And I guess the burning question right now for me is; do I really need a $2000 digital camera and $1000 lens for taking snaps now days; I think not… That’s one reason I’ve gone back to film!The front of the camera has a few features to point out; the shutter button is the rectangular silver stamped metal piece along the top, just above the fake light meter cell.
Publié le 3 novembre 2014 par Julien . 126 cameras have a film-advance mechanism that relies on one edge perforation per image, and 35mm camera film has eight perforations per image, on both edges of the film. The door slides open and you insert the batteries with one base up, and one down. Although 126 was once very popular, as of 2008 it is no longer manufactured, and few photofinishers will process it. The little oblong button beside the lens is for popping up the flash.The ‘Kodapak’ film cartridge is placed inside the camera, now you just close the back and you’re almost ready to go!Old Tucson 1977. Amateur photographers sometimes salvage the plastic cartridge and backing paper from outdated 126 films and reload them with fresh 35mm film. The viewfinder is in the center, and strap lug on the left side. The first Instamatics went on sale for $16 in early 1963 and were soon followed by the 300 (which had a light meter), the 400 (which had a light meter and a spring driven film advance), and the 700 (which had a light meter, focusing, and selectable shutter speeds). Kodak Instamatic 126 cameras were introduced simultaneously with the 126 films. The actual clear area is 29mm wide by 28mm high, or about 94% of 135 format film. For the unrelated roll-film format produced from 1906 to 1949, see 126 film (roll format). This popular Instamatic is battery free and uses a Flip-Flash for flash photography. It has been battery tested and its meter is working. Believe it or not, the color prints we have all the way back to the 1960s still look good, and I could’ve just posted the prints, however I went the extra mile and scanned the negatives to get the most out of them, and have posted quite a few samples for you to check out below.The Kodak Instamatic 100 is about the same overall size, but noticeably thicker than the tiny Olympus XA without the flash.The Kodak Instamatic 100 used a new type of film which came in a plastic cartridge, called a ‘Kodapak’ by Kodak; there was no need for the awkward task of threading film on the take-up spool like 35mm film, you simply dropped the cartridge inside the camera, closed the back, wound it until the lever locked, and started taking pictures, all in about 5 seconds flat. Kodacolor II.The camera with ‘kodapak’ Verichrome pan (B&W) film (ISO 80?) Merci ! The film does not need to be rewound, and is very simple to load and unload. Merci.Tout ceci avec l’aimable concours d’Estelle !