Heyyy #photography peeps of masto:
Since I'm trying to spend less time looking at my phone and more time being present irl, I've decided to buy a film camera.
Caveats:
- I'm not a real photographer and never will be, so a simple point and shoot with a few settings to play around with is the name of the game
- looking for something cheap (sub €100) that could be broken, stolen or lost without too much heartbreak
#recommendations? Looking at vintage 35mms and "toy cameras" at the moment...
@chillson Damn. I threw away a fully functioning Canon 33 this sunday...
My tip though: Get an old SLR on Ebay or something. Will cost you nothing, lenses come cheap too. Olympus OM1 (or 2) for example. You'll learn in no time, interwebz is full of info.
@chillson But if you're into point and shoot I'd go for an older one. Like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Olympus-trip-35-camera/332447015094?hash=item4d6762e0b6:g:JwAAAOSwsFpaCHDB
Great lenses, sturdy. Dirt cheap.
Then there are the half format (like Olympus PEN). Gives you 72 shots ine a 36 shot roll of film.
A vintage Olympus trip 35 camera in excellent condition, in my view hardly any use just age related ware. Does fire shutter so seems to work but have no film to try out for use to make sure everything is ok. Also has soft case which is poor condition and lead for flash possibly. Selling for elderly relative who's house has a lot of 1970s-80s items. Any more info needed do contact me. | eBay!
@Stratski @thelovebing Oh crap, good point. I don't have a negative scanner and hadn't thought about buying one tbh.
What about processing? A quick search makes it seem like most typical consumer photo development places (drug stores, etc.) can't handle half-format...
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