Brian Auer on Epic Edits has started a photo project, The <$50 Film Camera – read up on the rules on his blog an participate! The project is sponsored by ILFORD Photo and Lomography, and you can win nice prizes… and fame perhaps? ;)
These are the rules in short:
- Get a film camera for at most $50
- Shoot some film
- Write a review
- Publish a photo of the camera
- Publich a roll of photos
- Submit you link to Epic Edits
I will try to participate. Now I just need to choose which camera to use from my shelf! After all, most of them costs less then $50. I’m leaning towards a Yashica rangefinder or SLR, Zenit SLR or Minolta rangefinder.
Minolta Hi-Matic F
I vote for the Minolta! But then, I’m partial to Minoltas myself. I’m actually interested in picking up one of those Hi-Matics too — I hear they’re pretty awesome.
And it’s small, easy to shoot streetphotos with (I hope, haven’t actually developed any of the rolls yet, hehe). At least in swedish Ebay they go real cheap, if sold at all.
What about the Praktica EE2? its different! but also cheap and simple to use.
I like the EE2, the only issue is the battery PX21. Could try to make one. The battery in the Yashica FRII also ran out. But I have 625-batteries for the Yashica J-7 and the Yashica Minister D. The Minoltas battery also seem ok. The others have selinimum meters, the Yashica EE and Zenit ET. And the Agfa Isolette doesn’t have a meter (a bit risky ;) ).