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Kodak Charmera Gift

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Photo info: Apple iPhone 15 Pro, 6.7649998656528mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec, ISO640
 “Kodak Charmera” Cedar Park, 2026

Mariko gifted me a new camera today! It is a tiny Kodak Charmera digital camera, and I love it already.

The camera produces really lo-res images, and you can apply different filters and frames, which makes shooting with it a lot of fun. It takes photos, records video, and somehow also manages to be a keychain at the same time.

Not only is it adorable, but it feels like the kind of camera you can carry everywhere without even thinking about it. How cool is that?

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 35mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO1250
 “Kodak Charmera” Cedar Park, 2026
Photo info: Generalplus CBB3, 5mm, f/3, 1/50 sec, ISO153
 “Lo-Fi Yuzu” Cedar Park, 2026

Old Camera

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Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/4, 2.5 sec, ISO100
 “Fujifilm Film Camera” Cedar Park, 2023

While on Maui, my mom asked if I wanted this camera that she found at the house. It’s my grandpa’s old Fujifilm TW-300 point & shoot camera, dating back to ~1986. I said sure! The camera is in pristine condition, and is the Japanese version, with hiragana printed on the back. I actually don’t know if I will ever run a roll of film thru it, but the possibility is there. The challenge might be finding some lithium batteries that fit into it.

World Photography Day

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/4, 1/18 sec, ISO3200
 “My Minolta” Cedar Park, 2021

Today is World Photography Day, and I thought I’d take a photo of the camera that started my photography hobby in earnest. It’s my beloved Minolta X-700, which was my dad’s camera before I “borrowed it permanently” for my photography class in college.

My grandfather bought it in Hong Kong in the 80s as a gift for my dad. When I moved to Japan, I brought it with me and got it CLA’d (Clean, Lube, Adjust) at the Yodobashi store in Yokohama for ¥ 5,000 JP and enjoyed practicing photography and using slide film while there.

Ever since digital cameras got up to speed, I haven’t used my film cameras much, although I did stick with Minolta (Konica-Minolta) and even Sony after they bought the Konica-Minolta camera division.

Film cameras are certainly beautiful, but I find film to be too much of a hassle. I know film photography has been enjoying a resurgence (mainly for those who grew up with digital), but I am pretty sure I’ll never seriously go back.

Thank you for all the memories, my little Minolta X-700!