His objection to lack of exposure control: 110 format cameras were intended for a market of snap shooters, not photographers. Most 110 cameras offer no control; the up market units like the Minoltas offer aperture control only. You can wish for other arrangements, but they are not there for a reason. The format/film size does great snapshots; a few cameras and lenses are built with a precision which will support up to maybe an 8x10. When 110 was introduced, the knock on it was that the plastic cartridges were not made precise enough to give good sharpness. The best 110 cameras show that not to be true, but the large majority of 110 cameras were just tiny box cameras made with poor standards and no features, so the story persists. Apart from this Minolta, other top 110 cameras were the Minox 110S, Canon ED 2.0, Pentax 110 Auto. I used to have a few 110 cameras of better quality, but when film makers started to discontinue film production in 110, I sold them all off before the market collapsed. As to DIY development hindered for lack of reels, Nikor steel, Unicolor to fit all of their tanks, the various collapsible reels like the (horrible) Yankee shown here. Paterson and Jobo are in the minority which never made a 16mm reel (110 is subminature size) historically, but they were quite common until submin cameras went away.
Thanks for the comment Randall I agree It could be argued anytime Kodak ventured on a smaller than 35mm format they were in it for the average consumer because 'smaller is better' except it's not. Fast Forward to 2020 though and most people shooting film are arguably more 'serious' about photography, and may want some control, even in the smaller formats.
Randall, I generally agree. However, let me note an error. Both Yankee and Jobo made reels adjustable for 16mm/110 size: the Yankee Master Tank and the Jobo 1502. There were others as well. The original Yankee Clipper (not Clipper II) tanks were much better made and weren't wobbly. And they had a built-in thermometer in the stir stick that was pretty reliably accurate (and the stirrer fit very well, too!). As regards the 110 film availability, there are numerous TH-cam and other sources of information for reloading the 110 films. The Minolta Zoom Mk I, Pentax Auto, the Canon 110 E (E, ED, ED20) series, and many of the Fujicas will readily accept 16mm cine film reloaded cartridges. For some, the film sprockets (perforations) need to be up out of the way of the registration pin and/or notches cut in the portion bridging the 110 spool chambers. For others, loading the sprockets in the registration pin path just requires covering the lens and taking a blank exposure and thus permits reloading with cine film. The Pentax Auto (not the 110 Super) will even take unperfed film, so slitting from wider films is possible. The net effect and great advantage of the foregoing is that an extremely broad variety of film stock can be used in some of these high-end 110 cameras. See: Submini-L.groups.io and SubClub.org for LOTS more useful information. Terry
Oh man! You just took me down memory lane. I found one of these in a thrift store back in the early 2000s. It was my first slr camera. That little camera made my young teenage self feel like a pro photographer
I rememebr this camera when new. Back then there was interest in 110 along with other small formats like Minolta 16mm and Minox. There was excitement about films with finer grain. Back then film grain size halved every decade and Kodak T grain was just round the corner. People liked getting the most from small formats using lenses with high resoloution and fine grain film. It was interesting and adventuros to do this. Several manufacturers had a high quality 110 camera in their range. I have a Canon 110ED with rangefinder focusing aperture priority exposure and an f2 lens. BAck in 1980 I used, and still have, a dual lens 110 camera sold though Woolworths called a Light Master 2000. I liked the soft portrait immages I could get with the 40mm lens.I often used 3M Film, it was the grainiest print film back then and had a muted colour palette, thsi combined with a low fi 110 camera made dreamy portraits a bit like Porta 800 does now. High spec end capable 110 cameras were intersting and often used by demanding photographers. Slide film was often used in them, the slide mounts had the external dimensions of 35mm slides and were projected in the same projectors, the immages looked good. I recall seeing holiday photographs on 110 slides in friends houses. It was common to invite friends round for a slide show afer going on holiday. These slide shows had a reputaion for being very boring, often the quality of photography was poor, the immages were washed out and repetitive. If someone knew what they were doing the slide show was interesting. I loved them, I was and still am a photography enthusiast and I wanted to see what people had done and what equipment and techiques they used. Ther was also an interest in "telephoto lenses" and 110 cameras. Many had dual lenses and the lens on the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR was exiting and exotic. I did not buy one of these back then, I was after an Olympus XA for a small camera. This Minolta 110 Zoom SLR it to me the first Bridge camera several years before the Ricoh Mirai/Olympus AZ 4.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I looked at the cameras you mentioned but could not find any reference for the light master 2000, would love to see a picture.
