Canon EOS 7 x Kodak Portra 400

Ever since I upgraded to a full-frame camera, I have been dreaming of the Canon EOS 7 as its companion. Released in 2000, the EOS 7/ELAN 7 is a 35mm SLR film camera that looks and feels just a typical DSLR body and features an EF-mount compatible with the latest Canon lenses. After two years of indecision, I finally took the plunge and purchased one from Japan on eBay - and I am floored with the quality of the images. I think I have a new favourite film camera!

These images were taken with Kodak Portra 400.

Playing with my Pentax Zoom 105-R

I recently won a Pentax Zoom 105-R film camera in a Downtown Camera Mystery Box and I absolutely love it! Point and shoot film cameras are great; not only are they easy to use, but their functional simplicity and compact size encourage you to bring them with you everywhere. Lately, I’ve found inspiration in the works of Daido Moriyama, a Japanese street photographer whose advice to “take photographs - of anything and everything, whatever catches your eye. Don’t pause to think” truly lends itself to the importance of point and shoot cameras. In a world where everyone is after the perfect photograph, snapshot photography is a welcome change.

These images were taken with Kodak Pro Image 100 and Kodak Ultramax 400.