Sunday, 8 February 2015

photo from week 266 - Coronet Rapier II

Arts Tower Microclics
For this one I took six exposures on the same frame, rotating the camera slightly after each click of the shutter.

photo from week 266 - Coronet Rapier II

reflected self-portrait with Coronet Rapier II camera and grey hat
There is no "B" setting on this camera, nor does it have a tripod bush, so I held it firmly on the tripod head, and fired the shutter 25 times on the 1/50th sec setting, giving an exposure of half a second, which turned out to be about right.

photo from week 266 - Coronet Rapier II

sun, flare and gates
I used Lomography Redscale 50-200 film this week, I picked up a few rolls a couple of years ago in a clearance sale.
The Rapier takes 16 exposures on a roll, each 4x4cm square.
I pointed the camera into the sun for this one, knowing that there would be flare, but not exactly what it would look like. I quite like it.

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Week 266 - Coronet Rapier Mark II

Coronet Rapier Mark II
This is a very simple eye-level box camera from the early 1960s. It uses 120 film, and takes 16 4x4cm square photos per roll. There are two apertures, labelled "B&W" and "Colour" which probably equate to around f11 and f8 respectively. There are two shutter speeds, 1/50th and 1/100th sec.
I've loaded it with Lomography Redscale XR 50-200 which I picked up very cheaply in a sale a couple of years ago.

Sunday, 1 February 2015

photo from week 265 - La Sardina

triple tree
This time, a deliberate triple exposure of a pollarded tree against a winter sky.

photo from week 265 - La Sardina

reflected self-portrait with La Sardina camera and golden Robin Hood cap
Unlike the Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim, which also has a 22mm lens, La Sardina has a tripod bush and cable release socket, so indoor photos are no problem with the aid of a tripod. The exposure was around 1 second.

photo from week 265 - La Sardina

road works
Lomography cameras are not known for their quality control or reliability, and this one seems to fire the shutter while winding on at times, hence the overlapping exposures.