smithdan
Been spending a lot of time on here!
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There probably wasn't a model "B".
This black plastic curiosity is the weirdest contraption I've found yet.
No need to fumble about in the pocket for a cloud filter or a close-up adapter, they're right there on sliders on the front. Strange viewfinder, must be a piece missing. The thing is in portrait orientation now but the finder is almost square. Apertures are a choice of 5 holes on a rotating disc.
The flash reflector is missing. Probably a real cheek toaster anyway.
All the instructions needed to run the thing are riveted right handy on the back.
Anyway, after a good dusting out I fed it some re-spooled HP5 and took it along on a trip to the mountains. All are full frame scans, just a bit of exposure fiddling and dust spotting.
The yellow filter didn't seem to make much difference. focus drop off from not very to not very much at all toward the corners.
almost impossible to hold and shoot this thing without camera (and I use the term camera loosely) movement.
Anyhoo, a mountain
a waterfall, shutter fixed at around 1/60 or so.
a typical touristy snapshot of the Prince of Wales hotel
and a surprisingly sharper than expected shot using the close-up slider, of my bride of 45 years.
This one will live on the weird shelf and get dusted from time to time.
In closing, may The Dover and I present "The Tea Party"
This black plastic curiosity is the weirdest contraption I've found yet.
No need to fumble about in the pocket for a cloud filter or a close-up adapter, they're right there on sliders on the front. Strange viewfinder, must be a piece missing. The thing is in portrait orientation now but the finder is almost square. Apertures are a choice of 5 holes on a rotating disc.
The flash reflector is missing. Probably a real cheek toaster anyway.
All the instructions needed to run the thing are riveted right handy on the back.
Anyway, after a good dusting out I fed it some re-spooled HP5 and took it along on a trip to the mountains. All are full frame scans, just a bit of exposure fiddling and dust spotting.
The yellow filter didn't seem to make much difference. focus drop off from not very to not very much at all toward the corners.
almost impossible to hold and shoot this thing without camera (and I use the term camera loosely) movement.
Anyhoo, a mountain
a waterfall, shutter fixed at around 1/60 or so.
a typical touristy snapshot of the Prince of Wales hotel
and a surprisingly sharper than expected shot using the close-up slider, of my bride of 45 years.
This one will live on the weird shelf and get dusted from time to time.
In closing, may The Dover and I present "The Tea Party"