photo from week 139 - Kodak 66 Model III

bunting, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The colour shifts caused by cross-processing are very obvious in this photo, though I'm not sure why the large background flag has come out with hues markedly different from the foreground bunting.

photo from week 139 - Kodak 66 Model III

reflected self-portrait with Kodak 66 camera and novelty cake hat, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Another indoor photo at the limit of hand holdable available light. I had to use full aperture in order to have a shutter speed with a reasonable chance of avoiding camera shake, 1/25th sec. I used a tape measure to set the focus, and the shallow depth of field is quite apparent.

photo from week 139 - Kodak 66 Model III

Granelli's Real Italian Ice Cream, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

I used a colour slide film and cross-processed it to get the contrasty, colour shifted images.
The Granelli ice cream vans are a familiar sight in Sheffield, I like this non-motorised one which is towed onto site and then left to fend for itself.

Week 139 - Kodak 66 Model III

Kodak 66 Model III, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

I've had this one a long time and can't remember where it came from or what I paid for it, it won't have been much though. Although it has a plasticy feel to it, there is a good range of shutter speeds and apertures, and I've read that the lens is quite good.
I loaded it with some expired Fuji slide film to cross-process, perhaps not the fairest of tests for a camera!

photo from week 138 - Polaroid Image System

Helter Skelter, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This is the same helter skelter that I photographed with the Wembley Sports camera in week 136. That one showed severe camera shake, this one is much better IMHO.

photo from week 138 - Polaroid Image System

reflected self portrait with Polaroid Image System camera and delusions of grandeur, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

As Polaroid cameras go, this one is pretty well spec'd with long exposure possible in low light situations. I put the camera on a pedestal (literally) and used the self timer setting, it sounded like a couple of seconds exposure (I was careful to turn the flash off, which would have ruined the photo).
The "sonar" autofocus is confused by glass or mirrors, and there is no manual focus, so I was expecting this one to be blurred, the incomplete spread of chemicals adds another layer of imperfection to the image!

Week 138 - Polaroid Image System

Polaroid Image System, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This camera was given to me by a work colleague, it came with a set of special effects filters.
In the USA (and probably elsewhere) it was called the "Spectra". Polaroid stopped making film a while ago, but "The Impossible Project" - TIP - has resurected some formats, though they are in a testing stage and not very reliable. I sent off for a pack of PZ 600 Silver Shade, which is a black and white film in a dark coloured mount. I took a test shot when I first got the film back in January, but as the film needs warm conditions to work properly, I have waited to use the rest until the "summer".