Author: pavcanada

Alvin’s Film Follies (Part VIII – Playing with Some “Gold”)

What an odd roll of film to discover in my son’s bedroom – Kodak Gold 200?! I found this odd because:

It is ASA 200. I’m used to seeing and using either 100 or 400 consumer films. I guess 100 speed doesn’t exist for consumers anymore…
It is a Kodak consumer film that I don’t normally use (as you may know that I normally used Fujifilm in the past),
I don’t recall buying this film for my son.
It was in a 3-pack.

Snappy Fridays – 300!

Well not really… It’s my corny joke with 3 rolls of 100 ISO film. Anyways, I’m trying to figure out which one to load into my cam in order to take more “snaps!”

What film would you like me to shoot with, and what in Toronto would you like to see on this film? I’m welcoming any suggestions – Vote in the poll, and leave a reply suggesting what place in Toronto you want to see on the film!

Alvin’s Gadget Follies – One Month With The Samsung Galaxy S6

Galaxy S6 Booting Up

So it’s been a little over a month with my (then new) Samsung Galaxy S6 from Rogers. Since my purchase of this white, 64 GB model, I have gotten a simple Griffin bumper cover for it. The “honeymoon” is over and I’m taking some time here to share my thoughts on the device, so far.

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Alvin’s Digital Follies – “Highlights” From Last Week…

Where’s the sky? Everything else seems to be exposed properly…

Last week I was testing out a really old digital camera… (more…)

Snappy Fridays – Getting Into PanAm Mode Yet?

The PanAm Torch Relay Passing my office tower

This passed by my office tower not too long ago. Sorry for the terrible digital zoom and small resolution too…but hey, this was the best “snap” shot I was going to get from up on the 17th floor! 😛 XP XD

Snappy Fridays – Gaming Nostalgia

Ah, Ninja Gaiden and it’s awesome 16 colour CGA graphics!

Does anyone remember when computer and console games used to be just plain frustrating, but fun to play at the same time? Ninja Gaiden used to be one of those!

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ASA? ISO? DIN?!? What’s the Difference?

Boxes of film can have all sorts of numbers on them. What do they mean?

Boxes of film can have all sorts of numbers on them. What does that big number on the box or canister mean?

I get a few people who ask me what the difference is between ASA and ISO, and an even more random mention of what DIN is. All three terms are used to describe film speed or, more technically, film sensitivity.

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Alvin’s Film Follies (Part VII – Alvin Tries Kodak’s Ektar…And He LOVES It!)

The Toronto Club ( at the corner of York and Wellington Streets.) Founded in 1837, this is the oldest private club in Canada. The building, itself, was opened in 1889.

Well I think the title of this blog post says it all. But I do have a story to tell about this film, if you are willing to read on (and enjoy perusing the photos).

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