I just picked up one of these cheap off Craigslist. It looks virtually unused. I'm in the process of running some colour film through it, but wonder about processing. I'm guessing that the frame size will be different that that of regular 35mm cameras (Yes? No?) so I should tell the lab not to cut the negs? Or, will the lab cut them correctly (I'm not sure how automated that process is). Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
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I looked into these a while ago - I believe the negative length is (or is almost) 60mm, so no, they shouldn't cut it for you automatically at the regular 36mm length
I'd consider one of these if I could find a working one reasonably cheaply, but they seem to have become popular with the lomography crowd, which pushes the prices up.
... they seem to have become popular with the lomography crowd ...
But they take much better pictures. (IMO)
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Originally Posted by thebanana
I'm guessing that the frame size will be different that that of regular 35mm cameras.
Yep, tell the lab to not cut the negs. You'll also notice that you don't get 36 frames - more like 20 +/-. BTW - when you get to that point and it seems suddenly harder to advance to the next frame - you're done!!! Don't force it!
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Tell your lab: DO NOT CUT.
I've had one for about four years. Difficult to load properly in the field. You may experience "banding" in evenly exposed areas, such as a gray sky. Hold it level unless you want dramatic curvature. Noisy. Cumbersome. Spacing between negs may be inconsistent. Yet, I love mine and wouldn't part with it. I last shot inside the old Supreme Court during a tour of the Capitol Building in DC. Some German tourist behind me asked me if it was digital.
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I had one for about 6 months and didn't like any of the shots I took so we parted ways. Very prone to flaring/light "spraying" if any direct light source hits the lens during rotation. Did you get the tiny filter set as well? Inserting and removing them was a fun exercise!
1. Tell the lab not to cut the negs. Tell them several times.
2. Keep the rewind button pushed in while loading and use the rewind knob and advance knob to get the film flat before closing the back. This will usually eliminate spacing issues.
3. Check the lens for spots, as these will show up as horizontal lines on the negatives.
4. Watch out for the sun, the lens flares badly.
Here's proof that you can even shoot action with one.
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