ROLLEING

I received this camera a few years ago as a gift from my mother, it has been in our family since the 1960s, this camera has seen more action that all the cameras I have ever own. As soon as I got my hands on it my friend gave me a roll of 120 expired film and started my experience with this trusty friend. Let me tell you that after coming from digital where everything is fast and almost instantaneous I had to pace myself, slowdown and really think what I was doing, every exposure was important, I had to be really careful to remember to wind it for the next exposure, and check the exposition on the light meter before every shot.

Rolleiflex 2.8F. @ Carlos Ocando.

After overcoming all the differences I started to really enjoy working with this camera, there is a feeling when you see through the viewfinder, is like a warm feeling from the past, a nostalgia that never ends, it only grows in you and stays with you for a while, what’s interesting about this is that you can also feel that in the photos, I can’t quite put my finger on it, it’s just lovely.

 Rolleiflex 2.8F. © Carlos Ocando.

Cameras are not important, but history is, and I think film photography is a part of human history, a part that I think it should not disappear, film cameras and prints created from film have different aesthetics than digital cameras and files, it could be good or bad for you, but I love it!. If you have the opportunity to work with one of these cameras or other cameras from the film age (Bronicas are really good cameras with very low price in the used market) don’t think it twice, get a box of 120 or whatever film the camera uses and go out!, as always feel, explore, and have fun. From Rolleiflex Land I salute you!

Nikon D600 + Nikkor 60mm f/2.8. © Carlos Ocando.

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