photo from week 55 - Penti I

cobbled street, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

An old street in Farnham, Surrey.

photo from week 55 - Penti I

reflected self-portrait with Penti I camera and paper cup from crematorium waiting room, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

This week's mirror self portrait was taken after my aunt Daphne's funeral (see photo from week 5 on 31/12/10). I didn't have a hat with me, so one of the paper cups from the water cooler in the crematorium waiting room was pressed into service. This exposure was about 12 seconds long at around f11, to try to ensure enough depth of field to allow for focussing inacuracies.

photo from week 55 - Penti I

figure in a cemetery, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

The Penti I fared better than her younger sister did in week 33, when the film was badly effected by light leaks and uneven development. This was a very dull day, and the exposure was 1/30th sec at f5.6

The Book

52 Cameras in 52 Weeks by Tony Kemplen

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Week 55 - Penti I

Penti I, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

This stylish little camera was made around 1965, the design was first used in 1959. It uses the "Rapid" cassette system, and takes half-frame images. This is the older sister of the Penti II that I used in week 33, on that occasion I used a remnant of film that was smaller than I thought, and so only had one or two images to show. This time I have loaded a cassette with enough film for around 24 exposures.

photo from week 54 - Kowa H

reflected self-portrait with Kowa H camera and undersized bowler hat, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

Taken at full aperture, so a very shallow depth of field.

photo from week 54 - Kowa H

plastic parrot, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

Taken with a No.2 close up lens attached, full aperture, so very shallow depth of field.