Day 3

Ankara: Metro, Bahçelievler, Beşevler, Maltepe, Kolej
Experiences with Zenit11
                                                                                    (aka The Other Kalashnikov Soviets made)
Batımerkez Metro Station
Batıkent Metrosu, diversity I guess?
The former barista of my fav coffee shop. He used to give us free teas, good ol' days
A barber shop, de Gaulle Street. Aaaand yes, those are guns. We do have gun shops for hunting. Go hunting with your camera, not guns
Another barber shop, pastry shop and a butcher in Maltepe. Atatürk pictures in shops.
Waiting for the suburban train in early hours. Lens flares won't leave me alone in reverse light
Statue of human rights, she was in custody for 2 years. Yes, the statue, not a woman. Yüksel Street, Kızılay
Ugly yet aesthetic. Kolej
A fellow college student from my university. TED University, Kolej
Finally! I guess I managed to understand when my old boi will do his thingy. Only 2 shots were merged in this film. Oh it's still TED Uni btw.
Day 3, it wasn't actually a day or 2. Probably a week but I ain't gonna change the title or say day 3 to 10. Because why should I. Anyways, I started the film in somewhere near Batıkent, in Ankara ofc, and did a couple "belly shots" (when u don't use the visor and shoot the photo at your belly level to not get noticed) in metro. They came up a bit oblique and I can't fix it since the Zenit keeps stratching the film. Film is an expensive business, so I don't shoot so often anymore. Things will go slowly from now on. SEE YA NEXT TIME!

Previously on my Zenit Experiences

Day 1, a couple weeks ago, I got my first film camera, a Zenit11 lying sick and tired, as a gift. I fixed some issues it had then did my first shooting with the old "Kalashnikov". Although it has it's own joy I still had my prejudice against film cameras, film is dead. There's no meaning forcing it yet you still can have your time with good ol' memories

Day 2, my mind didn't change about my prejudice. Somehow the old guy started to annoy me as it makes horizontal lines on photos. At least they're nearly centred so on vertical photos if I'd ever wanted to symetrical shots and by chance it occurs, the photo may look a bit cool. Also on the early hours of the day I bought a 28 mm wide lens for the Kalashnikov and used it for the rest of the day instead of the 58mm default lens it had..
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