My switch from digital to analog photography has been an interesting journey. I still have a great love for digital stuff – it’s just so much easier to use and share. Nonetheless I  think that buying a second/third/fourth hand Pentax KX was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

The camera itself isn’t exactly in mint condition and my lense has a tiny, tiny scratch but it still rocks. After all, the K-series is generally accepted as a really great group of analog cameras.

Using a camera without an automatic mode or autofocus is tricky. It’s almost impossible to take a photo within 10 seconds. This is great though since a lot of people think one needs at least 30  seconds to figure out whether you really want to take the photo.

This isn’t to say I’ve had a lot of  luck with my photos. Anything that I take when the light isn’t just so tends to fail miserably. As a result I’ve wasted almost two rolls on photos taken in less than perfect conditions. Thankfully, fuzzy, poorly exposed photos still look pretty.

And the developing. Oh I love the developing so.Admittedly I have to pay to see my photos, but I think I can go through about 50+ rolls before I end up spending more than I would have on a DSLR. This is well worth the sheer thrill of actually having someone hand you that orange envelope, taking out the negatives and studying them in the light.

The  feeling is strange, like a realization that you’ve just left a print on the world.