Week 199 - Olympus LT-1

Olympus LT-1, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The LT-1 is basically an Olympus mju compact camera with a different wrapper. The LT stands for "leather technology" referring to the integral leather case/covering on the camera. Mine is quite scuffed, but seems to work. I've loaded it with Agfa Vista ISO200 film from Poundland.

photo from week 198 - Fisheye Baby 110

∞8∞, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

As well as a "B" setting, the Fisheye Baby also permits multiple exposures, and allows the shutter to fire after a partial wind-on. I used that feature for this multiple exposure spread over two frames.

photo from week 198 - Fisheye Baby 110

reflected self-portrait with Fisheye Baby camera and halloween hat, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Lomography toy cameras tend to have the odd extra feature that isn't found on most ultra simple cameras, for example the "B" setting. For this indoor shot I braced the camera against a tripod (there is no tripod bush) and held the shutter open for around 15 seconds.

photo from week 198 - Fisheye Baby 110

Me and Pablo, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The little fisheye camera is ideal for arm's length self portraits, as the extreme wide angle view includes plenty of background. This is me and Picasso on a bench.

Week 198 - Fisheye Baby 110

Fisheye Baby 110, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Now that 110 film is once again being made, it seemed like a good time to use this novelty fisheye camera, although on this occasion the film is an expired cartridge that I found in a basic 110 camera in a charity shop, only one picture had been taken, so I transferred it to this camera to finish it off.

photo from week 197 - Olympus mju V

Pablo Picasso, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Malaga is the birthplace of Picasso, and this life sized bronze statue is sitting on a bench in the square where he was born.

photo from week 197 - Olympus mju V

reflected self-portrait with Olympus mju V camera and blue and yellow hair, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The indoor light was reasonable, but would have triggered the automatic flash, which would have spoiled this mirror picture, so I made sure I set the flash to "off" before taking it.

photo from week 197 - Olympus mju V

Andalucian Skyline, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

I took the Olympus with me to Malaga, where I used it for some of the details in possible multi-camera collages. The mju V has a fairly slow lens, so I used ISO400 film to reduce the risk of camera shake or unwanted forced flash.

Week 197 - Olympus mju V

Olympus mju V (Stylus Select 105), a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

One of the later models form the extensive and evolving range of Olympus 35mm compact cameras. Know in the US as the Stylus Select 105, as the name suggests the zoom goes to 105mm, from 38mm.
The maximum aperture is only f5.6, so I've loaded it with a roll of ISO400 colour negative film to reduce the chances of failure due to camera shake.

photo from week 196 - K W Box-Reflex

Peace Gardens Fountain, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Taken in a bit of a hurry as the wind direction changed and started to blow water drops towards the camera. Composition was a guess, as I couldn't really see the ground glass screen from the angle I had to hold the camera at.

photo from week 196 - K W Box-Reflex

reflected self-portrait with K W Box-Reflex camera and gold cap, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Taken at the smallest aperture with a time exposure of around 30 seconds. The shutter didn't close when I released it, and I didn't realise this at first, I wound on to the next frame straight away, so there is not much unwanted exposure on this frame, but the next frame was almost completely fogged.

photo from week 196 - K W Box-Reflex

sub-station, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The strange colours are due to cross-processing a slide film in negative chemistry.The partially missing silvering on the camera's mirror made composition rather hit and miss, as only the centre of the image could be seen clearly.

Week 196 - K W Box Reflex

K W Box Reflex, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This is a peculiar camera, from certain angles it could be a bog standard box camera, but then you notice the fold out hood and the various knobs and levers. It was advertised as the cheapest reflex camera available when it was first sold.
There are three shutter speeds and the lens goes from f4.5 to f22. As an SLR, focusing is done at full aperture on the ground glass screen shaded by a hood. The mirror on mine has lost some of its silvering, which makes the process a bit awkward, but it all seems to work. I've loaded it with some expired Fuji ISO slide film.