Four days, three nights in steamy Hong Kong with a Mint InstantKon RF70 and a fistful of point and shoots. Markets, tram rides, protests, and too many rollercoasters… but how many cameras did I take on my overseas holiday? That is the big question.
Episode summary
- Our trip – one month overseas in Hong Kong, Switzerland and the UK
- Cameras and film I took with me with – carry on
- Cameras I took with me – checked baggage
- Hong Kong arrival
- Hong Kong
- Markets
- Star Ferry
- Champagne Court camera stores
- Mint Camera store
- Hong Kong trams
- Lots of drama the night we left Hong Kong
- Holga Week – did you shoot your Holga?
- Find out more about the 2019 Emulsive Secret Santa – if you sign up, put on the form that you found out about it from Matt Loves Cameras and maybe Em will *finally* add us to his list of film photography podcasts!
- Episode 18 encouraged Sergio from Fresno, CA to buy a Mint InstantKon RF70!
Hong Kong markets
Bird Market, Hong Kong. Fujifilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
Market Produce, Hong Kong. Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400. The Klasse S and XA shots are almost identical!
Market produce, Hong Kong. Olympus XA on Kodak Gold 200.
Love the colours! Hong Kong. Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
Flower Market, Hong Kong. Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
Beautiful blooms at the Flower Market. Mint Instantkon RF70 on Instax Wide.
Hong Kong street scene, Disderi Robot on Kodak Gold 200.
Protests
Terrible photo, but the only one I got of the protests. Mint Instantkon RF70 on Instax Wide.
Star Ferry
Bus station at Kowloon. Mint Instantkon RF70 on Instax Wide.
Star Ferry. Mint Instantkon RF70 on Instax Wide.
Hong Kong Harbour. Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
Lens fog on the Star Ferry. Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
Hong Kong Harbour. Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
Hong Kong Island. Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
Need a rickshaw? Call Mr Hung! Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
Dusk over the harbour. Mint Instantkon RF70 on Instax Wide.
Champagne Court
Olympus XA and Lomo LC-A
Leica lenses – as a rough guide, divide by 8 for USD, by 10 for GBP and 5 for AUD
Olympus Pen cameras
Nikon lenses at Champagne Court
Hong Kong trams
Taking a selfie on a Hong Kong tram. Mint Instantkon RF70 on Instax Wide.
Trams on Hong Kong island. Fujfilm Klasse S, Kodak Portra 400.
View from the back of a tram, Hong Kong. Mint Instantkon RF70 on Instax Wide.
Hong Kong trams. Why were they all lined up at 4pm? Listen to the episode and find out! Mint Instantkon RF70 on Instax Wide.
Our departure
Holiday Inn had almost closed up by the time we wanted to leave for the airport.
My wife is a little alarmed by the crowds gathering
