photo from week 54 - Kowa H

French Horn, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

I thought this one worked better in black and white.

photo from week 54 - Kowa H

signs, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

Taking advantage of the sun on Saturday morning, these are three separate exposures taken within a few minutes of each other.

Week 54 - Kowa H

Kowa H, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

This is a budget 35mm SLR, with a fixed lens and a limited speed-range leaf shutter. It has a built in Selenium exposure meter, which can be set to automatic, allowing the camera to choose from a range of speed/aperture combinations. I paid very little for it, but it seems to work, it has a tather awkwardly place wind-on lever on the underside.

photo from week 53 - Werra 1

Park Hill Flats, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

Park Hill Flats, grade 2 listed building undergoing refurbishment by Urban Splash.

photo from week 53 - Werra 1

reflected self portrait with Werra 1 camera and flapped hat, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

Another bathroom photo!

photo from week 53 - Werra 1

riverside development detail, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

This new building in Sheffield reminds me of some of the archtecture of the Eastern Bloc, where the camera was made.

Week 53 - Werra 1

Werra 1, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

The Werra series were made in East Germany from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. They were a sleek design, with no knobs on the top, just the shutter release. All controls were on the lens barrel, and the film was advanced and the shutter cocked by twisting the lens barrel in a clockwiese direction.
This example is the 1c made in 1961. It has a Presto shutter woth a range from 1 sec to 1/750th, and an f2.8 50mm Tessar lens.
The last few films I've shot have been black and white, so I've gone back to colour this week, with a roll of Kodak Ultramax ISO400 which I bought in Poundland.