photo from week 281 - Rollei A26

The reticulation (regular geometric pattern) is caused by the emulsion contracting during cooling, having been softened bit the warm developer. I quite like the effect in this one.

photo from week 281 - Rollei A26

Unsurprisingly, given that the film expired in 1968, from a technical viewpoint, the quality is dire, but the distressed emulsion does have a certain appeal.

Week 281 - Rollei A26

I bought this in a junktique shop last week for £13. There was no battery in it, so I was only able to confirm that the shutter fired at the default speed of 1/30th sec. These cameras often fetch higher prices on eBay, so I thought it was worth a punt. Sadly the electronics are dead, so if I was going to use it, I would be stuck with 1/30th sec. at f3.5 this would tend to result in overexposure in normal daylight, but I decided to try a very old cartridge of Ferrania Dia 28 slide film that I have had for some time. This expired in 1968, and smelt very musty when I opened it, so I don't have high expectations as the the results (if any).

photo from week 280 - Hanimex Genie Motor

This one was taken with the 35mm lens,I've added a little sharpening in the post-processing, to try to compensate for the slightly out of focus negative.

photo from week 280 - Hanimex Genie Motor

This is a square crop of my self-portrait photo.Taken when there was good natural light in this bathroom, I knew the flash would fire, so I covered it with my finger to prevent it blinding the camera.

photo from week 280 - Hanimex Genie Motor

This one was taken with the 70mm lens engaged. The fixed focus lenses seem to be optimised for around 8-10 feet, though the focus on this one isn't too bad.

Week 280 - Hanimex Genie Motor

This cheap and cheerful camera has two lenses, one slightly wide and one slightly telephoto. A slider switches between the two by engaging a mirror in the light path. It purports to have a faux panorama format, but as far as I can make out, this simply masks the viewfinder, with no change at the film plane. It's possible that the film plane mask is broken, or it may be that if you used the panorama setting throughout, and told the processor, that you could order the 12" x 4" panoramic prints.