This was a perfect and uncanny timing because I just purchased this camera for myself for a trip to San Diego. I have not received it yet but I can’t wait to start to use it.
Do you have any recommendations for 35mm film I could use out in California or for daylight and night?
There’s a ton of choice out there. Mju II is a versatile camera that can shoot anything with a DX code.
If you prefer to use the built-in flash as little as possible and have the least motion and lens blur in your photos, an ISO 800 film will work well. I really enjoyed Portra 800 (analog.cafe/r/kodak-portra…) although it is on a pricey side.
If you like fine grain in colour, Kodak Ektar can do that for you and it also tends to produce saturated, contrasty images (analog.cafe/r/kodak-ektar-…) — although you may need to make some colour corrections in post if you’re shooting portraits.
I’ve also recently reviewed ColorPlus (analog.cafe/r/kodak-colorp…) which is the cheapest colour film on the market. Not everyone likes its colours, but good scans can create neat old-school-looking images.
There are a bunch more reviews at analog.cafe/film-photograp… or if you have any ideas on the kinds of images you want to make, I can give you some more options to consider.
I haven’t mentioned any slide and effect films, but those could be cool to try too — if you haven’t shot them before.
