I honestly do not know what possessed me to buy this film. While I shoot a number of film speeds my usual go to is 400. Other less often but I usually stay between 100 and 800. Very rarely 3200. So 25. I assume some part of me just wanted to try something new.
When I first started shooting film back in 2018, I was curious to learn what other film stocks besides the standard stuff from Kodak and Fuji were available out there. So when I first read the story of Film Ferrania, I was fascinated!
The Konica Hexar RF was pretty much the last analogue m-mount rangefinder I hadn’t shot with, and one of only a couple I hadn’t reviewed. It’s a camera I have been recommended a fair few times over the years I’ve been running this blog. But with it being entirely battery dependent and therefore often unfixable when it fails, I’ve been fairly hesitant to put my money down. Recently though, the opportunity came up to buy one, and at a price and in a condition that gave me enough comfort to take a punt. And I’m glad I did!
It sometimes feels like a few of the pieces of the puzzle just come together. This might be to do with light, or the subject matter, mood, gear, whatever; it’s a nice feeling! I’ve recently had this feeling from a Konica Hexar RF and Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 when combined with Kodak Portra 800
