I took this photo from the train on my way to Hull last week. It was a spur of the moment thing, but I’m very happy with the way it turned out. The camera used was a Canon Sure Shot Telemax – a 35mm compact with a 38-70mm f/3.5 – f/6 zoom lens. The camera has the distinction of being the only film camera in my possession that I’ve owned since new – a gift from my parents back in the early 90s. The camera has been sat in a drawer, largely forgotten,  and certainly unused, for at least the better part of twenty years.

The camera actually takes really nice shots, the lens is sharp and produces nice contrasty images. I’m certainly a better photographer now than I was back when this was my only camera, and I reckon I’ve got more good shots from this single roll of HP5+ than I ever got through all the rolls I shot back in the day.

It’s certainly not going to be confined to the drawer any longer, that’s for sure. I think its time has come to show what it’s made of!

Canon Sure Shot Telemax & Ilford HP5+.

Taken on 29 November 2017