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The Chicagoans

Disposable plastic camera:

800 ISO Amber Tungsten 135mm film. -- Plastic lens.

Manufactured by "RETO" - licensee of Eastman Kodak

 

The "pincushion" distortion effect of this plastic lens was perfect to take control of this scene. I tried correcting it in post editing and ruined the "look". Like taking a poem and rearranging words. So I reverted to the plastic poetry.

 

I have seen images made with Tungsten film which are crisp and clear, but somehow the combination of this "amber" tungsten film with a plastic lens lends itself well to the ambiance of pictorial street photography.

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Uploaded on March 31, 2023
Taken on March 22, 2023