First roll of Portra 400 in Kyoto

I found my old film camera in a box when I moved, cleaned the contacts, put in a new battery, and it still worked. So I bought a roll of Portra 400 and took the train to Kyoto for a day.

Why film again

Mostly to slow down. With a phone I take two hundred photos and look at none of them. With thirty-six frames I think before pressing the shutter.

What went wrong

I underexposed the first half of the roll because I trusted the old light meter. The shadows came back muddy and the scanner could not save them. The second half, metered from a phone app, looks much better.

I also forgot how quickly thirty-six frames go when you are somewhere beautiful. I ran out before lunch.

What went right

Two frames from a small street near Kamishichiken are among my favourite photos I have ever taken. The colours are soft in a way my phone never manages.

Next roll: Ektar, and a proper handheld meter.