Bill Smith's Photography

  The guys at Camera Rescue in Finland surprised everyone with a new colour C-41 film for the consumer market (note choice of words) called Santa 100. In reality they reached into the Eastman Kodak product catalogue and cut down Aero Color 100, an aerial survailance film for tracking pollution and map making which was big surprise for me as digital capture was more expensive and nowhere as good at giving super high resolution, learn something new every day.  I had an opportunity to take a recently serviced Canon New- F-1 and installed a power winder that came from another New F-1 body. This isn't a motor drive at a frame or two per second its quite leisurely but that's ok. New F-1's are total beast pro bodies and I love shooting with mine. Sadly my New F-1 AE needs  a CLA, but that's to be expected on a 35+ year old camera.  Shooting with Santa 100 I rated at box speed and by and large got really nice results. There were a few frames that look like they got a little ...

 Fuji Superia 400, the last 400 ISO C-41 film left in Fujifilm's line up outside of Japan, has become the fill in for my go everywhere photograph anything film since Kodak's Ultramax 400 became super hard to find.  Now Superia 400 is becoming no better, I'm on backorder with a top up order from a Montreal area photo retailer, I just have to hurry up and wait. The other big challege is global retailers like Walmart have monster buying power have decided to list Superia 400 which means they get deliveries first and indie photo retailers somewhere down the line.  Superia 400 leans cool, but on a weekend photowalk like this with overcast skies and tempertures close to the water not even cracking 20 C. I want you to feel the chill that Summer clocked off its shift and is gone until next year. Bear in mind the walk was on Labour Day weekend. Camera: Canon New F-1 AE, FDn lenses.  Film: Fujifilm Superia 400.  ...

  Funny how weather can change on a dime. One day it was a super hot walking around the neighbourhood, the next it felt like we got a taste of fall. At least it didn't rain. The one plus with the gloomy skies, it scared the tourists away. A small group from the Toronto Film Shooters traveled on the Ferry to Ward's Island part of the Toronto Islands Archipelago. Back in July my friend Ori and I did the Toronto Islands from Hanlan's Point to Algonquin Island. The only thing in common with both was I shot with Superia 400 colour film from Fujifilm. I almost prefer the Islands without the hordes, on weekends the ferries and water taxis are slammed in the Summer months.  Camera: Canon New F-1AE, FDn lenses.  Film: Fuji Superia 400.