nickthetasmaniac
Veteran
- Location
- Launceston & Sydney
- Name
- Nick Clark
Hi all, I've been very busy recently with study, work and travel, but I would like to finally share some of my street photography from Kuala Lumpur. This is the fourth time I've been to KL with my partner, who grew up in Petaling Jaya and whose family still live in USJ, and the first time I've felt like I was starting to get a feel for the city.
I shot the whole trip on film (the first time I've done so) with a Leica M2, Voigtländer 35/f2.5 Color Skopar and 50/f1.5 Nokton, and Leica 90/f2.8 Tele Elmarit. I mostly used Kodak Portra160 and Tmax400, with a single roll each of Portra800 and Fujifilm Pro400H. I used a Sekonic L308s light meter and carried it all in a Domke F10 bag. Generally I was really happy with the gear - everything got used, nothing broke, and there was nothing I felt like I was missing. The only thing I noticed was that the F10 didn't offer a way to organise my film (separating the exposed and fresh rolls, and separating the lot from my other bits and pieces). Not a major quibble, but obviously something I'd never noticed with digital kit, and a consideration for my next bag (any excuse for a new bag... ). Interestingly, shooting solely with a fully mechanical, meter-less, 35mm rangefinder proved easier than expected - I think limiting myself to film, rather than shooting both 35mm and digital, allowed me to slip into a shooting happy place, rather than getting distracted by various formats.
Here's a collection of b&w, thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy!
Cheers, Nick
I shot the whole trip on film (the first time I've done so) with a Leica M2, Voigtländer 35/f2.5 Color Skopar and 50/f1.5 Nokton, and Leica 90/f2.8 Tele Elmarit. I mostly used Kodak Portra160 and Tmax400, with a single roll each of Portra800 and Fujifilm Pro400H. I used a Sekonic L308s light meter and carried it all in a Domke F10 bag. Generally I was really happy with the gear - everything got used, nothing broke, and there was nothing I felt like I was missing. The only thing I noticed was that the F10 didn't offer a way to organise my film (separating the exposed and fresh rolls, and separating the lot from my other bits and pieces). Not a major quibble, but obviously something I'd never noticed with digital kit, and a consideration for my next bag (any excuse for a new bag... ). Interestingly, shooting solely with a fully mechanical, meter-less, 35mm rangefinder proved easier than expected - I think limiting myself to film, rather than shooting both 35mm and digital, allowed me to slip into a shooting happy place, rather than getting distracted by various formats.
Here's a collection of b&w, thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy!
Cheers, Nick