110 Holga Spy Camera!

Check it out guys!!!

I recently found out that LOMOGRAPHY are bringing back 110 film! I bet a handful of you guys had those crayola cameras... Anyways, I bought 2 rolls of their first batch (of 5000). I thought, hey pretty cool! I then proceeded to buy a holga spy camera on ebay for just under $9 (Canadian).

If anyone is interested in purchasing the film, go check it out online its going to sell out soon. You can also buy it at the lomo store on queen west or on their website. It's just under $8 a roll which is a really great price! woo hoo!! The camera is so small too! Its just a bit bigger than the roll of film itself.

Keep in mind that the first batch, there is no counter so you will have to keep track of the photos you are taking. 

Now that I am in the spy camera zone I think I will go watch that episode of the Simpsons where Bart gets a spy camera.

D'oh!

Valerie. 

Argus Argoflex 75

More film!!!

This time from my Argus Argoflex Seventy-Five. I bought this on ebay. Obviously not using the flash. Maybe one day I will go out and find some flash bulbs but for now just more outdoor photos.

woof.

toys.

another unintentional but fun double exposure.

I really hope you all enjoy my photos! something really cool may happen in the next few weeks!

-Valerie :) 

Kodak Twin 20!

Hello!

I got another roll of film in. Kodak Twin 20. It was fun. I have used it before but didn't scan the negatives. Here are some shots. It is a lot of fun. I just need to remember to plan my shots since I have to change the focus/distance so the photos don't turn out blurry. 

It is interesting to see how sharp the photos can get, considering it is a plastic lens. Just need to remember to set up how far I am from the subject.

accidental double exposure but still looks pretty cool!

Kodak Vigilant Junior - Round 1

I got a lot of film back and I am finally getting to posting them here. Thank goodness, right? Anyways, I really been anticipating getting film back from this specific camera since its such an old guy. Turns out that someone did a bad job cleaning it up and I think there are some light leaking. Oh well... Maybe I will try cleaning it with a small lens pen and compressed air and give it another shot. maybe even taping down the sides with electrical tape to make sure no light comes in. Anyways, even though they did not turn out all that well, they still turned out pretty interesting. Next roll of film should be fun.

Thanks for looking everyone

- Valerie D. 

Where have I been?

Hey everyone,


I haven't been posting because I am waiting for some film to come back. Three rolls of 120. Very exciting. Anyways, here is a photo I took last night with my Instax 210.

Hope you are all having a great week! I will be picking up some more Fuji Instax film at the end of the week. So in between waiting for rolls of film to come back I can casually post more of my Fuji instax madness.

Valerie :) 

instax + update & new camera

Hello!

I've been busy with work. But I have been taking some photos. Here are some photo that I took around Queen Street West in Toronto. It was shady out so everything looks pretty blue. Still happy with the photos though. The Fuji Instax 210 is becoming my new favourite camera, just a bit much to carry sometimes. 

I have been shooting though. Actually I just got a new camera! Argus Argoflex Seventy-Five. Really stoked.

Well that is about it. A roll of b&w is being sent away to develop and hopefully more pictures to come!

More Instax Fun!

Since it has been warmer out, I have been taking out my instax cameras more and more. They are a temperature sensitive so its nice that I can take more outdoor shots.

Here are some more shots, some from Canadian Music Week, where Take Me to the Pilot played two more shows! Check them out. Others are from around my new place (I just moved). Taken with my Fuji Instax Mini 7s and the Fuji Instax Wide 210. Enjoy!

620 film????? + Facebook page

Hey everyone,

So when I first started buying cameras I noticed a lot of cameras that took 620 film. Being new to this I was a bit overwhelmed as 620 is hard to come by (almost impossible!) But don't worry There is a super quick fix by easily altering your 120 film you can fit it into 620 cameras in no time at all!

Lets say you have a roll of 120 like this!

And you want to put it into a camera like this

But when you open it up you see that is takes 620 film only

You will need a pair of small nail clippers, or manicure scissor... I think nail clippers are easier to handle

Cut the ribbed edge of the plastic spool off each side

Now it is ready to load into your camera! You can use a file to smooth the edge if  you want to 

Here is a tip though, when you go and get your film developed, make sure you politely ask the lab person to return the metal spool to you. For many reasons... It is probably a metal spool, which is really cool. But also because depending on what type of camera you are using, it may have a hard time feeding the film through when you switch the spools over to load the camera again. You can just use the metal spool over and over. I know for my Kodak Brownie Twin 20 camera, this isn't a problem, but I noticed it was a problem with the Kodak Folding camera.

I hope this helps people. Happy shooting :) 

Also! I made a facebook page, if you read this blog, you should go "like" me. That would be pretty sweet

www.facebook.com/FleaMarketCameras

Thanks!