I’ve probably mentioned this before, but I’ve always regretted selling my 35mm Nikon fm2. It had an all black body, lovely black strap, a wider lens (28mm I believe) and I loved the photos I took with it. On one of my notorious ‘I haven’t used this in a while so I’m selling it’ splurges, I sent it off to a new home. Obviously, as always, a few months later I had the urge to shoot 35mm again.

I temporarily eased that urge with my little point and shoot, which I can’t deny has given me some good shots, but I missed that feeling of having a nice little solid camera hanging from a strap around my neck.

I searched around online and found a very good condition ( and all black!) Olympus OM10. I used one of these as my first ever film camera so I have really fond memories of it, and honestly, I should have stuck with it. I love this roll of film, light leaks and all. I probably won’t even get the seals fixed for a while because there’s something about the imperfections and grain of 35mm that I’m really into at the minute.

I tried a new film stock too…. Candido 400 from the Candido Collective. A little pricey, so it won’t be my regular, but I’m super happy with what it’s given me and it might be a little treat to buy another roll here and there in the future.

So here we go, the first roll through my new sidekick, the OM10, and my first shot with Candido. Personal favourite, the dead crab on Steven’s shoulder. And the thatched roof cottage in Plockton. Oh, and the little old tractor.