Nesster, this is a great idea. Despite 2009 not being quite over yet, and hope continually springing eternal that I'll get
"the" shot before Old Father Time issues in another year, I'll play.
1. May, 2009 - Decided that maybe I had missed something by never having shot film seriously (or very much at all). Inspired by <er> Ken Rockwell's film rants and the film SLR forum here, I called my dad to borrow back my ME Super that I had loaned to him fifteen years earlier when the SV he was shooting developed a light leak and some other issues. It had been sitting in my closet, largely unused since 1987.
From the first roll of film I purchased (after finishing the expired roll that dad had started 2 yrs prior - we won't be showing any of those).
ME Super, M50 f2, Fuji 400 (home scanned HP 4370 - yeah, I know...yikes)
Broke the film advance after the last shot and had to have the camera repaired. Took a two-week hiatus from film.
2.Got the ME back and had a happy accident...
ME Super, M50 f2, Kodak Gold 200, home scanned HP4370
3. First film shot where I see a glimmer of hope for me and the medium...
ME Super, M50 f2, Kodak Gold, home scanned HP4370
4. Bought a K1000 from a Radio Tag Sale in June, decided to play with B&W
K1000, M50 f2, Kodak BW400CN, home scanned HP4370
5. Shot my first roll of Tri-X in July...
K1000, M50 f2, Tri-X, lab scan
6. First roll of Fuji Reala 100, lab scan
ME Super, FA50 f1.4, Fuji Reala 100
7. Purchased a ZX-5n from forum member Woof...
ZX-5n, FA35 f2, Fuji Reala, lab scan
8. Thought I'd give Plus-X a shot...
K1000, Vivitar 70-210, Plus-X, lab scan
9. First roll of Ilford 3200 in available darkness in an old railroad tunnel where friends were performing Taverner's Western Wind Mass
ZX-5n, FA50 f1.4, Ilford 3200, manual focus, lab scan
10. ...and only because it's the most recent. Picked up a second K1000 and some lenses last weekend in Southbridge, MA
K1000 (2nd copy), M28 f3.5, Kodak Gold 200
In retrospect, I know these aren't my best film shots of 2009, and I've posted other, better shots on the "show us your film shots" thread, but these mark the more significant steps along the way. If nothing else, they are relevant to my journey in shooting film, and I hope, interesting to look at.
Best to all,
Kevin