home made 16mm reel

home made 16mm roll, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

For the Coronet Midget that I'm using in week 125, I had to make a film spool, as there was only one with the camera. It was rather fiddly, but seems to have done the job.

photo from week 124 - Kodak Brownie Super 127

Victoria Hall, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

I held a yellow filter over the lens for this one to bring out the clouds a bit.

photo from week 124 - Kodak Brownie Super 127

reflected self-portrait with Kodak Brownie Super 27 camera and hard hat, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The camera has a single fixed shutter speed and no "B" setting, which means that without flash, indoor photography is a bit of a non-starter. As expected, this photo was very underexposed, and I have done my best to salvage it after scanning.

photo from week 124 - Kodak Brownie Super 127

a little light urbex, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The curlyness of the Efke 127 film allowed it to escape the restraints of the film plane mask in this camera, resulting in curved film in places, giving rise to unfocussed areas. Ironically this has made an image reminiscent of the tilt shift technique.

Week 124 - Brownie Super 27

Brownie Super 27, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This boxy and quite chunky camera was made between 1961 and 1965. It takes square images on 127 film. There are two apertures, but only a single shutter speed and no "B" setting. The door on the front left opens to reveal a flash gun.
I've loaded it with Efke 100 black and white film.

photo from week 123 - Agfa Optima 535

Hymn by Damien Hirst, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

A giant bronze version of a well known anatomical model.

photo from week 123 - Agfa Optima 535

reflected self-portrait with Agfa Optima 535 camera and light weight hat, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Although I was near the window, I knew the auto exposure would set the lens at full aperture in order to keep the shutter speed as fast as possible to allow hand holding. There was an element of luck in getting the focus more or less correct.