Friday, 19 August 2011
photo from week 85 - Ricoh Auto-Half E
I used an expired Fujichrome Velvia ISO50 slide film in this camera, then cross-processed it in C41 chemistry. The film has an obvious purple shade to it, which when converted to a positive image gives a green cast.
photo from week 85 - Ricoh Auto-Half E
reflected self-portrait with Ricoh Auto-Half camera and frog shower cap, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
Somewhat underexposed, this was taken at the limit of the camera's exposure range, there is no "B" setting, so a longer exposure and a tripod was not an option.
photos from week 85 - Ricoh Auto-Half E
I used an expired Fujichrome Velvia ISO50 slide film in this camera, then cross-processed it in C41 chemistry. The film has an obvious purple shade to it, which when converted to a positive image gives a green cast.
Sunday, 14 August 2011
photo from week 84 - Sputnik Stereo Camera
Another stereo pair, compared with the previous photo, which had quite a lot of flare, this one seems OK, as the sun was further away from the lens axis.
photo from week 84 - Sputnik Stereo Camera
Stereo pair, this model is renowned for it's shiny black interior, which encourages flare, and this picture certainly demonstrates this "feature". More dedicated users cover the inside of the camera with black flocking to reduce this effect.
Friday, 12 August 2011
Week 85 - Ricoh Auto Half E
This is quite a chunky little camera for a half-frame, on account of it having a clockwork motor drive built in. The exposure system is fully automatic with a fixed shutter speed of 1/125th second, and the aperture set between f2.8 and f22 by the built in Selenium meter.
The motor drive on this example doesn't work, but turning the knob advances the film and cocks the shutter, and it seems to fire OK. I've never had a film in it before, so you never know...
The motor drive on this example doesn't work, but turning the knob advances the film and cocks the shutter, and it seems to fire OK. I've never had a film in it before, so you never know...
Monday, 8 August 2011
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