photo from week 43 - Komaflex-S

Harrier, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

This is the Harrier part of "Harrier and Jaguar" at the Tate Gallery on Millbank.

photo from week 43 - Komaflex-S

Jaguar, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

This is the Jaguar part of "Harrier and Jaguar" at the Tate Gallery on Millbank.

photo from week 43 - Komaflex-S

David, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

Taken in the cast court at the Victoria and Albert museum, this was hand held at 1/15th second.

Week 44 - Minolta Dynax 5

Minolta Dynax 5, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

I found this camera in a charity shop a couple of weeks ago for £5, the batteries cost the same again!
This is a class of camera that I have never owned or used before, coming right at the end of the era of popular highly flexible film cameras, soon to be replaced by digital.
As well as being "auto-everything" is is extensively customisable and can be used fully manually.
I've loaded it with an ISO400 colour negative film, and, weather permitting, will take it to "Fright Night" tomorrow.

Week 43 - Komaflex-S

Komaflex-S, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

This is one of the few 127 rollfilm SLRs ever made. They were first manufactured in 1960 and produce twelve 4cm x 4cm photos on a roll. If used with reversal film, they could be mounted as "superslides", which could be projected in a 35mm projector, but had a larger (40mm x 40mm compared with 24mm x 36mm) picture area.
This model has a reputation for unreliability, partly because the wind on and cocking mechanisms are far from intuitive, and without a manual, there is little hope of getting it right, and every chance of damaging the camera! This example seems to be in working order, but this will be the first film I have put through it.

photo from week 42 - Super Ikonta

Tickling Stick, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

Statue of Ken Dodd with his tickling stick and a diddy-man. This was hand held at 1/10th second at full aperture, taken at Liverpool Lime Street station.

photo from week 42 - Super Ikonta

pipes, originally uploaded by pho-Tony.

An art installation at the Lverpool Biennial, the camera was placed on a window sill for this 1 second exposure at f8