Lomo LC-A and Agfa CT Precisa cross processed. Love it! I might have to try more of these types of city night shots while Mia is away on a business trip.
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I’ve been going through a bunch of old film shots lately and have rediscovered some awesome photos. They remind me that I don’t need to have a bag full of lenses and a big-ass DSLR and Photoshop to capture and create great images. I can “get by” with “just” a Lomo LC-A and a pocketful of film.
In fact, it’s kind of liberating and refreshing to work with such a “limited” camera. The fixed 32mm lens is just the perfect focal length for how I like to shoot (roughly 20mm on Nikon DX sensors). Zone focusing is wicked easy. The LC-A’s auto exposure is really good, and, if needed, I can set a custom aperture from f/2.8 to f/16 with a fixed shutter speed of 1/60. And it has a hotshoe for those times when I need a flash (yes, I’ve done on and off camera flash with an LC-A).
Then there’s cross processing. As fun as it is to tweak a digital photo to look like it was cross processed, there’s nothing quite like the real thing. Elitechrome’s blues are soothing. Velvia’s reds are nothing short of explosive. Playing and experimenting with each film type’s characteristics is part of the fun of cross processing.
And now I think it’s time for me to go out and burn a few rolls of film on my LC-A. Too bad I have to work today. There’s always the weekend. :)
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