Original Post: 07NOV2017
Update: This post was written when I was scanning with a box and my digital camera. That is the reason I talk about the images being soft.
I would like to start by saying that this was not the best experience. I was pretty hyped up to use this camera as it was one of Andy Warhols favorites but it was really disappointing. A lots of the shots were out of soft, not sharp at all, regardless of me being at the right distance from the subject and the lens. It wants to look like a rangefinder but it is far from it. You kind of have to guess your distance to your subjects and set it on the focus ring. If the images were a little bit sharper I feel I would have loved it a lot more. Maybe I need to give it a second chance.
Here is one of the images that I would have loved if it wasn’t for it being soft.
If the image was a bit sharper you would have been able to distinguish more of the fall colors from the trees.
Here is a shot of my great friends Robert and Amy, still really soft.
I’m not too upset about it I guess. I kind of do like the softness in the sense that it gives it a certain feel. This would not fly though if I was shooting for a customer. Which I really don’t so I don’t know why I am so concerned.
I do have a select few that I do love, even if they are a bit soft.
The first one is from the same day that I went hiking with my friends.
The image appeared to be slightly better in focus around the bumper nearest to the camera and it just has this mobster kind of mood to it and I enjoy it.
Another is of a tangled mess of seaweed.
This one is Instagram worthy for me. I love the lines that lead into the braid of seaweed, even though it is a bit soft and difficult to distinguish.
Overall I would give this camera a 4/10 and maybe I will give it a second chance. But for now it will stay in its case and in the stack of other camera.
Look out for the Canon AF35MII pictures. As soon as I have another roll to develop with it I will have them ready. I also ordered a scanner which should be arriving next week. At last I will have nicer looking scans.
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