Fujicolor 110
The problem with cameras such as the Superheadz Demekin, my vote for 2009 Travelomo Camera of the Year, is that the damn things use obsolete film formats. This makes it impossible to just go into any camera store and buy a few rolls off the rack. Early last month I ran out of 110 film, having only about six shots left for a trip to Negros Occidental. The pity is that Negros Occidental is a beautiful place to shoot.
This Christmas break (for you non-Filipinos reading this, this means the entire week from Christmas Eve to January 3), my family and I are going up to Kiangan in Ifugao province, up in the mountains of the northern Philippines. It’s a beautiful place – we’ve been there twice before. Kiangan features gorgeous mountain vistas, great hiking terrain, a river where you can go whitewater rafting with verdant fields and ravines on both banks. A half-hour’s drive and you’ve got the Banawe Rice Terraces, which you’ve all seen on Discovery Travel & Living as well as many of the travel books which feature the Philippines.
It would be just sad if I failed to capture this on 110.
An emergency trip to the Oh Shoot Toy Camera store before hitting the office was in order. It was a risk going there because I had no idea if it would still be open this close to Christmas break. Good thing it was. Proprietor Jill Lejano was on-hand to sell me the 110 cartridges I needed. At 80 pesos a pop (US$1.70) for Fujicolor ASA 200s isn’t bad at all. However, Jill tells me that 110 film is getting increasingly hard to come by. That worries me because I use a lot of 110 film. Time to look for other sources. Eight rolls is more than enough for this trip. I also bought a spirit level to attach to the Demekin to keep my horizons straight. It’s not as easy as you think!
Oh Shoot's Eco-friendly Packaging
Anyway, this may be my last post until after Christmas so, Happy Holidays from me and Travelomo!
December 26, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Hello again. Funnily enough I was given a Demekin for Christmas by my wife. I managed to track down some 110 film after a couple of hours searching the web (8 rolls of Fuji Superia) and I can’t wait to try it out.
On a separate note I would love to swap links with your blog – we both write about similar themes and have the same taste in cameras so there’s alot of common ground for both of us. Enjoy your holidays!
December 27, 2009 at 12:55 am
Hi Charles!
What a cool wife you have! Enjoy your Demekin and remember that thing needs lots of light. About swapping links, I’d be honored! Will put yours up now.
Happy holidays!
December 28, 2009 at 2:40 am
Thanks! I’ve posted your link as well.