CAMERA EQUIPMENT
My camera equipment includes:
{Polaroid}
Polaroid SX 70: Original Polaroid SLR camera from the 70′s. I use this camera to shoot most of my Polaroids. Manual and perfect. My beloved…
Polaroid SLR680: Folding Polaroid SLR camera. Love the auto focus, love it just as much as my SX70. Very similar to the SX70 in film results. It spits my Polaroids out like a machine gun, so I have learnt to shoot and catch. It’s quite the skill.
Polaroid SX70 Sonar: Very similar to the original SX70 but with auto focus.
Polaroid Spectra System: Original Spectra camera with wider Spectra film. Fabulous camera which produces some gorgeous tones and loves the light.
Polaroid Land Camera Auto 340: Folding Pack peel apart film camera. I love shooting this when I have time to spend.
Polaroid 1200FF: My most modern Polaroid, takes spectra film, terrible flash. Haven’t touched it since I got the SX70.
Fuji Instax Mini 7s: Not Polaroid but instant and fun. I don’t like shooting this indoors as you can’t turn the flash off however it’s a great little party camera.
{35mm}
Nikon FM3A: Fabulously built, workhorse, dependable, last of the FM cameras. My favourite is my 28mm 2.8 Nikkor AIS lens. A beautiful lens and great for travel.
Yashica FX3: Unstable and non predictable but can create some beautiful tones and soft, creamy magic. I love it… I don’t trust it, but I love it. Picked him up in a used store in Seattle in 2006.
Lomo Fisheye: Such a silly camera but fun to shoot. Fisheye lens. Plastic.
{Medium Format}
Yashicamat 124 TLR: Twin Lens heavy mother! Takes some getting used to as everything is in reverse. 120 film.
Holga CFN 120: Ah, Holga. Plastic, cheap and lots of fun. 120 film.
{Digital}
Canon 40D with Canon 50mm 1.4, Canon 135mm 2.8 , Canon 18-55mm. I use the 50mm for everything. The 135 is a great lens but I don’t get much use out of it. The kit lens is terrible. Don’t use kit lenses. Buy primes. Believe me, buy primes.
Digital Harinezumi: I use it mostly to make old school looking videos. There is no sound and everything looks kinda dreamy and 8mm-esque. LOVE it.
I also have a bunch of cameras that I use as door stops and paper weights. OK, not really but they don’t work and sit on shelves looking pretty.
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Hey there Amanda! Just found your blog from your twitter and it’s GORGEOUS here. :) Btw, LOVE this line, ” The kit lens is terrible. Don’t use kit lenses. Buy primes. Believe me, buy primes.” – couldn’t agree more! :D Loved my 85mm 1.8 but am selling it to buy a 50mm 1.4 – can’t wait!
Just read this sorry i asked previously
u have a great camera collection
i’d like to have your polaroid sx70
nikon fm3a
and yashica fx3
Words of wisdom! What a most beauteous collection of cameras. I hope you are enjoying Vancouver. It is currently raining here in Sydney :(
Vanessa :)
i love your blog, everything here is sooo cool !