Nikon EM with Kodak TRI-X 400



Meet Nikon EM.

This is a camera that my father passed on to me. The ever so compact Nikon SLR, I seriously love this camera. There are bits and pieces of the camera that don't work like the shutter speed scale inside the view finder but I managed without it. I generally got used to not having a light meter with my Mamiya 645.
The photos are not exposed properly but I guess this is an on going learning journey with understanding the right combinations between speed, aperture and ISO. When I picked up the film I was worried that the image consultant would say to me "sorry this film is blank" and I'd look like a complete fool. Thankfully it wasn't a big fail.

I carried this camera around with me without my digital SLR. I figured I didn't want to have to choose between cameras, and I thought it was more of a challenge. It sure was!

It's quite easy to use if you'd like to start learning photography manually. It's also cheap on ebay and there are some amazing tips and information on how to use it here like how to roll the film etc. Get on to it!

Check out the snaps I took below, these are unedited apart from sizing for the blog. Sorry. So. Many. Self. Portraits.

By the way, Melbourne residents. You'd be mad if you haven't been to Il Bacaro Cucina E Bar! Delicious delicious delicious.

Do you love film? Check out my other posts with my beloved Mamiya here, here and here.



17 comments:

  1. i know i have already told you this but i love the one of you (the second last one) xx

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    1. Aw thanks B! this was at a wedding. Glad I took it, despite the strange looks around me ;)

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  2. I agree, second to last is amazing!
    But all of these are magical

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  3. Farrah,

    You are simply the sweetest. Thank you for your comment on my blog the other day.
    xo. Little Miss
    www.livelylittlemiss.blogspot.com

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    1. You welcome, your writing is so beautiful and your words are very encouraging! keep at it. Thanks for stopping by x

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  4. it takes lovely photos!!! and thanks for saying you like my eyebrows! sometimes i think they are just out of control! haha

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    1. Thank you lovely Stephanie! Nope your eyebrows are definitely not out of control hehe.

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  5. girl, you have got a gift! And what a neat story about how you received the camera from your dad:)

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    1. Thanks Gina! I'm very blessed to have the same passion as my dad that's for sure.

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  6. Farrah...these are just beautiful, love the bokeh in the third last...well done, we live in such a beautiful city don't we? xx Tam

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    1. Thanks Tamara! we sure do, I love our city <3

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  7. WOAHHHHHHHHHHH, these are incredible! Like really, they look they photos you'd see on Tumblr or in a magazine or something. Wow.

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  8. I love these!!! Beautiful, Farrah!

    Thank you so much for your comments on my blog. I'm sorry I haven't been around for a while...I just had Spring Break but it wasn't much of a break because I was doing homework most of the time. Now I'm back at college and ironically, I seem to have more free time. :)

    Oh, and I am still enjoying my Polaroids! I haven't taken pictures with the camera for a while now, but I plan to get it out again soon.

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    1. Hey Jess! Hope you had a lovely Easter Break :) hope you're not drowning in too much homework haha.

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  9. ah, the one of the bench is SO gorgeous. lovely.

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    1. Thanks so much Charity! hope you had a nice Easter break :)

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