Stepping forward to 120

I love photography.

I love seeing around and always want to capture the special moment. The falling leaves, the sparkling eyes of the kids, their un-reserved smile.

I am stunned when I see the the photos taken by Hideaki Hamada - the atmosphere, the framing, the facial expression of the boys, the color, the tone. And I found the framing is interesting and turns out they are taken by a "medium format camera".

So I started looking around on what it meant, how does it differ from the 135. From there, I learnt about the format, the camera and seeded the desire to step forward.

I looked at all the format and decided 6x6 or 6x7 is what I want. The square format always hold a place (that's why I love using Hipstmatic) and I think I am quite ready to compose in this format. And next comes down to gears. Looked through Mamiya, Pentax and Fuji. Unsurprisingly, I go for Fuji, for it to be the lightest among all and the EBC coated prime lens is always my favorite. But I am not too certain about the focal length (28mm as in 135) as it's not the focal length I am most comfortable in.

After weeks of struggle and analysis, rolls of films I have taken. I know that I WANT to take pictures and this gear can bring me the sharpness in focus and clarity in imaging that I always strive for.

So after two trip to Filme, I have brought the Fuji 670W home, together with 3 rolls of films. Film, like fountain pen, give me a sense of un-repeatable happening. Unlike using digital camera, which you can just blast the shoot and pick one you feels right. For film camera, you have to be totally focused in getting the absolute right.

Now I have to get myself familiar with this, take a lot of picture and enjoy.