Very nice, thanks for sharing.
Very nice, thanks for sharing.Not to get too far off of topic but I've found that the Pratika MTL3 runs 16mm just fine. It gives some very interesting results. I used it all summer with my lineup of screwmount lenses. 24mm will give you a really nice pano look.
So, it's not a 110 camera but it is cheap and takes 16mm film.
Sounds like you’ve researched it pretty well. I saw the YouTube video where a guy cobbles together a harness using the case of an old battery or that people refill the old battery case with small cells. Just a quick search of ebay shows that it’s not too hard to find a camera with a battery still in it if that’s the route someone wanted to go (but maybe increase the chance that the camera is damaged from a battery leak). I like your solution better. I wondered if 2 aaa or a 123A battery would fit, then some combination of metal strip, hot glue and tape would complete a battery pack that fit without rattling around and made proper battery contact.
None of the manual Nikon, Pentax, Canon and Minolta cameras I have work so far with 16mm film. Argus C3 does though. I have not tried Olympus as of yet.
I wonder if one could also use expired 35mm film like 120 backing paper to run the 16mm film through a 35mm camera.
Whether this works will most likely depend on whether the film advance drives the takeup spool and lets the film drive the sprocket, or (like a Contax II or III, or Kiev 4) the advance drives both. The advance stop and counter are always operated from the sprocket (up until an IR LED and detector counted sprockets in the last decade of film camera development); if the only driver for the sprocket is the film, you won't get anywhere running 16mm film through a 35mm camera.
One could, as suggested, use a 35mm strip as backing, but that'll make the combination too thick, leading to scratching (pressure plate pushing the film against the gate) or other problems (not least, takeup diameter build-up that may lead to conflict between the spool drive and sprocket). I don't really see the advantage of running 16mm film through a 35mm camera anyway...
Nice idea and its come out a treat.Not to get too far off of topic but I've found that the Pratika MTL3 runs 16mm just fine. It gives some very interesting results. I used it all summer with my lineup of screwmount lenses. 24mm will give you a really nice pano look.
So, it's not a 110 camera but it is cheap and takes 16mm film.
I wonder if one could also use expired 35mm film like 120 backing paper to run the 16mm film through a 35mm camera.
Well, okay, @Cholentpot , "because I like it" is a perfectly sensible reason to try alternative stuff. Like loading 35mm film in a 6x7 or 6x9 camera, only that's easier to develop.If I get a 16mm bulk roll to feed the Pocket Instamatic 60 I just bought (for ten bucks plus shipping), I may try rolling some into a 35mm cassette and running it through one of my Kiev 4 cameras. They drive the sprockets from the advance gears, as well as the spool.
Nice idea and its come out a treat.
How do you load it? Do you put spacers in a reloadable 35mm cartridge and drop the film in ?
Makes me think of ADOX CMS20 -- which was rumored to be microfilm stock, in part because they recommended a special developer. I processed mine in the same developer I used for Copex Rapid (a Caffenol variant) and it came out really well.
Thanks for that answer Donald. Very helpful.
I have some of the Fukkatsu too that I haven’t used. So Recently expired when I bought it that I didn’t think it would be a problem. Disappointing to hear that you had poor results.
I have two Rollei A110s. Ridiculously well made over built cameras. Superb lens with zone focus, AE exposure.
They feel very solid and well made.
But, a few months ago, mine dropped onto the floor (and this was not a stone floor, is was laminate), and since then the shutter is broken. After taking a picture it doesn't close completely anymore, leaving a very small hole open at one side.
Could bite myself into my ***. It was such a nice camera. I don't know if there is anybody around who could repair it. :-(
Really nice pics on the Fukkatsu 400!
I’ve learned something new. If you “watch” items on EBay which are copious and relatively undesirable, the sellers will often offer you a lower price. Got an offer I couldn’t resist on a Minolta 16 QT that looks to be in great shape but again, untested. So it’ll get tested along with the Minolta 16 Ps which I also got at a little discount but haven’t received yet. Am watching some Kodak Instamatic 60s and have received good offers but the battery issue has me hesitant and am hoping GAS will pass before I am forced to gamble $20 on a 40 year old camera.
hoping GAS will pass before I am forced to gamble $20 on a 40 year old camera.
Thanks! This was my second cartridge from the batch, and the first one was terrible so I have to think the shop messed up the developing.
Sigh of relief as I have a bunch left!
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