I still use a film camera as my main camera, but the continuous rise in the price of film and the cessation of production of high-sensitivity film forced me to get into digital cameras, and the camera I chose was the GR3X. It is not that I have never used a digital camera before, but this is the first time I have decided to use a digital camera as my […]
As a fun way to work from home, I compared dozens of popular roasters (home roasting) across the country. Based on the top stores in the Japan Coffee Roasting Championship, I have covered popular and long-established stores to some extent, and would like to introduce my own recommendations. Recommended Coffee Roasters *Third wave type: Mainly shallow roasted, with an emphasis on fruitiness and aroma. Mame Polepole (Okinawa Prefecture) Japan Coffee […]
I think Portra is the most widely acclaimed film among those who photograph with film. It was launched as a negative film for professional use and steadily increased its users, including film enthusiasts, from the time it was first released. I am one such portra-lover. I like this film so much that I have been using it for more than 10 years, almost exclusively Portra, and have used several hundred […]
The SANSUI AU-D 707X Dicade is considered one of Sansui’s masterpieces. For more details, please see Audio Heritage. The amplifier uses X-balance, which was introduced in the final stage of the AU-D series known as Sunstone, and Dicade was particularly well received by the public, which led to its purchase. Audio Heritage https://audio-heritage.jp/SANSUI/amp/au-d707xdecade.html Reasons for selection SUNSUI AU-D 707X Dicade I had never checked the sound of the actual unit, […]
I cannot find a store in Japan that accepts Ricoh GR1 film cameras for repair. Then I concluded my previous repair article by saying that I would send the request overseas, but I have good news. The repair was successfully completed by a camera repair shop in Taiwan. Camera Repair Shop in Taiwan The only repair company I could find through a web search was a repair company in the […]
Contax T3 is no longer affordable to the average person, but I used to use a T3 when it was still cheap. Although I have not had this camera with me since it was stolen by a burglar in my room during a trip, I will explain the advantages and disadvantages of the T3 and the differences in depiction depending on settings based on examples of my work. Contax T3 […]
The Contax TVS, with its titanium exterior, was a high-end compact film camera that symbolized the era when the Japanese economy was booming. It is a relatively unpopular camera, perhaps because of its zoom, middling photographic impact, and large size. However, it is a model that can be recommended as a film camera for casual use because of its photographic quality that surpasses intermediate single focal length compact cameras and […]
These examples include my favorite Richo GR1s and a GR10 with the same lens. I wrote about the features of this camera in a separate article, and here I will explain the advantages and disadvantages of the GR1 based on examples of photographs, as well as the differences in depiction depending on settings. Example of GR1 negative film (PORTRA 400/160) Negative film is basically Kodak Portra 400 or 160. A […]
The price of the Contax T3, which costs three times the list price, has not stopped soaring in the used market, and its popularity overseas seems unstoppable. I used to have a Contax T3, although it is now a completely premier camera that I can’t afford. Unfortunately, I lost it in a theft during a trip, but I would like to look back on the beauty of the T3 with […]
Failure of the GR1 is like a chronic illness, and now, more than 20 years after its release, it is almost impossible to use the GR1 in a fully working condition due to the lack of durability of its parts. I honestly think the GR1 is more fragile than other high-end compact cameras. However, I have been using this camera for over 10 years and intend to continue to use […]