Earlier this year I decided to turn my Fujifilm X100T into a film camera.
OK, I know what you’re thinking… “That’s impossible!”
Well, yes and no. I couldn’t actually load a roll of film into the camera, but I could set it up and use it exactly how I used my Canonet QL17 rangefinder in college… looks familiar, doesn’t it?
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I turned my Fujifilm X100T into a film camera
36 Exp June 24, 2017
36 exposures or less per day, manual exposure, optical viewfinder, single frame, fixed lens (35mm equivalent), no image review, no deleting, everything gets published in the contact sheet whether I like it or not.
36 Exp June 22, 2017
A lot of near misses today… I seem to be in that strange, unsettled place where photos aren’t quite working the way I want them to. That usually means I’m about to push through to […]
36 Exp June 20, 2017
I managed to get out and shoot while the light was good this evening, which made for some interesting photos. I feel like I’m hitting a point in this project where I’ve shot all of […]
36 Exp June 19, 2017
36 exposures or less per day, manual exposure, optical viewfinder, single frame, fixed lens (35mm equivalent), no image review, no deleting, everything gets published in the contact sheet whether I like it or not.
36 Exp June 18, 2017
Today felt like a creative struggle and I really didn’t feel like anything I shot was interesting. In reality, I think a few of the photos came out better than I expected.
36 Exp June 16, 2017
This evening I was finishing up my 36 exposures by photographing the crowds in the market near the Damascus Gate of the Old City. Unfortunately there was a shooting incident while I was nearby that left […]
36 Exp June 14, 2017
Today’s photos started with Christians at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, moved on to Jews on Jaffa Street and finished with Muslims in the Old City. It made for a pretty good tour of […]
36 Exp June 13, 2017
Due to the need for some quality family time and then a last-minute trip to Jordan, it took me three days to shoot this 36exp challenge. The result, though, is a whole lot of photos […]
36 Exp June 10, 2017
I went for three walks–morning, noon and night–totaling 9.8 miles today exploring and looking for photos. Jerusalem is an amazing place with something different around every corner.
