tunalegs
Pretended Artist
Finally put a roll of Ektar through a late, all black Smena 8m that I purchased years ago then never used.
I had a bit of a time guestimating the distances in metric (I'm very good at it in feet) and the ergonomics of the camera make it very prone to suffering motion blur through camera shake.
When held still though it produces pretty sharp results. Two serious faults though. Strong skylight is reflected off of the bottom of the film gate, resulting in weird flare with a rather abrupt and noticeable cut off across the tops of frames. And two, the viewfinder is not accurate at all. It shows less than the frame captures, but to an extent far larger than usual for an old camera (ie. this viewfinder more than compensates for a slide holder's slight cropping).
Untitled by Berang Berang, on Flickr
Untitled by Berang Berang, on Flickr
Note flare across the top of this frame caused by internal reflection! ^^^^
lamp by Berang Berang, on Flickr
corner by Berang Berang, on Flickr
mask by Berang Berang, on Flickr
leaf by Berang Berang, on Flickr
saab by Berang Berang, on Flickr
There's something about a cheap plastic camera that inspires a carefree mood behind the viewfinder, but unfortunately the inaccurate viewfinder kills this joy when you see most of the results.
I had a bit of a time guestimating the distances in metric (I'm very good at it in feet) and the ergonomics of the camera make it very prone to suffering motion blur through camera shake.
When held still though it produces pretty sharp results. Two serious faults though. Strong skylight is reflected off of the bottom of the film gate, resulting in weird flare with a rather abrupt and noticeable cut off across the tops of frames. And two, the viewfinder is not accurate at all. It shows less than the frame captures, but to an extent far larger than usual for an old camera (ie. this viewfinder more than compensates for a slide holder's slight cropping).
Untitled by Berang Berang, on FlickrUntitled by Berang Berang, on FlickrNote flare across the top of this frame caused by internal reflection! ^^^^
lamp by Berang Berang, on Flickrcorner by Berang Berang, on Flickrmask by Berang Berang, on Flickrleaf by Berang Berang, on Flickrsaab by Berang Berang, on FlickrThere's something about a cheap plastic camera that inspires a carefree mood behind the viewfinder, but unfortunately the inaccurate viewfinder kills this joy when you see most of the results.
lynnb
Veteran
Thanks for this. I think it's quite an attractive-looking little camera. Shame about the VF.
Arbitrarium
Well-known
Looks mighty sharp in the centre!
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
It was one of the most produced and used cameras of all times.
At Russian RFF they had 11 yo, 100+ pages thread. With pictures posted mostly in second half.
https://rangefinder.ru/club/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=660&start=1480
At Russian RFF they had 11 yo, 100+ pages thread. With pictures posted mostly in second half.
https://rangefinder.ru/club/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=660&start=1480
David Hughes
David Hughes
Nice performance from a neat camera and "no batteries required" - that's a bonus.
What t needs is a BLIK RF or any other make but I guess the BLIK matches the focusing scale.
Regards, David
What t needs is a BLIK RF or any other make but I guess the BLIK matches the focusing scale.
Regards, David
Sega
Established
Intresting it looks so sharp as to look at you'd think it would be a bit naff as its very basic looking.
Only thing I can think of is to try an external VF, that might correct the Parallax problem with the built in being so far to the side.
Only thing I can think of is to try an external VF, that might correct the Parallax problem with the built in being so far to the side.