pentax auto 110

[k.hendrik]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77846450@N00/25861981604/in/dateposted-public/

loveable camera ! tiny allover; only E10,00 with 24 mm but mirror sticks irregular what to do? After page 7 this is too much for me http://www.pentax110.co.uk/html/110_disassembly_guide_2.html
greetings

 

[Alan Gales]

Minolta made some 110 cameras too. I've never seen results from the Minolta or Pentax. I know the Kodaks and Vivitars were awful. Kodak and Fuji long discontinued the film but I've read Lomography may be making it. Check out film availability before you buy.

 

[Ricardo Miranda]

I've read Lomography may be making it

http://shop.lomography.com/en/films/110-film

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Lomography sells 110 film, ISO 200 which I think the camera will treat as ISO 80 unless you file down the ridge to get ISO 400.

There are still plenty of working Pentax 110's out there to buy.

 

[benveniste]

Minolta made some 110 cameras too. I've never seen results from the Minolta or Pentax.

Here's a scanned shot of mine from my last outing with a Pentax 110. As you can see, it's quite grainy, which is likely a combination of old film and small negative size.

 

[BAC1967]

Minolta made some 110 cameras too. I've never seen results from the Minolta or Pentax. I know the Kodaks and Vivitars were awful. Kodak and Fuji long discontinued the film but I've read Lomography may be making it. Check out film availability before you buy.

I have the Minolta 110, I like the macro feature, it's great if you like grainy little images.

Minolta 110 Zoom SLR by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Magnolia by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

 

[Alan Gales]

Here's a scanned shot of mine from my last outing with a Pentax 110. As you can see, it's quite grainy, which is likely a combination of old film and small negative size.

View attachment 154889

Thanks for sharing. It looks a whole lot better than the Kodaks and Vivitars.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Using small cameras like these and the Minox is enjoyable because they can be taken anywhere at any time. The grain doesn't bother me; I accept it as a characteristic of the format and just enjoy the image as a whole.

 

[vdonovan]

Pentax Auto 110, Lomography Orca film:
kate by Vince Donovan, on Flickr

 

[MattKing]

I know the Kodaks and Vivitars were awful.

My father had a Kodak Pocket Instamatic 60 with a very good lens, an accurate meter and a very usable rangefinder.

I have a good number of Kodachrome slides that he took which project really well using a Pocket Carousel projector.

Here is some info about that model camera: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Pocket_Instamatic_60

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Pentax Auto 110, Lomography Orca film...

Perfect photo. It's good to see what that film can do.

 

[Alan Gales]

My father had a Kodak Pocket Instamatic 60 with a very good lens, an accurate meter and a very usable rangefinder.

I have a good number of Kodachrome slides that he took which project really well using a Pocket Carousel projector.

Here is some info about that model camera: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Pocket_Instamatic_60

The ones we sold had no meter, a viewfinder but no rangefinder and a lousy lens. With the Kodaks we sold a plain version, a flash version, and a flash version with telephoto lens. The telephoto lens was a piece of plastic that slid in front of the regular lens. I kind of remember selling a Vivitar with flash too. These cameras produced unsharp images and were worse then the 126 cameras that they replaced. I always tried to talk people into buying a Canon Sureshot 35mm instead.

 

[k.hendrik]

" but mirror sticks irregular what to do? After page 7 this is too much for me"

Can't your people read? i was asking for help! The only stupid answers I got are about: a 'father' 'instamatic' or 'Minolta'.

 

[Kirks518]

" but mirror sticks irregular what to do? After page 7 this is too much for me"

Can't your people read? i was asking for help! The only stupid answers I got are about: a 'father' 'instamatic' or 'Minolta'.

LOL

What!?!? A thread that went off topic?!?! Never on APUG...

Anyway, Is the the mirror possibly sticking due to deteriorated foam that has become gummy? I don't have a Pentax 110 anymore, so I don't even remember if they have foam, but that would be where I would start. After that, maybe it needs to be lubed? The repair manual you linked to doesn't even show the mirror from what I saw.

 

[Alan Gales]

What!?!? A thread that went off topic?!?! Never on APUG...

Anyway, Is the the mirror possibly sticking due to deteriorated foam that has become gummy? I don't have a Pentax 110 anymore, so I don't even remember if they have foam, but that would be where I would start. After that, maybe it needs to be lubed? The repair manual you linked to doesn't even show the mirror from what I saw.[/QUOTE]

+1

 

[Theo Sulphate]

With fresh batteries and bright light (daylight) for a short exposure, will the mirror not come down or take too long to come down?

 

[ciniframe]

Don't know about Europe but in the US on ebay these cameras are all over the place like a rash. Some are asking silly prices but many are available with a lens for less than $50 as a BIN. So if repair is unsuccessful on your current one and you really want to shoot them then they are plentiful here in the US. Lomography sells both color and B&W film but it is priced at $8 a roll here. I shoot Minolta 16 submini's but load my own B&W film at less than $1 per 20 exposure roll. However the only Minolta cameras using 16mm film in their own cartridges and with a comparable frame size are the QT and MGS models. All the other 16mm models used the smaller 10X14mm frame size. Wish I could advise the OP about repair of his camera but I have no personal experience with this model. The Pentax 110 SLR's were cute and the later Super model had a 1.5 stop backlight compensation provision if I recall correctly, however they suffered from the same problem as all 110 cameras, full exposure automation with no full manual override, too limiting for me.

 

[k.hendrik]

Thanks for all your silly answers: made my day another one is on his way!

 

[k.hendrik]

OK lovely working camera is in my hands and ordered Lomo 110 film E6.90 a piece ! but when I want to respool the empty 110 cassettes can I use this film ??
Kodak #7266 TXR455 16mm Tri-X (100' Roll)

B&H # KOTXR455 MFR # 8012270

Thanks