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Post by hifidez on Jun 29, 2017 11:23:48 GMT
My wife's camera she was given when she went on a school exchange trip back in '68.... anyone else remember these? If you could still get the film I'd buy some and give the old thing a whirl. The camera that is, not my wife. Taken on my Pentax DSLR with a 'vintage' Helios M42 screw-thread f2.0/58mm Russian lens. 1/25 @ f11, ISO 800 (cropped).
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Post by juke on Jun 29, 2017 12:19:04 GMT
The film size is 126. Had a look on Ebay and the most recent use by date on the stock on sale is 1999, don't think I'd take a chance.
Possibly not possible to get it processed, though I think it might be 35mm stock inside the cartridge.
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Post by solderdude on Jun 29, 2017 13:08:34 GMT
And should you want to do flashphotography with it you need to find Philips Magicube X. These flashbulbs are special as they don't use electricity to flash. A pin under mechanical tension is released when the shutter is released which breaks the glass capsule. The inrushing air reacts and the flash happens. I still have a full box of magicube in my collection (3 cubes for 12 flash exposures) For a while I had the Instamatic 100 in my collection. It had a built-in flash. When I was young my first camera was an instamatic 33. Still have it. A similar camera but used a different flashlight thing (22V battery in the flash itself) Fixed shutter speeds (1/90 and for flash 1/40), fake exposure meter (looks like a selenium cell) and 1 diafragm (f11). Fixed focus (43mm lens). Indeed uses the 126 size film cassette. You did not have to wind it back and when someone accidentally opened up the camera you would only loose just 1 of the previously made pictures. The pictures it takes are square ones. 26x26 mm in negative (exposed area was 28x28) Chances are it will be difficult to find (recently made) film cassettes and may need to look for someone who can devellop it. Old films may not be of good quality any more unless they were stored in a fridge perhaps.
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Post by hifidez on Jun 29, 2017 13:20:24 GMT
The fixed shutter speeds (the slower one for flash) enabled photos to be taken in poorer light just by fitting a spent flashcube.
It is possible to get 126 processed, but as has been said, only out-of-date film exists now; seems to sell at a premium price if any comes up on Ebay.
Our particular model was one of the earlier ones and it had a glass lens; later ones were plastic IIRC. Took pretty good photos for a 'point and shoot'.
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Post by ronzo56 on Jun 29, 2017 18:16:37 GMT
Wow! That Instamatic 100 took more pictures of family vacations, hunting trips and I'm pretty sure my high school graduation than any camera we owned. My Dad bought it in the 60's. Those flash cubes were the big deal back then. It may still be in with my Mom's stuff in storage. I'll have to look for it someday.
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Post by oldson on Jul 7, 2017 19:50:47 GMT
i still have a "brownie" given to me by a late aunt, will never part with it. may dust it off and give it a try.
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