This is one of the latest additions to my collection: A camera so crappy it might be good. Its made of plastic, has a motordrive and you cant make any adjustments to the exposure. Theres one aperture and one time. The camera looks like it has at least four different apertures but I cant figure out any way to change it. Theres nothing that moves exept for the shutterrelease and the film rewind button. I even dissasembled it to be really sure… If anyone knows how its supposed to work your input will be very welcome.
Maybe they used the same lens on other cameras with the feature of four apertures? Information on this site ( Virtuelles Kamera-Museum Kurt Tauber Sammlung) seems to indicate that.
One sure sign of a quality camera is if you find weights in it to make it feel heavier. This ones got one as you can see from the pictures below.
I havent decided yet if I should try it out with a film or just put it on the shelf. There are a few other cams in my collection that Im more eager to try out…
It looks a lot like a copy of a Minolta 5000, as you can see here:
Heres some more pictures of it:
I have just acquired one of these for the princely sum of 75p… I have put a roll of film in it – but seeing as I can almost see into the film compartment I would imagine if leaks light like a sieve… Mine also seems to me missing the front glass – but it looks as if a 55mm filter will screw on (i.e. self tap a thread into the plastic – this might make the thing more fun to use if that then means I can shove a square filter system on the front…
It takes a regular 135 roll of film.
What kind of roll you need this camera?
I havent tried it yet but if you are into toycameras I think its definitley worth trying it out.
I just bought this camera. Did you ever try film in it? Is it worth trying?