Heavy scratching down the entire roll of Reflx Fortuna, starting and finishing about 1" from each end.
Not sure if it's from the 3d printed film cartridge or the camera, but pretty disappointed.
Has anyone ever tried something like this shooting expired film? Any guidance would be more than welcome.
The A110 has no way to select ISO or EV so my limited understanding is that you can still push the film by tricking the light meter. I've got a bundle of 1990 exp cartridges to play with, they were only a couple of quid each so wasting a few isn't a problem. I've cut some graduated obscuring card into small squares of varying obscuration %. The one I'm trying first is around 60%, I've shot the first half of the roll with the light sensor uncovered to compare overall results. It will be a fair few weeks before I get my developing setup so hoping someone can put me right before then if I'm peeing in the wind.
First test roll of an Autopak 460tx. Quite a capable 110. Lens surprised me, as did the Tiger film. I don’t think I have shot 110 since the 80s as a kid.
Hi folks!
I’m in the market for a Rollei A110. Do these cameras have common areas of failure to check? I’ve found some cosmetically good but untested options and like to know what I’m risking.
Edit: thanks for the info folks. looks like its worth paying extra for a tested camera.
Shot on a Kodak Instamatic 10, I can’t pick a fave between the two. Was so excited when the lab had a day turnaround time, and I received my emailed files this morning! Been shooting (savoring) the one 24 lomography tiger roll in the Kodak for a few months now.
I have recently added three Cosina 110 cameras to my already-too-large collection. As far as I am aware, this is the full line up that Cosina produced, but if anyone knows otherwise I would be very interested to know!
The PF 5000 and 6000 (I’m guessing PF stands for Pocket Flash) are somewhat similar to the Pocket Fujica series in that they are modelled after point and shoot 35mm cameras and also feature a wide 20mm lens. Both are conveniently run on a couple of AA batteries.
The PF 5000 is a manual exposure camera with three aperture settings. The camera accommodates both low and high speed film by changing the icons next to each aperture selection depending on the presence of the low speed indicator tab. It offers zone focusing with 5 preset positions from 0.6m to infinity. An integrated flash is deployed by moving the focus below 0.6m. Online sources suggest that the shutter speed is fixed at 1/200s, but I measure closer to 1/100s. I’m not sure if that’s just my camera though! You can use the camera without flash even if the batteries die.
The PF 6000 is a simpler affair offering fixed focus and no exposure controls beyond the use of flash. Instead, Cosina decided to fit this camera with a motor wind, making it slightly larger than the better spec’d 5000! Still, the motor makes a very satisfying sound but if your batteries die, you won’t be able to advance your film. The flash is implemented in the same way as the 5000.
The Pocket Electronic 510 is entirely different, being designed along the lines of more conventional 110 cameras. It’s a really nice model with an integrated lens cover to protect the very fast f/2.7 25mm lens. It features automatic exposure (covering a range of EV1 to EV17!) controlled by a CdS cell with shutter speeds from 6s to 1/240s. A red LED in the viewfinder warns of speeds below 1/20s and pictograms in the viewfinder show which of the four zone focusing positions are chosen. It can be powered by a 4LR44 cell. Sadly, although my model is in great cosmetic condition and came with the manual, it’s a bit of a dud: although the aperture on mine responds to light correctly, one of the shutter blades doesn’t move. So for now, this is just a paperweight. If I can work out how to remove the covers without damaging them, I hope I can get it working again.
I’m intending to run a roll of film through each of the PF models, so hopefully I will have some example shots relatively soon.