Fuji GW690 in Uganda

English version of this text further down 🙂

When I was traveling with Viva con Agua in Uganda last month, I also had my analogue Fuji GW690 taken away. I had no idea what to expect in Uganda and on the trip, so I thought that a system camera without an interchangeable lens and without the need to use batteries would offer the best protection against environmental influences. It also had the largest negative surface that I had in my camera arsenal at the time - namely 6x9cm.

As expected, I had far too little time to take photos with this wonderful stunner of a camera. I only used 4 Ektar 100. That sounds more than it is, because the Fuji GW690 only fits 8 images on the film. The films have now been developed and scanned MyFilmLab came back and I'm happy to be able to show it to you here.

And the last picture in the series is even available as a digital comparison : )

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English version

Last month I was with Viva con Agua in beautiful Uganda with even more beautiful people. I was there to document the development of Viva con Agua projects for clean water, sanitation and hygiene with my camera. Of course this has to be pictured with a digital camera, because they need a lot of pictures and they need them fast. Hoping to have some short amount of time for portraits on real film, I had taken my old analog camera with me. I had chosen the Fuji GW690 because it doesn't need batteries and has a fix focus lens – both makes this camera very suitable for unknown environments, which turned out being hot and sandy. The other great thing on this camera is the large format of the negatives: 6 by 9 centimeters. You only get 8 frames per roll of 120 film.

I really only had some very short spots of time for shooting this beast of camera, so I used 4 rolls only. My decision of taken pictures on Kodak Ektar 100 gave me the vivid colors I hoped for and what I saw in Uganda. The German development and scanning service MyFilmLab did a great job. Unfortunately I did mistakes while focusing and most of the pictures are slightly out of focus. Well, that's analog photography: sometimes you win, often you lose. Thanks to the low resolution of pictures showing in the web you won't see much of my mistakes.

So please feel invited to see some of the great people who where traveling with Viva con Agua from Uganda, Switzerland, Germany and Kenya.

7To see the difference between analog and digital I can show you the last shot of the series in a digital version,too.