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\nA Sunday at a campsite with a small wading pool \u2014 full of Taiwanese brown frogs. Only my son went in; I hadn't brought a change of clothes. One of the frogs is clinging to his hand in this frame.<\/p>\n
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\n#2
\nThe weather that day at the Fuxing campsite in Taoyuan.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#3
\nRiding home from school with my son one day, I spotted a beautiful sunset in the distance. I fished the P's out of my bag mid-ride and handed it to him to shoot. Turns out I was in the way.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#4
\nMorning commute traffic.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#5
\nAcross the street from where I work.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#6
\nMy son has been going to a math class every week \u2014 not traditional math, but a course focused on developing logical reasoning and observation skills. I find it genuinely interesting, and the results have been good. This is him mid-class, with the learning materials on the table.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#7
\nDriving home after his math class. The light was long at this red, so I shot three frames. This is the first \u2014 flash on.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#8
\nSecond frame \u2014 flash off.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#9
\nThird frame \u2014 flash blocked. At f4.5 in low light, blocking the flash just doesn't work. Not enough aperture.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#10
\nMy son's room \u2014 mid-reorganization, so thoroughly chaotic, though there's still a corner reserved for Lego.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#11
\nWorking from McDonald's this day. I love a well-lit space.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#12
\nThe biggest difference between McDonald's and MOS Burger: MOS actually makes the reusable cup program work. They have a dedicated washing sink so you can clean your cup on the spot. McDonald's doesn't \u2014 you'd have to go to the restroom, where the water pressure is usually so low it's practically unusable. The dine-in cups at McDonald's are plastic, which is hard to clean thoroughly and tends to harbor residue. Convenience, yes. Hygiene, questionable.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#13
\nFrom my observation: the less a sign says \"luxury,\" the more luxury the place tends to look.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#14
\nPeople outside the area might not know this, but there's a locally famous residential development on Jincheng Road in Tucheng, New Taipei called \"Jincheng Dance.\" Hard to explain without knowing the area.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#15
\nPeople often ask how the Minolta P's compares to the Hasselblad XPan (Fujifilm TX-1). But I don't think the comparison makes sense \u2014 different focal lengths, different film area. I'd honestly treat the XPan as a medium format camera: a medium format camera that happens to use 135 film. And the P's achieves its panoramic format through heavy cropping, which effectively puts it in half-frame territory. So are we comparing medium format to half-frame? Is that really the comparison you want to make?<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#16
\nIn terms of output, yes, the XPan and the P's are in completely different leagues. But the P's biggest advantage is portability \u2014 the whole camera weighs 185 grams, while the XPan with lens is about a kilogram. Some shots only happen when you have a camera with you. On that count, the XPan can't touch the P's.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#17
\nThe Minolta P's lens isn't particularly sharp, and that shows more clearly on color film. Here you can see a noticeable drop in resolution between the center and the edges.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#18
\nMOS Burger is genuinely a responsible company \u2014 their policy of hiring workers returning to the workforce says a lot. And almost every branch has power outlets available. Not sure how they're making money with all that.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#19
\nA Saturday \u2014 dropped my son off for his English class, which is more of a conversational immersion format than a traditional lesson. While he was in, my wife and I had an unexpectedly nice stretch of time to ourselves at the nearby MOS Burger.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#20
\nCropping an image into a letterbox shape doesn't give you a cinematic look. The cinematic look comes from longer focal lengths \u2014 a lot of people misunderstand this. Which is also why the Minolta P's doesn't look like a movie frame at all, despite the aspect ratio. It's a 24mm f4.5.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#21
\nMy son's English school is right near Zhongxiao Xinsheng MRT Station, which puts Mollie Lifestyle<\/a> within easy walking distance. Very convenient for picking up film.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#22
\nMy son finishing his snack outside Mollie before coming in to browse with me.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#23
\nSunlight through the front windshield.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#24
\nThe hardest part of shooting the Minolta P's is keeping it level. The camera is so small that it shifts slightly the moment you press the shutter.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#25
\nMost of the P's frames in this roll have been horizon-corrected in Lightroom. This one hasn't \u2014 I wanted to show what they look like before. The whole world tilts.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#26
\nThe Minolta P's lens isn't very sharp. Said it once, saying it again.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n#27
\nWhen I ride the Wenhu Line MRT, I always walk to the first car to watch the track curve ahead. Something satisfying about it.<\/p>\n