@@AzrielKnight I have uploaded three photographs of this camera to my flickr photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/24082504@N06/? In the 70's and up to the mid 80's 110 cameras were popular and the better ones perform well. What drew people away from cartridge loading motorized cameras in the 80s was easy loading 35mm compacts with DX coding. This made 35mm cameras as easy to use at 110 and 126 along with up to date new designs and autifocus. Manufacturers were putting resources into 35mm compacts and cartidge laoding cameras fell behind with nothing more than cosmetic development.
Thank you for the video, Brother! I currently only have experience with one 110 film camera and that is the Minolta AutoPak 450E, given to me by my grandmother. But I was considering getting the Pentax Auto 110, due to it having interchangable lenses and a still small voice told me to look for a Minolta 110. I'm glad I did! I'm getting the Minolta 110 Zoom Mark II next week. Even though the AutoPak 450E has some sentimental value attached to it...I'm going to get the 110 Zoom Mark II as an upgrade, because of the exposure compensation and other features.
When 126 was nearly dead, Jason Schneider wrote about 16mm still cameras, so I looked up what was available. I found a Minolta-16 II camera, a couple of plastic Minolta 16mm cartridges and I found a Kindermann 16mm stainless steel + plastic developing reel that could be be used on Nikor/Kindermann developing tanks. The fact that the camera was fixed focus led me to a then-current Minolta 16QT that did focus. I found 16mm, single-perforation black-and-white film at Freestyle Sales Co. and made a wooden measuring stick as a cutting template. Then I went back to the Nikkormat FTN. Eastman Kodak introduced 110 film, and, in time, I bought a Canon 110ED. I started out with Verichrome Pan film, then went on to Kodacolor II and Kodachrome 64. The 16mm stainless steel reel made processing 110 film as easy as 135. Basically, the 110 camera was better than the film, so I eventually put it aside for Ye Olde Nikkormat and Nikon FM.
My first personal film camera in my youth was a Kodak Ektralite 10 (110) in the 1980s. It was pretty simple in that it had a lens/viewfinder slide, a flash switch, and a shutter release. But a fixed focus, fixed f/8 aperture, and two auto-detected shutter speeds (1/125
Great video!!! I am getting one from eBay soon, just ordered it!!! I haven't used 110 film since the 1970s, I don't expect the same results as my 4x5 or 120 cameras!!!
Yes; the clipper reel allows the film to unwind itself from the reel while agitating. That does great things for consistent developing. I was gifted a pair of 16mm SS reels which I’ll be using soon. I expect far better results. On those Lomo films: the backing paper leaks light. Cover the frame count window with black tape.
My Minolta is my favorite 110 camera due to manual controls but the Canon 110ED and Kodak Pocket Instamatic 60 are a close second. The Kodak gets forgotten about, but it has a fabulous range finder f1.7 lens that is as sharp as the Minolta. Unfortunately it uses the K battery that is no longer made, and so the f2 rangefinder of the Canon takes its place. I have both the original and the Super of the Pentax 110 Auto, but despite loving those lenses (they are fun adapted to a MFT digital camera) I dislike both cameras due to full automation. The Super does have a 2 stop exposure compensation button, which helps, but lacks subtlety. The Pentax is overrated, but is the only option for wide angle at 18mm, alothough there is a Fujica camera that has a 20mm lens. Orca on 110 is very satisfying for me. I am an artist who loves to exploit grain for artistic effect. Tiger is okay, but I prefer Metropolis and Color '92. I also like Peacock, but it is not available at present. We all need to ask Lomography to make more Peacock. None of the color films are anywhere near as sharp as Orca negatives. I love 110 format for its combination of affordable cameras, small size, quirky cameras, and ability to give me the artistic grainy effects that I like.
A buddy of mine just gave me the Minolta 110 Zoom because he knows how much I love Minolta. I always wanted to own one but hated the 110 format. I can't wait to put my first roll of 110 through this thing. The last time I used 110 was back in 1984 :-). I also think it's over-built for what it is, but that's the charm of this thing. Kind of reminds me of the over-built Nikon V digital system or the Pentax Q.
I have a Minolta 110 zoom Mark ll . In great shape . I know what it sold for but considering inflation could sale for $900 Hate to sale it but need money . Thanks for your video on this. M. Scott King.
Cool vid as always, thanks. Coincidence or not...your comment count was 110 before I put mine on :-) Didn't know there was a model 2 until I watched the video. Never seen one in New Zealand so I guess I'll stick with my Pentax auto 110 and all the lenses I have for it.
If anyone is interested in home development 3D printed reels have worked for me. Some Etsy stores sell them for not too much. You can also find the files for them online pretty easily and public 3D printers are usually found in maker spaces or public libraries if you're lucky!
Nice review, I need to add one to my collection! Look for the Yankee Master Tank it is way better than the Yankee Clipper. Works as well as Paterson tanks for 16mm, 35mm and even 120
I bought a Minolta Autopak 470 kit in 1979, a 110 film camera with auto exposure and a horrid slide focus lever. It took respectable photos for the 110 format if you stuck to 100ASA film. the 400 film gave a bit more low light flexibility by was too grainy and low res under low light conditions to be worth the bother. I've still got the camera and it still works, but the detachable flash is buggered! My current favourite film camera is the outstandingly brilliant Minolta XD-11, a camera I used to dream of owning, but couldn't afford one at the time.
Thanks for the video. I have this Minolta and also the Pentax. I’ll keep them both but the Minolta MkII is also from my point of view more camera compared to the Pentax due to all controls it has. Also have the dedicated flash. Despite the limitations of 110 film I still like to use it from time to time.
I have both Pentax A110 and the Minolta MarkII and use them , as well as other 110 cameras. Minolta is the best of the 110 cameras, bit there are some Kodak's and Canon's nice models as well.i shoot with mine mostly on self load 16mm Foma R100, and do reverse processing, the image then is really good.
Bought a Minolta auto-pack pocket 450e recently at Value Village for $10 I think the 110 format is more suited for black and white film , 5x7 max enlargement at 100 speed film at best the Minolta autopak 450e does have read notification in the viewfinder letting you know there's not enough light to turn on the flash , you didn't add all the extra like this camera has it's truly a point she camera for what it is 110 Minolta autopak 450e does have all glass lenses with the lens that you can slide to get close-ups and the Minolta was made in Hong Kong , I have the Pentax SF 10 , 35 mm and its overly built like a tank
I love my Minolta 110 zoom mk1. I'm using DS8 film with it and results are great. And as far as I know, there are some choice of tanks, I have miniplex 16 and I know that kinderman did some 16mm stainless steel reel.
Hello all, I've got an SLR Mk2 and I'd like to let you all know that there is a problem with the 110 print films made by Lomogrpahy, which is that they quite often have a problem with tiny holes in the backing paper, (which has the frame Number on it, which you see through the little window), which allows light coming in through the rear window to affect the film and produce small white spots on the film which show up on the prints. The only real way to stop this is to block off the light getting to the little window. I've done it by sellotaping a thin piece of card over most of the plastic window, leaving a small bit on the left so that I can see that there is a film loaded. It's worked so far. Unfortunatley I now have no idea how many frames are left, lol. There is no point using the "red windows" from very old cameras as the films in those days were much slower and most people used Black and white film. Colour film is not protected by the red stuff they used then.
Finally, Tiger 200 is 200 iso, but as Azriel says the slr mk2 can only see 100 and 400, (by the length of the 'tab' on the cassette), so the tiger 200 will probably be overexposed by 1 'stop', so you may want to experiment with setting the exposure compensation dial to -1 stop to give the film the exposure it would get if the camera could 'see' 200 iso.
Hi, this might be a little late and a little vague, but I recall that dedicated 110 enthusiasts would modify their cartridges in such a way as to compensate for that. I can't, at the time of me writing this, specifically recall how, other than trimming the "iso tab"...I believe this was a fix both in the Minolta 110 zoom cameras, as well as the Pentax kit cameras. Initially, if i recall what I read, the 110 cartridges were planned for more ISOs than just the two, BUT the major film producers only ever produced the two, without some of the camera manufacturers being the wiser, and thus cameras like the Pentax being defaulted to whatever cartridge was inserted inspite of being physically capable of accepting a wide range. My knowledge comes as vague recollection of old websites like the sub-miniature camera camera sites that are now out of commission and now only available via web archives. I used to be highly interested in subminiature film photography, but from a collectors' perspective, rather than a photographer's perspective.
@@shmoopinblazkawivtz8675 You're supposed to cut down the length of the tab that goes down the right hand side of the cartridge, but I don't know by how much.
I think if I got a premium 110, it would be this one. I just fell into an Agfa Optima that I am going to give a try. And yes, that Yankee tank is trash ... haha.
@@AzrielKnight While I don't know a whole lot, I've seen them post on Photrio about making 110 and 127 films, but their site says 120 and 4x5 are their priorities. and I've said it before- I saw an instagram post where Ferrania said 120 film would be available soon- but the apocalypse happened.
Just think, back when this was released, you could get Kodachrome in 110. I always though this was a neat camera back then. Never bought one though. Maybe now?
I forgot to add that buying the film directly from the Lomography shop is an expensive way to do it as they charge £16 postage per order! It's much better to find a local shop or seller on ebay. They may charge a bit more per film but much less for postage. Lomo charge £16.90 for a box of 3 x tiger 200, but £16 for postage = £32.90, in the UK, one ebay seller charges £18.50 + £4 postage = £22.50. I've used that seller myself to get some Lomo 110 Orca 100 iso film.
I've used some Lomography Orca 100 and and their Tiger 200 and it's pretty bad, with the Orca being the worse of the two. I've also used Tudor film (a British company that didn't actually make film) and even though it had expired more than a decade ago the results were far better than the Lomog film. You'll probably get better results from expired Fuji, Kodak and Agfa film as those companies made the best 110 film they could at the time. I'm fairly convinced that Lomography don't care about the quality of their 110 film.
His objection to lack of exposure control: 110 format cameras were intended for a market of snap shooters, not photographers. Most 110 cameras offer no control; the up market units like the Minoltas offer aperture control only. You can wish for other arrangements, but they are not there for a reason. The format/film size does great snapshots; a few cameras and lenses are built with a precision which will support up to maybe an 8x10. When 110 was introduced, the knock on it was that the plastic cartridges were not made precise enough to give good sharpness. The best 110 cameras show that not to be true, but the large majority of 110 cameras were just tiny box cameras made with poor standards and no features, so the story persists. Apart from this Minolta, other top 110 cameras were the Minox 110S, Canon ED 2.0, Pentax 110 Auto. I used to have a few 110 cameras of better quality, but when film makers started to discontinue film production in 110, I sold them all off before the market collapsed. As to DIY development hindered for lack of reels, Nikor steel, Unicolor to fit all of their tanks, the various collapsible reels like the (horrible) Yankee shown here. Paterson and Jobo are in the minority which never made a 16mm reel (110 is subminature size) historically, but they were quite common until submin cameras went away.
Thanks for the comment Randall
I agree It could be argued anytime Kodak ventured on a smaller than 35mm format they were in it for the average consumer because 'smaller is better' except it's not.
Fast Forward to 2020 though and most people shooting film are arguably more 'serious' about photography, and may want some control, even in the smaller formats.
Randall, I generally agree. However, let me note an error. Both Yankee and Jobo made reels adjustable for 16mm/110 size: the Yankee Master Tank and the Jobo 1502. There were others as well. The original Yankee Clipper (not Clipper II) tanks were much better made and weren't wobbly. And they had a built-in thermometer in the stir stick that was pretty reliably accurate (and the stirrer fit very well, too!).
As regards the 110 film availability, there are numerous TH-cam and other sources of information for reloading the 110 films. The Minolta Zoom Mk I, Pentax Auto, the Canon 110 E (E, ED, ED20) series, and many of the Fujicas will readily accept 16mm cine film reloaded cartridges. For some, the film sprockets (perforations) need to be up out of the way of the registration pin and/or notches cut in the portion bridging the 110 spool chambers. For others, loading the sprockets in the registration pin path just requires covering the lens and taking a blank exposure and thus permits reloading with cine film. The Pentax Auto (not the 110 Super) will even take unperfed film, so slitting from wider films is possible. The net effect and great advantage of the foregoing is that an extremely broad variety of film stock can be used in some of these high-end 110 cameras. See: Submini-L.groups.io and SubClub.org for LOTS more useful information. Terry
Oh man! You just took me down memory lane.
I found one of these in a thrift store back in the early 2000s. It was my first slr camera. That little camera made my young teenage self feel like a pro photographer
Awesome, glad I could be of service Jacob. Be sure and join us on the Discord! discord.gg/NHtjGraK
I rememebr this camera when new. Back then there was interest in 110 along with other small formats like Minolta 16mm and Minox. There was excitement about films with finer grain. Back then film grain size halved every decade and Kodak T grain was just round the corner. People liked getting the most from small formats using lenses with high resoloution and fine grain film. It was interesting and adventuros to do this. Several manufacturers had a high quality 110 camera in their range. I have a Canon 110ED with rangefinder focusing aperture priority exposure and an f2 lens. BAck in 1980 I used, and still have, a dual lens 110 camera sold though Woolworths called a Light Master 2000. I liked the soft portrait immages I could get with the 40mm lens.I often used 3M Film, it was the grainiest print film back then and had a muted colour palette, thsi combined with a low fi 110 camera made dreamy portraits a bit like Porta 800 does now.
High spec end capable 110 cameras were intersting and often used by demanding photographers. Slide film was often used in them, the slide mounts had the external dimensions of 35mm slides and were projected in the same projectors, the immages looked good. I recall seeing holiday photographs on 110 slides in friends houses. It was common to invite friends round for a slide show afer going on holiday. These slide shows had a reputaion for being very boring, often the quality of photography was poor, the immages were washed out and repetitive. If someone knew what they were doing the slide show was interesting. I loved them, I was and still am a photography enthusiast and I wanted to see what people had done and what equipment and techiques they used.
Ther was also an interest in "telephoto lenses" and 110 cameras. Many had dual lenses and the lens on the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR was exiting and exotic. I did not buy one of these back then, I was after an Olympus XA for a small camera. This Minolta 110 Zoom SLR it to me the first Bridge camera several years before the Ricoh Mirai/Olympus AZ 4.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I looked at the cameras you mentioned but could not find any reference for the light master 2000, would love to see a picture.
@@AzrielKnight I have uploaded three photographs of this camera to my flickr photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/24082504@N06/? In the 70's and up to the mid 80's 110 cameras were popular and the better ones perform well. What drew people away from cartridge loading motorized cameras in the 80s was easy loading 35mm compacts with DX coding. This made 35mm cameras as easy to use at 110 and 126 along with up to date new designs and autifocus. Manufacturers were putting resources into 35mm compacts and cartidge laoding cameras fell behind with nothing more than cosmetic development.
I love the Tron vibes Azriel ! ❤️ You struck a cord in my heart for Minolta, I'm a Minolta fanboy all the way.
Thanks very much!! I probably spend too much time looking for the right songs. But it's one of my favourite parts of editing.
Wow, I had no idea that camera existed! Looks very 70's futuristic tech😄
Agreed!
Thank you for the video, Brother!
I currently only have experience with one 110 film camera and that is the Minolta AutoPak 450E, given to me by my grandmother. But I was considering getting the Pentax Auto 110, due to it having interchangable lenses and a still small voice told me to look for a Minolta 110. I'm glad I did!
I'm getting the Minolta 110 Zoom Mark II next week.
Even though the AutoPak 450E has some sentimental value attached to it...I'm going to get the 110 Zoom Mark II as an upgrade, because of the exposure compensation and other features.
When 126 was nearly dead, Jason Schneider wrote about 16mm still cameras, so I looked up what was available. I found a Minolta-16 II camera, a couple of plastic Minolta 16mm cartridges and I found a Kindermann 16mm stainless steel + plastic developing reel that could be be used on Nikor/Kindermann developing tanks. The fact that the camera was fixed focus led me to a then-current Minolta 16QT that did focus. I found 16mm, single-perforation black-and-white film at Freestyle Sales Co. and made a wooden measuring stick as a cutting template. Then I went back to the Nikkormat FTN. Eastman Kodak introduced 110 film, and, in time, I bought a Canon 110ED. I started out with Verichrome Pan film, then went on to Kodacolor II and Kodachrome 64. The 16mm stainless steel reel made processing 110 film as easy as 135. Basically, the 110 camera was better than the film, so I eventually put it aside for Ye Olde Nikkormat and Nikon FM.
My first personal film camera in my youth was a Kodak Ektralite 10 (110) in the 1980s. It was pretty simple in that it had a lens/viewfinder slide, a flash switch, and a shutter release. But a fixed focus, fixed f/8 aperture, and two auto-detected shutter speeds (1/125
Ah yes I've had a few of those kicking around.
Great video!!! I am getting one from eBay soon, just ordered it!!! I haven't used 110 film since the 1970s, I don't expect the same results as my 4x5 or 120 cameras!!!
Hope you enjoy it!
Agfamatic 4000! but more for nostalgia reasons, my older brother had one and the camera is such a part of my childhood.
Yes; the clipper reel allows the film to unwind itself from the reel while agitating. That does great things for consistent developing. I was gifted a pair of 16mm SS reels which I’ll be using soon. I expect far better results. On those Lomo films: the backing paper leaks light. Cover the frame count window with black tape.
That's a crazy looking little camera!
The Pentax Auto 110 is my favourite. The Minolta 16ii is my favourite 16mm camera, and Minox B is my favourite 8X11mm camera.
My Minolta is my favorite 110 camera due to manual controls but the Canon 110ED and Kodak Pocket Instamatic 60 are a close second. The Kodak gets forgotten about, but it has a fabulous range finder f1.7 lens that is as sharp as the Minolta. Unfortunately it uses the K battery that is no longer made, and so the f2 rangefinder of the Canon takes its place.
I have both the original and the Super of the Pentax 110 Auto, but despite loving those lenses (they are fun adapted to a MFT digital camera) I dislike both cameras due to full automation. The Super does have a 2 stop exposure compensation button, which helps, but lacks subtlety. The Pentax is overrated, but is the only option for wide angle at 18mm, alothough there is a Fujica camera that has a 20mm lens.
Orca on 110 is very satisfying for me. I am an artist who loves to exploit grain for artistic effect. Tiger is okay, but I prefer Metropolis and Color '92. I also like Peacock, but it is not available at present. We all need to ask Lomography to make more Peacock. None of the color films are anywhere near as sharp as Orca negatives.
I love 110 format for its combination of affordable cameras, small size, quirky cameras, and ability to give me the artistic grainy effects that I like.
A buddy of mine just gave me the Minolta 110 Zoom because he knows how much I love Minolta. I always wanted to own one but hated the 110 format. I can't wait to put my first roll of 110 through this thing. The last time I used 110 was back in 1984 :-). I also think it's over-built for what it is, but that's the charm of this thing. Kind of reminds me of the over-built Nikon V digital system or the Pentax Q.
Thanks for the comment! Overbuilt is a good way to put it :)
I have a Minolta 110 zoom Mark ll . In great shape . I know what it sold for but considering inflation could sale for $900 Hate to sale it but need money . Thanks for your video on this. M. Scott King.
Cool vid as always, thanks. Coincidence or not...your comment count was 110 before I put mine on :-) Didn't know there was a model 2 until I watched the video. Never seen one in New Zealand so I guess I'll stick with my Pentax auto 110 and all the lenses I have for it.
That is a funny coincidence :)
If anyone is interested in home development 3D printed reels have worked for me. Some Etsy stores sell them for not too much. You can also find the files for them online pretty easily and public 3D printers are usually found in maker spaces or public libraries if you're lucky!
Nice review, I need to add one to my collection! Look for the Yankee Master Tank it is way better than the Yankee Clipper. Works as well as Paterson tanks for 16mm, 35mm and even 120
I bought a Minolta Autopak 470 kit in 1979, a 110 film camera with auto exposure and a horrid slide focus lever. It took respectable photos for the 110 format if you stuck to 100ASA film. the 400 film gave a bit more low light flexibility by was too grainy and low res under low light conditions to be worth the bother.
I've still got the camera and it still works, but the detachable flash is buggered! My current favourite film camera is the outstandingly brilliant Minolta XD-11, a camera I used to dream of owning, but couldn't afford one at the time.
Thanks for the video. I have this Minolta and also the Pentax. I’ll keep them both but the Minolta MkII is also from my point of view more camera compared to the Pentax due to all controls it has. Also have the dedicated flash. Despite the limitations of 110 film I still like to use it from time to time.
Thanks for the comment RJ. It's a nifty little camera and I'm learning there are some films that only come in 110.
I have both Pentax A110 and the Minolta MarkII and use them , as well as other 110 cameras. Minolta is the best of the 110 cameras, bit there are some Kodak's and Canon's nice models as well.i shoot with mine mostly on self load 16mm Foma R100, and do reverse processing, the image then is really good.
Oh very cool! Thanks for the comment :)
110 reels exist for Nikor and Jobo tanks. They pop up on ebay from time to time.
Also look for a 16mm reel.
Thanks guys!
Bought a Minolta auto-pack pocket 450e recently at Value Village for $10 I think the 110 format is more suited for black and white film , 5x7 max enlargement at 100 speed film at best the Minolta autopak 450e does have read notification in the viewfinder letting you know there's not enough light to turn on the flash , you didn't add all the extra like this camera has it's truly a point she camera for what it is 110 Minolta autopak 450e does have all glass lenses with the lens that you can slide to get close-ups and the Minolta was made in Hong Kong , I have the Pentax SF 10 , 35 mm and its overly built like a tank
I just got the same...with the flash 😉. Is it sophisticated for a 110 camera, compared to those I saw at the time. Great video by the way.
Thanks very much. Glad you have the flash :)
I love my Minolta 110 zoom mk1. I'm using DS8 film with it and results are great. And as far as I know, there are some choice of tanks, I have miniplex 16 and I know that kinderman did some 16mm stainless steel reel.
Someone else mentioned the kinderman too, thanks for the suggestions!
Hello all, I've got an SLR Mk2 and I'd like to let you all know that there is a problem with the 110 print films made by Lomogrpahy, which is that they quite often have a problem with tiny holes in the backing paper, (which has the frame Number on it, which you see through the little window), which allows light coming in through the rear window to affect the film and produce small white spots on the film which show up on the prints. The only real way to stop this is to block off the light getting to the little window. I've done it by sellotaping a thin piece of card over most of the plastic window, leaving a small bit on the left so that I can see that there is a film loaded. It's worked so far. Unfortunatley I now have no idea how many frames are left, lol. There is no point using the "red windows" from very old cameras as the films in those days were much slower and most people used Black and white film. Colour film is not protected by the red stuff they used then.
Your music choice is awesome as usual! Maybe a career at SomaFM?
I'll have a look at that Lars, never heard of it :)
@@AzrielKnight my fav. radio on the web.
Finally, Tiger 200 is 200 iso, but as Azriel says the slr mk2 can only see 100 and 400, (by the length of the 'tab' on the cassette), so the tiger 200 will probably be overexposed by 1 'stop', so you may want to experiment with setting the exposure compensation dial to -1 stop to give the film the exposure it would get if the camera could 'see' 200 iso.
Hi, this might be a little late and a little vague, but I recall that dedicated 110 enthusiasts would modify their cartridges in such a way as to compensate for that. I can't, at the time of me writing this, specifically recall how, other than trimming the "iso tab"...I believe this was a fix both in the Minolta 110 zoom cameras, as well as the Pentax kit cameras. Initially, if i recall what I read, the 110 cartridges were planned for more ISOs than just the two, BUT the major film producers only ever produced the two, without some of the camera manufacturers being the wiser, and thus cameras like the Pentax being defaulted to whatever cartridge was inserted inspite of being physically capable of accepting a wide range. My knowledge comes as vague recollection of old websites like the sub-miniature camera camera sites that are now out of commission and now only available via web archives. I used to be highly interested in subminiature film photography, but from a collectors' perspective, rather than a photographer's perspective.
@@shmoopinblazkawivtz8675 You're supposed to cut down the length of the tab that goes down the right hand side of the cartridge, but I don't know by how much.
I think if I got a premium 110, it would be this one. I just fell into an Agfa Optima that I am going to give a try. And yes, that Yankee tank is trash ... haha.
I'm surprised lomo doesn't have a 110 tank
That’s a really good point. Someone should at least 3D print a Paterson reel to sell.
I don't know what it's called, but I've seen evidence minolta made a 16mm dev. tank for their own film.
Also, Ferrania is working on making 110 film.
Ferrania?! That's awesome!
@@AzrielKnight While I don't know a whole lot, I've seen them post on Photrio about making 110 and 127 films, but their site says 120 and 4x5 are their priorities.
and I've said it before- I saw an instagram post where Ferrania said 120 film would be available soon- but the apocalypse happened.
Just think, back when this was released, you could get Kodachrome in 110. I always though this was a neat camera back then. Never bought one though. Maybe now?
Jeez koda in 110...
I develop 110 with a Kindermann 35mm metal tank and the proprietary 16mm metal reel. It works great 🙂👌
Great! Thanks for the suggestion!
The mirror dome on top looks similar to the top of the Nikon Z6/7 cameras or vice versa.
I forgot to add that buying the film directly from the Lomography shop is an expensive way to do it as they charge £16 postage per order! It's much better to find a local shop or seller on ebay. They may charge a bit more per film but much less for postage. Lomo charge £16.90 for a box of 3 x tiger 200, but £16 for postage = £32.90, in the UK, one ebay seller charges £18.50 + £4 postage = £22.50. I've used that seller myself to get some Lomo 110 Orca 100 iso film.
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Thanks Coleman :)
I've used some Lomography Orca 100 and and their Tiger 200 and it's pretty bad, with the Orca being the worse of the two. I've also used Tudor film (a British company that didn't actually make film) and even though it had expired more than a decade ago the results were far better than the Lomog film. You'll probably get better results from expired Fuji, Kodak and Agfa film as those companies made the best 110 film they could at the time. I'm fairly convinced that Lomography don't care about the quality of their 110 film.
neat cam...
I thought so. Worth holding on to.
A Yankee Master will take the film too.
Good to know!
Always wanted one but they were pricey went for APS SLR when they came out but again APS short lived....
I'm surprised APS can still be developed in the lab
if you would like to try a large format camera, I have a calumet 4x5 and about a hour away
Thanks very much for the offer Justin. You can always PM me on Instagram.