I was looking through my Google Photos to clear the photo albums because Google no longer gives free storage… Then I chanced upon the very first film I loaded into my first ever film camera in 2016 (those point-and-shoot during 90’s childhood not counted). You know how we always decided to do spring cleaning and ... [Read more...] The post My first film 6 years ago appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

I have been neglecting this hobby for a long time! Few days ago, out of the blue, I just decided to bring one film that has been hiding in my drawer for months to Triple D in Bugis. I have also lost touch with the film photography world. In the past, I used to follow ... [Read more...] The post Kodak Portra 400 on Hasselblad 500CM appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

Film Never Die 200. Let’s get straight to the point. I was attracted by the package design of this film. The bright yellow and the weird evil Japanese sumo head. I got Film Never Die 200 from Taiwan two years ago. It wasn’t very expensive if I recall correctly. Film Never Die 200 Look at ... [Read more...] The post Film Never Die ISO 200 appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

How’s everyone doing in this weird period of global pandemic? Perhaps I should rename my blog to filmbasedslacker for first, not being able to travel and second, not being diligent in updating my blog haha! Back in August, I managed to squeeze out a day or two to do some photowalk around town. For that, ... [Read more...] The post Cirafilm 800- Indonesian hipster film appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

I swear I have so many photos to post onto my blog but I haven’t set time to do it, not even during Covid-19 Circuit Breaker. I realised I stop doing the Film Diary Series since 3 years ago!! One of my favourite film cameras is Olympus mju ii and I carry it most of ... [Read more...] The post Film Diary #7: Tudorcolor XLX 200 on Olympus mjuii appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

It’s been a while since I have my films developed in Singapore. Recently, due to the Covid-19 situation, I can neither go to Hong Kong/Thailand or send my films to Darkroom8 in KL, all of which are my alternatives outside Singapore. So I have decided to bring my films to Whampoa Colour Centre in Balestier ... [Read more...] The post Develop film in Singapore- Whampoa Colour Centre appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

This is a blog post with information on where to develop film in Osaka, as tourists. Meaning, if you urgently need your films developed for whatever reasons in Osaka, this is for you. For example, you might have films that are more than ISO800 and do not want to risk going through the X-ray over ... [Read more...] The post Develop film in Osaka (As tourists) appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

It’s Christmas Eve and I got a half-day off work. So I will spend some time updating Film Look and tidying some photos for more blog posts. For the last two years, the frequency of me going out for shoot had decreased dramatically. Hence, the number of blog posts has dropped from twice per week ... [Read more...] The post The mesmerising smoothness of photos by Rolleiflex 2.8D TLR appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

I went to Tai Chung, Taiwan in March. It’s been a few months and finally got my films developed. During the trip, I used only three films, of which two were developed in Tai Chung and the final one in Hong Kong SHOWA. Again, what I like about film photography is the anticipation. I let ... [Read more...] The post Fujifilm Superia Xtra 400 in Cing Jing Farm Tai Chung appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more

In this blog post, I am going to showcase some of the photos I took when I visited Prudential Marina Bay Carnival earlier this year. The film I used, as mentioned in the title, was Fujifilm Premium 400, with my favourite Leica M6. This film was processed and scanned by SHOWA Hong Kong. I really ... [Read more...] The post Fujifilm Premium 400- Marina Bay Carnival 2019 appeared first on Film Based Traveler ..read more