Author Topic: World Toy Camera Day 2009 (Read 3617 times)

LT · « **on:** October 20, 2009, 11:42:32 AM »

Here are my efforts from this year - traditional subjects for me are boats and ruined churches:

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HolgaJen · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2009, 03:10:08 PM »

Love those boat shots - you do them so well!

Taking my film to the lab today so probably won't have mine up until next week. I hate waiting!!

Andrea. · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2009, 03:19:34 PM »

Is it today. Or is today yesterday?
Anyway, whatever day it is, here's a snap from the Duaflex. Seems like a toy to me. Fuji something film

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LT · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2009, 04:15:40 PM »

it was on Saturday just gone Andrea.

CarlRadford · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2009, 04:33:28 PM »

Wow and I put three rolls through a Holga without even knowing the significance of the date

wavebeat · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2009, 07:31:09 PM »

When is a camera a toy camera ? And, when is a camera not a toy camera?
I like to play with my camera, does that make it a toy camera ?

LT · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2009, 08:21:45 PM »

Quote from: wavebeat on October 20, 2009, 07:31:09 PM

When is a camera a toy camera ? And, when is a camera not a toy camera?
I like to play with my camera, does that make it a toy camera ?

don't start us off on that one! I guess the standard answer is the camera should have a variety of qualifying features for it to be classed as a pure-bred Toycam: plastic lens, limited exposure controls, poor build qaulity & optical flaws. That said, it's not really that important here at FWs. They used to be a bit more strict about it over at toycamera.com. Not sure if they are still though.

Francois · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2009, 10:07:59 PM »

Yep, they're still as strict as ever. And their Toy or not toy room is still blossoming.

original_ann · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2009, 12:44:01 AM »

Those boat captures are STELLAR, Leon!!

Dave Dunne · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2009, 05:45:35 AM »

The boats and the church are amazing.

Here are a couple of mine from last Saturday.

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Diane Peterson · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2009, 08:40:45 PM »

my contribution to the cause! 1941 Chevy with lots of bullet holes in the windshield!

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Ed Wenn · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2009, 12:32:52 AM »

I was going to participate this year after a few years away, but just didn't get round to it I'm afraid. Leon, I see you haven't lost the ability to make the Holga look like a significantly more expensive camera. Great stuff.

moominsean · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2009, 12:39:36 AM »

i forgot about it until beck mailed me. worked the night before so was sleeping half the day. i did mess about with my One600 and a couple packs of 600 that expired in 1984. i got one single shot that worked, and i wasted it on my mug.

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Francois · « **Reply #13 on:** October 22, 2009, 05:05:54 PM »

Quote from: ed.wenn on October 22, 2009, 12:32:52 AM

I was going to participate this year after a few years away, but just didn't get round to it I'm afraid. Leon, I see you haven't lost the ability to make the Holga look like a significantly more expensive camera. Great stuff.

Well... it can't be any more paradoxical than my participation this year... I make a poster during Summer vacation, work too much on it and on the day, I'm stuck having to do all the chores around the house before the rain comes... and it was the first time WTCD falls on a warm day...

edthened · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2009, 10:30:31 PM »

Och a took deez fotis in Cathcart Cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland wi ma Diana Original camera wi Fuji Superia 100, deved masell wi Nova Pro-Speed 41 chemicals , so ther

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Info Red · « **Reply #15 on:** October 23, 2009, 04:29:32 PM »

These were all toy camera day efforts, taken with a mint green Savoy camera from 1957 or thereabouts, with a roll of Rex-All 620 film from 1963. I included a flattering self-portrait (I'm the one in the hat)

Info Red

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gary m · « **Reply #16 on:** October 23, 2009, 06:06:26 PM »

Did manage to shoot one roll due to the lousy weather conditions. Shot with a Holga TLR.

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Diane Peterson · « **Reply #17 on:** October 23, 2009, 07:03:11 PM »

Beautiful shot Gary!

formica · « **Reply #18 on:** October 24, 2009, 02:54:06 PM »

for some reason i wasn't very inspired this year so i just took out one toy camera. that diana 151 that was made in macau. then i had some problems while developing. i think my reels need to be cleaned up a bit, been having troubles with two rolls on a single reel lately(that second roll not being a toycam roll). here's a couple of shots from the day.

william

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hookstrapped · « **Reply #19 on:** October 24, 2009, 03:14:34 PM »

Gee whiz, tremendous work!

(now I don't feel so bad that I haven't picked up my Diana in a while...)

HolgaJen · « **Reply #20 on:** October 29, 2009, 03:27:56 PM »

Just a couple - I will be posting more on my blog/flickr in the coming days...

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