The fantastic camera eleventy

Raphael · Feb 25, 2019

Hello,
I must be crazy, but count me in

About the battery problem Rachel is relating, I'm afraid it gone global, we got also some regulations about shipping Lithium battery here in France.
So, if we want to stay on the safe side, the camera should be shipped without battery. And it's mean that the said camera retains film current position even without battery for a long time...
Best regards,

Raphael

locutus · Feb 25, 2019

Maybe a manual wind camera is a good idea then, so no Mju.

I'll figure something out, but thanks for reminding us on this!

locutus · Mar 12, 2019

Hi all!

Not too many people have replied, so the list is currently:

locutus (Finland)
macfred (Germany)
Toro_mike (USA / Colorado)
mooseontheloose (Japan / Tokyo)
NedL (USA / California)

36 / 5 = 7 shots per participant?

I'm sure we can get more people!

Bump Bump Bump!

macfred · Mar 12, 2019

locutus said:
Hi all!

Not too many people have replied, so the list is currently:

locutus (Finland)
macfred (Germany)
Toro_mike (USA / Colorado)
mooseontheloose (Japan / Tokyo)
NedL (USA / California)

36 / 5 = 7 shots per participant?

I'm sure we can get more people!

Bump Bump Bump!

Did we mention Raphael from France / Europe ? (see post #101)

Michael Teresko · Mar 12, 2019

I'm new here, but would be interested in joining.

Wallendo · Mar 14, 2019

If there is an open spot, I would like to participate.

locutus · Apr 5, 2019

Hi all!

Sorry, i have been sick for a couple of weeks. All good now and i scored a camera for this round.

For the camera i ended up getting a Konica Pop, fixed focus 35mm camera, super plasticy and takes AA batteries.

Purchased camera: https://kamerastore.com/product/konica-pop-black/

I decided to go for this as it, weighs nothing (cheap shipping!) common batteries everyone has, and little to go wrong or break.

For the list of participants, and a suggested route:

locutus (Europe / Finland)
macfred Europe / Germany)
Raphael (Europe / France)
Wallendo (USA / North Carolina)
Toro_mike (USA / Colorado)
Michael Teresko / (USA / California)
NedL (USA / California)
mooseontheloose (Japan / Tokyo)
-> And then return to me.

Let me know if this is workable.

This would leave each participant with 4 shots, leaving playroom for winding errors.

I'll send out messages to everyone who i dont have the adress from yet over the weekend. The camera was purchased today and likely arrives at my home early next week.

I'll take my pictures the weekend after, so if all goes well can ship to the next participant in 2/3 weeks time.

mooseontheloose · Apr 5, 2019

Thanks locutus, can't wait to start! Although, I guess if I'm the last on the list I'll be waiting for a while... ;-)

locutus · Apr 5, 2019

Grin, better late then never!

I tried to make a tiny bit of a geographic route, but it does leave you as having to pay for the longest shipping route (Japan->Finland) I hope thats okay to you. Sorry!

mooseontheloose · Apr 5, 2019

locutus said:
Grin, better late then never!

I tried to make a tiny bit of a geographic route, but it does leave you as having to pay for the longest shipping route (Japan->Finland) I hope thats okay to you. Sorry!

No, it's perfect! I always worry about the battery situation, and with me being at the end then I don't have to worry about inconveniencing anybody (except you, I guess). And Japan is far from everyone, not just Finland, but postal shipping is pretty reasonable here, so no worries.

macfred · Apr 5, 2019

Let it roll!
I'm waiting for this tiny, little Konica Pop. I had a red one a few years ago.
Using ISO 400 negative film one can fool the auto exposure up to 2 stops (+2) for doing backlit photographs or shooting in comporable circumstances.

toro_mike · Apr 7, 2019

Nice! Looks like a fun little camera... Thanks for keeping this madhouse going!

Mike

NedL · Apr 8, 2019

The route looks great to me... no chance of it getting here in July/August when I might be away traveling. Maybe with fewer participants we can complete this round in less than 5 years

macfred · Apr 8, 2019

NedL said:
... Maybe with fewer participants we can complete this round in less than 5 years

Sounds to me like you're kinda optimistic ...

locutus · Apr 8, 2019

Requests for shipping adress information has been sent out to those of you i didn't have yet!

Check your conversation inboxes!

I'll pick up the camera from the post office tomorrow and give it a check over, but its from a reputable dealer so it should be OK.

locutus · Apr 9, 2019

Say hi to our friend for this adventure

Just wasted a good roll of Tri-X to test it and everything seems OK!

toro_mike · Apr 9, 2019

Awww, what a cute little thing

MattKing · Apr 9, 2019

toro_mike said:
Awww, what a cute little thing

Hope its up for the adventure !

locutus · Apr 10, 2019

The only address I'm still missing is Raphael's!

Getting there

locutus · Apr 11, 2019

....Aaaand i have Raphael's adress too now completing the list!

I'll take my shots over the next couple of weeks and then send off to Macfred.

locutus · Apr 21, 2019

I shot all my frames, sending the camera to Macfred next week!

macfred · Apr 21, 2019

locutus said:
I shot all my frames, sending the camera to Macfred next week!

I'm ready to do the thing!

Wallendo · Apr 23, 2019

locutus said:
Say hi to our friend for this adventure

Just wasted a good roll of Tri-X to test it and everything seems OK!

The only film that is really wasted is film never shot in a camera.

Dr Croubie · May 3, 2019

Wow, round 11 already? Nice to see that the signup thread started over 2 years ago (continuing the precedent started in round 10, obviously)

Count me in if it's not already too late? (Adelaide, Australia, you gotta have at least one photo from this hemisphere)

Also, I know that there's already a camera picked for this round, but may I add in a batteryless-suggestion for next round of one of these: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/what-the-hell-did-i-just-buy.102873/ - 6 years later and I still toss it in my pocket and shoot some random stuff now and then, still a joy to play with and still not dead (not that there's much to die in it)

Raphael · May 15, 2019

There is a lot of messages, since the last time I checked
Sorry @locutus for haven't reacted promptly, I was actually in the middle of my USA trip when you launched the thing
So, where are we now, Camera 11 is arrived to @macfred 's home ?

Regards,

Raphael

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