blackbird,fly - an updated review
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23. blackbird,fly - an updated review
1 year ago
This is an *updated* review of a great new plastic camera that has been developed and designed by the company Superheadz ~ superheadz.com in Japan.
Powershovel are behind the company Superheadz Ina Babylon who market all kinds of cool cameras that use film and often alternative formats, they are also the driving force behind many great artistic projects that involve music, books and analog photography.
My previous movie was a 'teaser' of the prototype I was sent to trial as well as a few example photos I shot with it at the end. It was pretty low fi video quality and missed out on a few details like ƒ-stop values of the apertures and shutter speed information. I also didn't clearly show the different masking options for the camera, which are shown and described in this video.
As far as I know this is the first 'toy camera' TLR that is exclusively designed to takes 35mm film.
I think the camera is now available in Japan (September 2008) but people overseas may have to wait until the new year to be able to order one (unless you are lucky enough to have a contact in Japan).
The background music is a piece called 'Soup' by a Powershovel musician, Ken Takehisa and is available from the Powershovel site powershovelaudio.com
Powershovel are behind the company Superheadz Ina Babylon who market all kinds of cool cameras that use film and often alternative formats, they are also the driving force behind many great artistic projects that involve music, books and analog photography.
My previous movie was a 'teaser' of the prototype I was sent to trial as well as a few example photos I shot with it at the end. It was pretty low fi video quality and missed out on a few details like ƒ-stop values of the apertures and shutter speed information. I also didn't clearly show the different masking options for the camera, which are shown and described in this video.
As far as I know this is the first 'toy camera' TLR that is exclusively designed to takes 35mm film.
I think the camera is now available in Japan (September 2008) but people overseas may have to wait until the new year to be able to order one (unless you are lucky enough to have a contact in Japan).
The background music is a piece called 'Soup' by a Powershovel musician, Ken Takehisa and is available from the Powershovel site powershovelaudio.com
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Usually toy cameras have unique characteristics to the kind of image they produce, which are often have a soft 'dreamy' focus, vignetting of the edges and random light leaks.
ALL cameras are basically a lightproof enclosure (usually a box) that lets light through a hole (usually, but not always with a lens) onto a light sensitive material (be it film or sensor) to reproduce an image, no matter what other bells and whistles are put on them and all are capable of producing remarkable or ordinary photos. I prefer the kind of photographs I can produce with these kind of cameras compared to anything else however.
I hope you get one and can experience the fun too!
On a totally unrelated (and somewhat random) note, the combination of your voice plus the gentle music in the background made my eyelids feel heavy. You have a very soothing voice - have you considered dubbing relaxation tapes or something for some extra cash on the side? :)
One more question, how do you use a flash? I have a Nikon SB-800. What settings?
Cheers!
I have a couple of flashes that I use with the BBF, they're pretty simple 2 AA battery affairs that have a limited illumination throw. I mainly use them for portraits at 1.5 - 2 meters when lighting is poor (indoors/overcast conditions) or as a fill in flash. I'm not familiar with the Nikon SB-800, sorry, but keep in mind the working apertures for this baby are f11 (sunny) and f7 (cloudy) with the shutter speed 125th second, so factor that into your calculations when using flashes with a bit more control. I hope this helps!