more films part II // fujifilm

 

Ever since Seanny bought me my first disposable camera (which was a Fujifilm), I haven't went back to it for a long time. I've been using the Kodak disposable camera instead simply because the Kodak offers 39 shots, whereas the Fujifilm only offers about 27. And when you're a broke student like me, you would want to get your money's worth. Even more so when both cameras are about the same price (~$20) where I'm at. It just made more sense to use the Kodak for me, and the Kodak had colours that I personally prefer after seeing my sister use it the first time. 

But's been two, maybe three years since he bought me the Fujifilm camera and I wanted to give it another shot. Mainly because I know a lot of people who prefer the Fujifilm disposable's colours, and there were many Japanese photographers who stood by it. So I went into my neighbourhood printing shop and asked if they had any. They said no, but they could order it for me if I wanted. So I said ok, let's do that. 

Ergonomically, the Fujifilm is way better. Let's get that right. The Kodak disposable requires you to hold onto a button for a long time before your flash is available, and there have been many times where my flash did not go off despite me holding onto the button for a long time. The Fujifilm, on the other hand, is a matter of a flick of a switch. Just slide the button up, and your flash is available instantly, and it goes off 10 out of 10 times. The Fujifilm is also slimmer, and smaller as compared to the Kodak, which allows me to put it in my pocket with ease. 

Colour wise, it's kinda hit or miss for me. There are times when it just gives me 100% what I've been searching for all this while, the green tint. But other times, it gives me too much orange tint in the photos, which I don't particularly like, but I don't hate it either. I think if the orange was toned down a little, I would have loved it. Of course, I can easily fix it in Lightroom, but I don't usually tweak my film photos because, 1. I'm lazy and 2. I want to see the film colours for what they are. 

Personally, I don't think the Fujifilm camera is one I would use in the sunlight. The colours it produces when used with the flash just outperforms by so much. But the same can be said with the Kodak camera. I think the flash what gives the disposable cameras that aesthetic of theirs. 

Would I get the Fujifilm camera again? For sure, simply for the ergonomics and that green tint. But economics wise, it would be more cost-effective if I stuck with the Kodak. So I'll leave the Fujifilm for days when I'm feeling richer. 

Enjoy the Fujifilm aesthetics. 

time capsule with shan

waiter oppa

caught between 2 oppas

Edgar / dragonball 

Neo Guan and Randell in the midst of our game

gothic Xuan 

Michelle at a retro cafe

candid?

potted plants and a strawberry

more films // kodak disposable

Hello, 

It's been long. Almost a year. Covid happened, along many other things. I was distracted by this and that, pulled back into the whirlwind known as school, worked a lot of part time, and without knowing, a year has passed. 

I am back, with yet another post about the beauty of film, because film is something that I hold dear. I made a mistake a couple of months back, and ended up with three disposable cameras to use. So over the past few months, I'd been slowly taking photos on my disposables. As my photos were spread out between the different cameras, it took me ages before I finished the first one. But there was some good that came from that, it acted as a restraint for me, so I could not rush to develop any films. Instead, I was forced to wait out till all three were done, before developing them altogether. The longer you wait, the more likely you are to forget whatever that you've taken. And the more likely you are to be surprised when you develop your photos. 

I'm just going to upload the ones from my Kodak disposables for this post. I only picked out a few because there is no way I'm going to flood the post with 58 photos. I'll post the photos from the Fujifilm disposable in the next post... Probably. Cheers.

beach day with Arica

somewhere in bedok

I love mango desserts

shake it shake it

valentines this year at The Masses

k-bbq with the bois 

shan / me / max

og 3rd gen chug crew

justseannyboy

demon slayer tees

seanny & charmy

shan's xmas tree

steamboat with the army bois

stacked up plates of meat

missing our bois Jordy and Harvest

biddy and her birthday gifts