Roll 304
Film: Kentmere Pan 200
Developed & scanned: DEP Lab 2025/11/12
Camera: Mamiya U Autofocus 35mm f2.8
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I've run this test several times: carry both a film camera and a digital camera, and at the same scene, with the same composition, capture the same moment. I've come to feel that film images always hold up to repeated viewing a little better than digital ones. They're more worth looking at — though not necessarily better-looking.
This roll of Mamiya U Autofocus 35mm f2.8 feels about the same way.
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#1
I've always given silver products an extra glance. The Mamiya U Autofocus in my hand is silver, and the Hyundai IONIQ 5 in front of me is silver too. Given my soft spot for silver things, it was no surprise at all that I became a Sigma BF owner. The next silver product will probably be the Nothing Headphone (1) wireless noise-cancelling headphones. I'd just wrapped up an interior space shoot that day and was getting ready to call it a day.
#2
On the way home.
#3
I've discovered that Kung Fu Tea's bottled tea is delicious — I just drink it too fast, and it doesn't seem to be any cheaper either.
#4
Every "Kaiyuanshe Fried Chicken" outlet has slightly different quality, and the one near my home happens to be a good one.
#5
Picking up a camera that had been in for repair for a year. Shangpin Camera Repair Studio is very close to my home — walking distance. Shangpin was established in 1985, and I was born in 1986.
#6
This day I drove my son to a class in Taipei. On the elevated expressway, I wanted to photograph the distant scenery, but another car happened to pass by.
#7
Because the last shot got blocked, I took a second one — but I actually prefer the "failed version" that got blocked.
#8
Film's "image stabilization" lies in the film grain itself. It isn't so precise, so it's full of buffering room — I believe the human brain automatically ignores the imperfect parts when viewing, and focuses more on the overall structure of the image. This shot continues from the previous elevated-expressway scene; the cars had all stopped, crawling forward in a queue, so I had time to take photos.
#9
A Mazda MX-5 — always gets an extra glance whenever I encounter one on the road.
#10
A flash-block test. This one is shot with flash off — the shutter speed was too long, so it's prone to camera shake.
#11
Following on, this one is shot flash-blocked — the shutter speed is fast enough to avoid camera shake, but the film is underexposed.
#12
As long as you pick up your camera during the long wait at a red light, the perceived time shortens dramatically.
#13
Ever since becoming a father, I've developed a bad habit: finishing off the food my child leaves behind. At first I thought this would teach my son the frugal virtue of "not wasting food," but after years of practice I've found it does no good at all — my son instead figures "Dad will finish it anyway if I can't," so his habits don't change. I thought I was setting a good example, but dissecting my own motives, I realized "I just wanted to eat it myself." This day the whole family went out for budget steak, my son didn't finish his, and I didn't eat his leftovers. I felt I'd conquered something.
#14
This steak restaurant gives me an upset stomach every single time — but their business is booming, so clearly I'm just an isolated case.
#15
Flash test.
#16
I'm someone who likes climbing stairs. I once discussed a question with AI: whether climbing stairs can extend our lifespan — could it be that climbing one step adds one second to your life?
#17
There used to be a huge pedestrian overpass on this road, and it was demolished recently. At first I thought that even though nobody used the overpass, why spend money to tear down something that was perfectly fine? It's a big expense, after all. But then I saw this intersection after the overpass was gone — the view is so open. No wonder they tore it down. Good call.
#18
Taiwan scenery.
#19
Flash-block test — this one is shot flash-blocked.
#20
Flash-block test — this one is shot with flash off. Taipei MRT Zhongshan Station.
#21
In Taiwan, a capybara costs on average 250,000 NT each. Since they're social animals, you have to keep at least two, which makes 500,000 NT. Add the need for spacious room to roam — calculating at 10 ping, at 250,000 NT per ping, that's 3,000,000 NT of cost. Spending 3 million NT to keep capybaras to draw in business — that's a serious investment.
#22
Went out to eat with a friend's family that day. We adults were chatting, and this photo is my son's candid shot of us.
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That's this roll — Mamiya U Autofocus 35mm f2.8 with Kentmere Pan 200. Thanks for reading.
