Testing Another Canon MC

[farlymac]

My second go around with Canon’s little “Micro Camera”. The first one quit focusing, likely before I got it, but I didn’t notice it until the second roll when I tested out the close focus range. This one seems to be okay.

With a 2.8/35 four-element four-group lens behind its sliding front door, the camera features Auto Focus, Auto Film Transport (Loading and Rewind), Auto Exposure, ISO range of 64 to 1000 (user set, no DX), and a detachable flash with a range of 3 ft to 13.1 ft on color negative film.

Power is two AAA alkaline cells for the camera, and two more for the MC-S flash, for a total of four. There is a flashing red LED in the view finder for Flash needed, which goes steady when the flash is on. Flash Ready is indicated on the back of the flash, so keep both eyes open when using the flash. Focus confirmation is by icons and a pointer, but only when the shot is taken, not before.


Tested with Kodak ColorPlus 200 (repackaged Kodacolor) at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, VA.

Open With Flash by P F McFarland, on Flickr

Wall Of Signs by P F McFarland, on Flickr

Through The Jack-O-Lantern by P F McFarland, on Flickr

Loaner by P F McFarland, on Flickr

Lubricator by P F McFarland, on Flickr

Tea Kettle by P F McFarland, on Flickr

See all the photos plus commentary with test results at https://flic.kr/s/aHskk9HVuv

PF

 

[gb hill]

I like that Overnite shot Phil. I don't get up to Roanoke much on my job anymore but when I did would work Pitt-Ohio & Wilson trucking off Orange Ave. I worked another trucking yard that was right past Cummins Atlantic. Can't remember the road but I do remember the Dodge Store. They had good coffee.

 

[farlymac]

Pitt-Ohio and Wilson are/were on Plantation Road, Greg. You then would have continued north to Williamson Road/US-11. The Dodge store is at the US-11/US-220/I-81 interchange. I stop in there myself every so often, but try to stay away from all the fried goodies.

They had a fun time hanging that Overnite sign. The lift they were using kept breaking down, and the electrical conduits going through the wall meant it couldn't be mounted dead center like the executive director wanted.

PF

 

[gb hill]

I did get a run up that way last month. One of my stops was the Merchants Tire on Franklin beside where the old film store was before they moved. I'm always amazed how the boarders around the building replicates a strip of 35mm film. Cool how they done that. Had to be expensive.