic place to immerse oneself in a part of Japanese culture most foreigners rarely see.

So while I’m riding around on my Honda Cub, I naturally bring along a camera. Often, it’s an old 35mm camera, but I’ll dabble in 120, or a more esoteric 127, from time to time.

Today, I’m off to the local mountains. My camera of choice is a Fujica ST801. Chosen for no particular reason other than I hope to take a picture of Mt. Fuji so perhaps a Fuji camera is a good match and in my happy bubble world, I think that’s cool.

Besides the camera, I’ll bring a couple m42 mount lenses. One is a Fujica 55mm and the other is a Asahi Takumar 200mm. To stabilize everything is a vintage Cherry Tripod. I’ve had good experience with JCH Streetpan 400 for its nice contrast, but I’m on a budget today, so expired B/W Fuji Presto Neopan 400 will do, thank you.

Other than that, I try to keep it simple. There’s a few Kenko ND filters, cable release and a couple energy bars all tucked away in the pockets of my Timbuk2 Classic Messenger Bag.

Thanks for reading! If your interested to see my travels around Japan, please check out my Instagram and YouTube channel. I blog about all things vintage and retro.

Youtube: Johnny On Wheels
Instagram: johnnyonwheels
Website: www.johnnyonwheels.com

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In your bag No: 1705 – Gavin Go

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In your bag No: 1705 - Gavin Go

Gavin Go is an old friend of JCH having been featured in the past. But it has been a while so it is nice to see him back with his gear.

Number 1486 June 6, 2017 was the last time I was featured by JCH. The world changed a lot in 4 years. I’m Gavin Go and a certified GAS veteran. I did mellow down a bit and have sold most of my film gear right before the pandemic hit – lucky me. I buy and sell to experience and at the same time to hunt for bargains and sell them upgrading my gear. For several years, since I travel a lot all over the world, I get to hunt for great finds and I did. After realizing that in the Philippines film can never be developed the way I wanted to and I don’t have enough time scanning it, I literally gave up shooting film 99.9% and started shooting digital. I have the pakon and a canon pro 1! How crazy can I get.

No the bag cannot fit all the gear in the picture.

My favorite camera bag maker is Wotancraft from Taiwan. I bring this everyday for work and it fits a camera and a lens and everything I need for work – magical really. The green Hansa bag which I bought in 2016 for US$3 is still there for weekends (see in your bag 1486).

To keep this short, I have everything digital from street, portraits, work, birding, moon shots, swimming, landscape, and anything you can think of in digital.

What stays so far for film are the Horseman VH with 4×5, Minolta SRT, M3 and the MP Classic. Why? I have had many collectible at one point in my life (<https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUxuGzF3dw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link>) and this is what I think calmed me down looking for the best film gear suited for me.
What I realized is that I was looking for the most authentic pure Leica experience there is and there is nothing that compares to an M3 because it is where it all began, so if you want to save time and accept that you can learn how to shoot without a meter then this is what you are looking for and nothing else, so do not waste time. Believe me I had the chance to own or hold some of the best film gear. The MP Classic is just something to brag about so I might be tempted to sell it eventually or just keep the 2 for my 2 kids. It is too beautiful to use and I’m the kind of person who uses things I buy. Time will tell. This also doesn’t have a meter.

For lens, the 28 and 50 is what I often use. The 28 is best for hyperfocal. It is the fastest manual focus for street in my opinion where you can set the distance range you often shoot at. 50 is for bokeh. I still don’t have a Noctilux because I know it will be so difficult to focus and it is so heavy. One day I’ll be ready to try that out. There is one gem of a lens and that is the Minolta MD 85f2 that I have. That lens is great even mounted on a medium format digital 50R.

Keep film alive guys. It is really fun and makes us more creative that digital can never give. Thanks to Bellamy and everyone in the film community that help keeping it alive. I visited him several times and had the chance to hold some of the most unique film gear there is.

Instagram

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Thanks for coming back to us, Gavin.

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