Tokyo 2018 – KLASSE W w/ PORTRA 400

Tokyo 2018
FUJIFILM KLASSE W w/ KODAK PORTRA 400

2018年の東京です。1月から5月までの写真ですね。
フィルムは光と影のバランスが絶妙ですね。上の写真は個人的にも今回お気に入りの一枚です。
オレンジの光に目がいきますが、ホーム奥はビルが光を塞いでいるのか、青みがかっており、場所場所で色が豊富なことを感じさせてくれます。
KODAKはオレンジに寄る傾向があり、今回の写真も全体的に何方かと言えばオレンジよりですが、フィルムの柔らからさがあるので口説くなくて良い感じです。


This is Tokyo in 2018…I took these photos from January to May.
Film is a perfect balance of light and shadow. The photo above is one of my personal favorites this time.
The orange light draws the eye, but at the back of the platform, there is a bluish tint, perhaps due to buildings blocking the light, giving the viewer a sense of the richness of color from place to place.
KODAK tends to lean toward orange, and this photo is generally more orange than most, but the softness of the film gives it a nice feel without being seductive.

Tokyo 2018
FUJIFILM KLASSE W w/ KODAK PORTRA 400
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Tokyo 2016 on Film – FUJIFILM KLASSE W w/ Kodak ULTRAMAX 400

FUJIFILM KLASSE W w/ Kodak ULTRAMAX 400

前回に続き2016年の東京ですが、こちらは夏。Kodak ULTRAMAX 400で。
Kodakというと、少し黄色系が強い印象ですが、空の青さが濃く強い印象を感じます。色も濃いめな印象。
フィルムは、種類によって傾向が違うし、さらに現像出した時の現像のされ方でも変化があるから、どれが本当の姿?と言われると難しい。でも、ベースとなる部分はやはりフィルムごとに違うので、現像はそこに味付けしている感じ。
正解はなくて自分の好みを選ぶのがフィルムの向き合い方の一つじゃないかと。もちろん、迷った時はこれ選んでおけば良いというようなフィルムもあるわけで、でもそれも沢山ある(今は沢山と言えないかも)種類の一つ。


Continuing from the last time, here is Tokyo in 2016, this time in summer, with a Kodak ULTRAMAX 400.
Kodak gives the impression of being a bit yellowish, but the sky has a deep and strong blue color. The colors also seem darker.
The film tends to depending on the type, and even the way the film is developed when it is sent out for development can change it. So what is the truely image of film is difficult to say. However, the base of each film is different, and the developing process adds flavor to the film.
There is no right answer, and I think one way to deal with film is to choose what you like. Of course, there have some standard films that you just have to choose when you are in doubt, but that is one of the many (or maybe not so many nowadays) types of film.

FUJIFILM KLASSE W w/ Kodak ULTRAMAX 400
FUJIFILM KLASSE W w/ Kodak ULTRAMAX 400
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Tokyo 2016 on Film – FUJIFILM KLASSE W w/ Kodak Gold 200

FUJIFILM KLASSE W /w Kodak Gold 200

フィルムKodak Gold 200で綴る2016年の冬の東京です。
Kodakらしい色を感じます。冬は湿度も低いので光の通りが良く、解像感高い写真が取れる傾向にありますね。
気がつけばKodak Gold 200も簡単には手に入らないフィルムの一つとなってしまいました。ネットを駆使すればまだ手に入りそうですが、ヨドバシカメラではもう取り扱いもなく気軽に使えるフィルムでは無くなってしまいました・・・。
富士フイルムのラインナップが減っていくのも辛いですが、Kodakのラインナップが減るのもまた辛いですね。


This is Tokyo in the winter of 2016 taken by the film Kodak Gold 200.
The colors are typical of Kodak. In winter, the humidity is low, so the light tends to penetrate better and produce higher-resolution photos.
I noticed that Kodak Gold 200 is one of the films that is not easy to get. It is still available on the Internet, but Yodobashi Camera no longer carries it and it is no longer a film that can be easily used….
It is hard to see Fujifilm’s lineup decrease, but it is also hard to see Kodak’s lineup decrease.

Tokyo 2016
FUJIFILM KLASSE W /w Kodak Gold 200
Tokyo 2016
FUJIFILM KLASSE W /w Kodak Gold 200
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TAIWAN 2017 on Film – FUJIFILM KLASSE W w/ Kodak PORTRA 400

Taiwan 2017
FUJIFILM KLASSE W + Kodak PORTRA 400

今回はPORTRA 400を通した前回同様2017年の台湾を。前回までのNATURA 1600とは雰囲気がやはり異なります。KLASSEとの相性か、解像感高く写っています。スマホで見ると画面が小さいから余計に解像感高く見えちゃいますね。
PORTRA 400はまだ手に入りますが、随分と高いフィルムになってしまいました(前も相対的には高めでしたが)。バラ売りがなく、5本セット売りばかりなので、瞬間的な財布へのダメージが大きいんですよねぇ。


This time, Taiwan in 2017 as before through PORTRA 400. The atmosphere of the image is different from the previous NATURA 1600, perhaps due to the compatibility with KLASSE, but the resolution looks see high. When I look at it on my smartphone, the resolution looks even higher because the screen is smaller.
PORTRA 400 is still available, but it has become a very expensive film (although it was relatively expensive from before). It is not sold in bulk, but only in sets of five, so it is very damaging to my money when I’ll buy.

FUJIFILM KLASSE W + Kodak PORTRA 400
Taiwan 2017
FUJIFILM KLASSE W + Kodak PORTRA 400
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