Over the Christmas holidays i have been inspired by photographers like Nic Nichols and my colleague Ed Ryder to explore the world of low-fi photography. Returning to film and using old equipment will hopefully lead to some interesting, unpredictable results.
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I was given an old soviet Zenit-E by my housemate Amy, bought a Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim from eBay (check out the flickr group) and, most excitingly, found my Grandfather's Kodak No.1 Junior Pocket camera buried in a drawer in my house.
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After doing a little online research it turns out that this Kodak camera is at least 75 years old! Mike Butkus has an extensive online archive of vintage camera instruction manuals which was very helpful. Unfortunately the bellows have worn out at the corners, so before i use it i will have to do some extensive tape repairs (if you look in the picture you may be able to see where i have started taping) but as far as i can tell the shutter is still functioning perfectly. It takes medium format film, which will be a first for me also.
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So all in all an exciting photographic start to the year, I can't wait to get out and start taking pictures! When i get my first rolls back i will be sure to post the best of them here.
