Category: photography


Fujifilm/Fujichrome Fortia SP

Filed Under: Japan, PhotoReviews, film, photography, vacation by dreaming Artemis — 2 Comments
March 5, 2010

Yup. Long overdue but I’ve been rather busy lately. Today’s entry will be showcasing shots using Fortia SP

Sadly this will be the last batch I ever shoot as I don’t have any rolls left after my Japan vacation.

Yes folks, I’ve totally exhausted my remaining supply of this wonderful film. I wish Fujifilm would have continued making this film even on a limited basis.

It was fun while it lasted but then again, it had to be used sooner or later and I’m glad it went out with a bang!

The only other film that comes close to this would be Velvia 50. Although I prefer the insane saturation this one gives.

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Fujifilm Velvia 100

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March 2, 2010

Its been a while now since I posted any Velvia 100 shots. So here they are in no particular order.

All of these shots were taken during my Japan vacation so you’ll have to excuse the fact that all of them are just autumn photos.

Also all the photos have been sharpen post scanning. Though its rather strange, I’ve noticed that photos taken by trebi 100c require little to no sharpening at all when compared to Velvia or Fortia.

Initially I thought the blurry look of the photos was due to my scanner as the photos on the roll of film were tack sharp.

I did have the roll of film developed and were all good and sharp. This enforced my initial theory but now I suspect it may be something entirely.

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Fujifilm Trebi 100c

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March 1, 2010

Fujifilm Trebi 100c. Available only in Japan.

This film can only be found in Japan though you can order through a few online stores such as Japan Exposure . I’m a sucker for unknown color positive films, pity though I couldn’t find any Fortia SP.

Brief Description:
From what I gather this film is actually considered the Fisher Price of color reversal films. If you plan on chosing color reversal film instead of color negative films as your first type then this is the film you should get first.

Its surprisingly very easy to control and incredibly very sharp even after scanning from the film directly.

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The compact changeable lens cameras: Evolution or Revolution?

Filed Under: photography, rants by dreaming Artemis — Leave a comment
February 23, 2010

Before we begin, let’s set a few definition straight :

Evolution :
Definition: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); Example:  ”the development of his ideas took many years”; “the evolution of Greek civilization”; “the slow development of her skill as a writer”

Revolution :
Definition: a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; Example: “the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution”


Also for this entry, we will be limiting our scope only to DSLR and SLRs with occasional reference to the current crop of “PnS” (point and shoot cameras) cameras whenever it helps with the topic.

Compact DSLR
So what is today’s entry about ? “Compact DSLR” ;is what many are calling it although personally it should be called mirrorless design or a poor man’s digital rangefinder. Yes the age of small and lightweight camera has truly begun.  Sure we’ve had them for years but those PnS camera were really next to a bag of crap that even a disposable film camera were way better than them.

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Kos-mos 1/4 figure from HobbyFan

Filed Under: anime, figurines, photography, review by dreaming Artemis — 9 Comments
January 21, 2010

At last! The final piece has arrived and Kosmos here is COMPLETE! BWahahahaahahahaahahah! (cue loud thunder clap).

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