photo from week 108 - Minolta 16

dragon dance (head), a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The head of the dragon celebrating the Chinese New Year.

photo from week 108 - Minolta 16

reflected self-portrait with undersized grey beret, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

At close range the parallax problem is quite apparent, if I was using this camera regularly I would probably get a feel for where to aim to ensure the subject is where I intended. Hand held, and in poor available light, at full aperture, this was never going to be the sharpest of images.

photos from week 108 - Minolta 16

graffiti triptych, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The home-slit film worked well, and went in the camera and then the developing tank without any problems. With the negatives only being 10mm x 14mm, the quality is not very good, but at least I was able to use the camera.

Week 109 - Zeiss Ikon Baby Ikonta

Zeiss Ikon Baby Ikonta, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This is possibly the smallest folding 127 camera ever made. A range of lens and shutter combinations were available, this is one of the more basic models with a 5cm f4.5 Novar lens and a Derval shutter. I've never used it before, and have loaded it with a roll of Efke 100.

Week 108 - Minolta 16 (II)

Minolta 16 (II), a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This is a recent acquisition, it came with a range of accessories, most importantly a 16mm developing tank. To date I have been using a rather flimsy 16mm reel, but half the time the film comes out during processing, this one seems more rigid, and has deeper grooves, so hopefully the film will stay in place.
I re-loaded one of the cassettes that came with the camera with home-slit Kodacolor Gold film.

DIY film slitter

DIY film slitter, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

In week 108, I am using a 16mm subminiature camera. Film is not easy to find in affordable quantities, and enthusiasts often cut down 35mm film to fit. This is a version of one pattern of DIY slitter, it works fine, the only problem was I managed to slit my fingertips along with the film!

photo from week 107 - Ihagee Parvola

Alcopop Princess, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

Another photo taken at the minimum focussing distance, this time I was in the stree, with no tripod, and the dull daylight menat I had to shoot at around f5.6 to use the slowest speed I coull risk hand-holding, 1/25th second. The focus is not very accurate, or maybe that's the effect of the alcohol!