35mm Camera

by Nial Frawley

Although there are cameras with higher resolution, a 35mm camera is the industry standard, and as such, probably the most useful all around purchase if you wish to get into photography. This is because if you get a 35mm camera, you will be able to use a variety of standard attachments – more than with any other type of camera. In addition, 35mm film development is often cheaper than developing other films just because it is accepted everywhere. Although for certain application, such as the creation of very large prints, there are better choices than 35mm cameras, in general it really is the best option for photographers of any level.

I got my first 35mm camera when I was 12 years old. I thought it was so cool, and there were so many ways that it could fuel my imagination. I'd sometimes pretend to be an ace reporter trying to get the inside scoop on the latest controversy. Other times, I'd sneak around with my 35mm camera, and pretend to be a private investigator, gathering evidence for my client. I felt invulnerable because I had the power to catch anything that happened on film.

When I got older, I really did do some reporting with my new 35mm slr camera. It was amature work done for indymedia. At the antiwar protests, I filmed people being arrested and beaten up by the cops. The images which I got were shocking and horrific. Cops were brutalizing unarmed peace demonstrators as the world reacted in an uproar to the unjust war in Iraq being perpetrated by the Bush administration. At the same time, it was moving to see the spirit and dedication of activists who would spend their every free moment fighting against tyranny worldwide. And I captured it all on my 35mm camera, and posted digital pictures for the world to see.

My 35mm camera has also come with me on travels all over the world. I used it to take pictures in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, capturing people from many different cultures going about their daily activities. It was a beautiful feeling to see people in different, exotic dress, working and playing the same way we do all around the world. I'd always get excited by the prospect of developing my 35mm camera film when I got back from a trip, and showing the pictures of the people I met to my friends back home.

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