Mankin Photography

The FG20 is back

2010-07-31T22:04:00.000-05:00

Finally got my favorite 35mm camera back. This is probably one of the best film camera I've ever used - light, small, and yes manual.

Summer 2010

2010-07-11T07:45:00.003-05:00

Ah, the wonderful world of cheap Chinese cameras - The Great Wall. I got mine from a Chinese vendor that I met on eBay. I think I paid $35 for it. After inquiring about it he actually sent a guy out to look for one - as it turns out the guy knew a friend who had one and didn't mind selling his.

It's not in perfect condition; as a matter of fact, the leatherette is slightly peeling and the second time I used it the plastic on the forwarding knob practically fell apart. It also has a couple of areas where the light leaks, which can be annoying sometimes. But I think with a little TLC this can be a great user camera.

Stay tuned - once I fix the light leaks I'll be using it a lot more.

New scanner, old film

2010-07-08T06:30:00.003-05:00

I finally bought a new scanner [Epson V700] after all these years. But I don't much care for the Delta 3200 film. It's way too grainy for my taste. Maybe I'm just not good at developing it, but I'd rather push HP5

Photobooth family portrait

2008-12-26T20:41:00.001-06:00

We used to do this once a month - go to the mall and take a family picture at the photo booth. However, ever since Margot was born that photo booth has been out of order.