Seaside

 The Minolta X-700 is a fine camera that's small, light, and has small lenses that are easy to carry around. I was about to write that they are cheap as chips, but I did a quick check and prices seem quite high now. The only problems I have with the X-700 are the AE-Lock/Self Timer and Depth-of-Field Preview switches which are sharp and hurt my fingers, and the maximum shutter speed of 1/1000 of a second. Other than that, it's a pleasure to use and the centre-weighted meter is accurate if you know how it works.

Here are some photos I made along the coast with the X-700 and Ilford XP2 Super 400 film.

What's in the box? Beach maintenance equipment? Naughty children? Gwyneth Paltrow?

The island in the distance is called Jukdo - Bamboo Island. I don't see any bamboo on it, but perhaps there was in the past. Or maybe 'Juk' doesn't mean what it usually does in names.

Bongpo Harbour

I couldn't zoom with my feet because I was up against a guardrail, so I trimmed a little in Lightroom to get the scene I saw at the time I was there.

Jangsa Beach, Sokcho

I'm not a fan of sandy white beaches, but I like the interesting rock formations you find as you go farther up the coast.

Jangsa Harbour, Sokcho

Not dissimilar to the second photo - boat(s) in the corner of the frame and a line leading to the opposite corner.

After looking at these pictures again, I feel like putting some black and white film into the Minolta and going out somewhere.