photos from week 162 - Fujica Rapid D1

Norton Grange, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The building wouldn't quite fit in, so I took two pictures instead.

photo from week 162 - Fujica Rapid D1

reflected self-portrait with Fujica D1 camera and mortar board, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This portrait orientated photo, with the camera held in the "landscape" position is a sure giveaway that this is a half-frame camera.

photo from week 162 - Fujica Rapid D1

Orange Street, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

I managed to get 25 frames out of my re-loaded Rapid cassette, better than on some previous occasions. The camera seems to work OK, I used the automatic exposure system most of the time, and the exposures look about right.

Week 162 - Fujica Rapid D1

Fujica Rapid D1, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The Fujica D1 takes "Agfa Rapid" cassettes and makes half frame negatives. It has a clockwork motor drive, rather like the Robot cameras (but at an affordable price).
The Agfa Rapid system is obsolete, the only way to use these cameras is to re-load an old cassette, luckily this is quite easy to do, and I've put some Agfa Vista colour negative film in it.

photo from week 161 - Diana F+

sun-tree-snow-shadows, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Taken on the last day before the recent snow started to melt, I was expecting more flare tha this, given that I was shooting straight into the sun.

photo from week 161 - Diana F+

reflected self-portrait with Diana F+ camera and elephant mask, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The colour shifts obtained with redscale film is influenced by various factors, this one had a different hue from the others, possibly related to the long exposure.

photo from week 161 - Diana F+

cascade, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

I used a redscale film this week, as I found them on clearance at £5 for three rolls. The film is deliberatley loaded so it is exposed "back to front" giving a strong orange cast and various colour shifts.
The Diana F+ has a pinhole aperture option, I used that for this photo, with the camera held steady on this stone water feature.