Week 291 - Pentax Espio Mini

The Espio Mini is a well specified fully automatic point and shoot camera, it also has a faux-panoramic setting. I found it in a charity shop for £4, there was no battery in it, so I took pot luck as to whether it worked, but all seems to be OK.

photo from week 290 - Gnome Pixie

These chairs were probably a bit closer than the optimal focus for this simple camera, so they are not quite sharp.

photo from week 290 - Gnome Pixie

The exposure here was about 40 seconds, in the "B" setting, the shutter remains open once the shutter release is pressed down, so there is no need to hold it with a finger. I held a piece of back card in front of the lens while I opened the shutter, then whisked it away for 40 seconds or so.

photo from week 290 - Gnome Pixie

The optimal focus for this simple box camera is probably around 12 feet, so it was about right for this Llama and her baby in my local park.

Week 290 - Gnome Pixie

I found this square little metal box camera in a car boot sale last week and paid £1 for it. What struck me is that it is in exceptionally good condition, and unsurprisingly, the shutter works properly on both "B" and instantaneous settings. There is no focussing or aperture adjustment, so it really is just a question of point and shoot.
The Pixie is made by the British firm, Gnome, probably better known for their enlargers than their cameras. This one dates from around 1950.

photo from week 289 - Smarties Camera

A colourful subject for a colourful camera, part of the parade at the annual Woodseats Festival in Sheffield.

photo from week 289 - Smarties Camera

Inside its stylisg packaging, the camera is the simplest possible point and shoot, and the quality is as to be expected. Seen here is a rather scary looking road train in my local park.