Primoflex 是1950年代由東京光學所生產的TLR(twin lens reflex)相機,觀景窗採用的是單純的磨砂玻璃,相較後期的TLR相機觀景窗的亮度非常的暗。 7月的一個晚上,我帶著Primoflex 來到了四季長廊準備拍攝夜景,透過觀景窗只見一片漆黑,不見眼前明亮的城市,於是我將相機對向了眼前的城市,並對焦於無限遠處,透過測光表的輔助完成了這次的拍攝。 事隔一個多月洗出了相片,拍攝當下眼中無限延伸的城市只佔據了畫面的一小角,鏡頭所捕捉的卻是無垠的黑夜與未知的天際線。
Primoflex is a TLR camera (twin lens reflex) produced by the Tokyo Optical in the 1950s. The viewfinder of Primoflex is a simple frosted glass, compared to the viewfinder of the later generation, the brightness is very dark. One night, I brought my Primoflex to the Four Seasons Promenade for night photography, however, through the viewfinder all I could see was darkness, not the bright city in front of me, so I turned the camera to the city, and focus to the infinity, and then completed the shooting. Months later, I developed the film. In this photo, the endless extended city in my eyes only occupied a small corner of the picture, but what the lens captured was the blackness and unknown skyline.
camera: Primoflex film: Lomography ISO 800 Location: Beitou Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan