So, i'm really into the gritty b/w photography of Moriyama, particularly his late 80s ish work but generally a fan of his. I like film but understand it's antiquated nature not necessarily being beginner friendly. Regardless should I just cop any digishit or decent compact film cam(like Olympus M2), in the moriyama spirit or would getting a reliable camera like a ricoh GR serve me better long term? I have bad experience with a Konica Big Mini that just up and died on me. Also how expensive is the process of producing your own film/negatives? If anything putting everything into the post production/negatives would help me better in the long term?[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width827Image Height600Scene Capture TypeStandard
>>4334884A cheap and fully manual digishitter is a good way to start off. Film isn't really that expensive if you're doing b/w and developing yourself. 35mm or half frame seems ideal for reproducing his style, so you can get a great camera for like 100 bucks.
Get a point and shoot camera that shoots RAW. Moriyama edits both his film and digital photos extensively to get his high contrast look. You won't be satisfied with any SOC images- you need to edit yourself to achieve the right characteristics.
>>4334884I think he used a really shit Ricoh digital point and shoot zoom for a while too. Just get some junk like that with a working flash and the rest is PhotoShop.
>>4334884Dude just takes trash photos that somehow work because he captures a "I never stopped playing RapeLay after I turned 14" aesthetic, which makes it inherently more interesting and intriguing than the photos of 99% of people.So get a trash camera. Search "Ricoh GR" on ebay and take your pick.
>>4334933>>4334885Any specific recs/Ricoh GR models? My plan was to go straight to the thrift my next paycheck and get whatever camera they had behind the counter but I do need to learn the inter-specifics in terms of filmspeed and all that
>>4334933>"I never stopped playing RapeLay after I turned 14" A man living out all of our dreams, holy gigabased.
>>4334952The cheapest one. Imagine you are living in the middle of tokyo and struggling to afford rent, cigarettes, and booze simultaneously. If you can not afford a ricoh gr, you will have to get another awful camera. Don't sacrifice your sake budget.
