Sunday, 28 July 2013
Week 187 - Dacora Daci
This very basic metal box camera was made around 1950 in Germany, I found it recently in a street market and paid £5 including its original leather case. It takes twelve 6cm x 6cm photos on a roll of 120, and has a tripod bush and cable release socket, so it should be possible to take long exposures using a tripod and the "B" setting (actually the "Z" setting, being a German camera, Zeit=Time).
Friday, 26 July 2013
photo from week 186 - Olympus AZ 330 Superzoom
reflected self-portrait with Olympus AZ-330 Superzoom camera and Maltese hat, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
photo from week 186 - Olympus AZ 330 Superzoom
I can't say I enjoyed using this camera, it is bulky, slow and the autofocus missed the point most of the time. I took it to the Tramlines Fesitval, where, as ever, Granny Turismo were a great success with the crowds.
Sunday, 21 July 2013
Week 186 - Olympus AZ 330 Superzoom
This is a monster of a camera, others have nominated it for the ugliest camera ever made, I'm not sure I'd go that far, but it would make a good door-stop if all else failed.
It was in a bag containing half a dozen similar 1990s cameras that I paid a fiver for in a bootsale a couple of years back.
It's interesting to note that a mere decade later, Olympus made similarly specified cameras which were about half the size of this one.
It was in a bag containing half a dozen similar 1990s cameras that I paid a fiver for in a bootsale a couple of years back.
It's interesting to note that a mere decade later, Olympus made similarly specified cameras which were about half the size of this one.
Friday, 19 July 2013
photo from week 185 - *NSYNC photofanpack camera
The birthplace of the industrial revolution (and a long forgotten boy band).
photo from week 185 - *NSYNC photofanpack camera.
With simple cameras like this, a reflected self portrait can pose a challenge, as it has to be taken in good daylight. Often this menas finding a suitable window, where the subject (ie me) is in the full sun, but there is no reflection of the sun (or flash tube) to cause severe flare.
The photofanpack camera has a built in flash, but this has a mind of its own, irrespective of the flash button, it seems to fire until its charge has gone. Once I'd worked this out, I could take steps to avoid the flare (a low tech solution - putting my finger over the flash).
The photofanpack camera has a built in flash, but this has a mind of its own, irrespective of the flash button, it seems to fire until its charge has gone. Once I'd worked this out, I could take steps to avoid the flare (a low tech solution - putting my finger over the flash).
photo from week 185 - *NSYNC photofanpack camera
Well, it did exactly what it said on the tin. Each photo has one of two different borders with photos of the band...
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Week 185 - *NSYNC photofanpack camera
This is a bizarre novelty camera clearly aimed at fans of the boy band "Nsync". Made by photofanpak.com, the name suggests that maybe they also made cameras for other bands.
It takes 18 exposures, each one of which has a border depicting the pop stars, the camera itself is a basic disposable model, the film plane includes a mask which shields the pre-exposed border area from the lens.
I've had it a couple of years, and thought it was about time to use it, as the film is already 10 years past its use by date.
It takes 18 exposures, each one of which has a border depicting the pop stars, the camera itself is a basic disposable model, the film plane includes a mask which shields the pre-exposed border area from the lens.
I've had it a couple of years, and thought it was about time to use it, as the film is already 10 years past its use by date.
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
photo from week 184 - Kershaw Penguin
Another building from Sheffield's industrial past, again, the redscale film seems to suit the subject.
photo from week 184 - Kershaw Penguin
reflected self-portrait with Kershaw Penguin camera, top hat and owl mask, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
photo from week 184 - Kershaw Penguin
I used another roll of the Lomography redscale film that I picked up in a clearance sale recently. The almost sepia effect seems to suit the subject matter here.
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Week 184 - Kershaw Penguin
This is a very basic folding 120 roll film camera made in the 1950s. There is a single speed shutter and two apertures, f11 and f16. There is focussing, with distances marked at infinity, 10ft and 6ft.
This model takes eight 6cm x 9cm exposures per roll.
This model takes eight 6cm x 9cm exposures per roll.
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
photos from week 183 - Halina Disc 100
Three consecutive frames, taken within a few minutes of each other in Sheffield city centre.
photo from week 183 - Halina Disc 100
One frame from the disc, I quite like the surrounding film markings.
photo from week 183 - Halina Disc 100
It's always a nail biting experience waiting to find out if anything usable is present on the disc after processing. This film is 24 years out of date, and although the colours are a bit off, I was pleased to find that there was something there. This is a scan of the whole disc.
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Week 183 - Halina Disc 100
This is about the most basic disc camera made, it's also one of the smallest I've seen. I can't remember where I got it from, obviously it was originally a free gift or marketing item for Radio Rentals.
Disc film has not been made for a number of years, it's not a format that lends itself to DIY solutions, so the only hope is to use old expired film. I've picked up a handful of discs from various sources, I'll be using a Supasnaps branded disc which expired in 1989.
Disc film has not been made for a number of years, it's not a format that lends itself to DIY solutions, so the only hope is to use old expired film. I've picked up a handful of discs from various sources, I'll be using a Supasnaps branded disc which expired in 1989.
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