Author Topic: Today's craziness.... (Read 2922 times)

Ed Wenn · « **on:** February 25, 2014, 03:40:42 PM »

I just bought 20 disposable b/w Fuji cameras on 7dayshop for 89p each plus postage. I have no idea why, but the price was right.

limr · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2014, 06:11:28 PM »

I believe "Why not?" is reason enough

Francois · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2014, 09:03:20 PM »

Well, it's easy enough to get the film out of these so it can be used elsewhere. Also, you can always give one to the kids to see what masterpiece they'll come up with

(and yes, you can be part of the "kids"

)

LT · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2014, 10:57:26 AM »

when the price is right, there is no debate. 36 exposures for 89 p is nothing to be sniffed at. I wonder if you can extract the film to use in other 35mm cameras?

Kayos · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2014, 12:03:48 PM »

Set them up on tripods with 10 self timers for some Matrix style bullet film shots

Seems a proper bargain, a friend put an Ilford one on each table at her wedding reception, despite them not all coming back it provided a different viewpoint for the evening

Francois · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2014, 02:41:27 PM »

Quote from: Leon on February 26, 2014, 10:57:26 AM

when the price is right, there is no debate. 36 exposures for 89 p is nothing to be sniffed at. I wonder if you can extract the film to use in other 35mm cameras?

Yes you can!
On these, the film is pre-wound in a small chamber. You put some electrical tape on the lens and shoot the entire film. If you have a film retriever, you can bring it entirely inside the cassette. Then, you just open the camera with a flat head screwdriver and an exacto knife. There is no film leader on these so you have to cut one with scissors. Also no DX code, so you have to use a camera with manual ISO settings. Some of them have a strange spool top and I've once seen a mini cassette!

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2014, 07:40:32 PM »

François: how much per film if I send them over to you for re-spooling?

Francois · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2014, 09:08:23 PM »

Nah, you can do this yourself easy!
If you don't have a film retriever, you can always go to the 1hour lab and ask them to just fish the film out. They'll probably do it for free or just a tip.

jojonas~ · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2014, 10:52:34 PM »

you know whatyou have to do...

http://petapixel.com/2012/06/06/how-to-make-a-360-analog-camera-hat/

Indofunk · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2014, 12:09:33 AM »

LT · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2014, 12:13:52 AM »

Quote from: jojonas~ on February 26, 2014, 10:52:34 PM

you know whatyou have to do...

http://petapixel.com/2012/06/06/how-to-make-a-360-analog-camera-hat/

Will that also stop the voices in my head?

Bryan · « **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2014, 12:15:10 AM »

you would get a lot of pictures of people giving you a strange look.

jojonas~ · « **Reply #12 on:** February 27, 2014, 07:06:41 AM »

haha yeah the voices in your head might go away but new voices around you might appear

also, I just have to take this moment to put up this classic from the nineties as well:

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #13 on:** February 27, 2014, 09:24:25 AM »

What I love more than anything is the implication in your last post, Jonas that "the nineties" is somehow a distant era. You young scamp!!

Rafael Morales · « **Reply #14 on:** February 27, 2014, 03:15:20 PM »

You might get tackled to the ground with one of those things.

(by homeland security)

Francois · « **Reply #15 on:** February 27, 2014, 03:16:22 PM »

I can just imagine wearing this on a date or for a job interview

astrobeck · « **Reply #16 on:** February 27, 2014, 11:17:40 PM »

Looks pretty good craziness to me Ed.

Here's to lots of happy shooting! :-)

Francois · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2014, 03:01:36 PM »

Once you're done wearing the crown jewels of the Wenn family

You can try your hand at this

Francois · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2014, 09:42:01 PM »

I'll admit that today I didn't do much better than Ed!
I probably channeled my inner Becky while at Target...

Is it normal for a grown man to buy SIX Hello Kitty lunchboxes with flowers and little hearts with the plan to convert them to pinholes?
Lucky for me, they were less than 1$ each...

Bryan · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2014, 09:50:00 PM »

Quote from: Francois on February 28, 2014, 09:42:01 PM

I'll admit that today I didn't do much better than Ed!
I probably channeled my inner Becky while at Target...

Is it normal for a grown man to buy SIX Hello Kitty lunchboxes with flowers and little hearts with the plan to convert them to pinholes?
Lucky for me, they were less than 1$ each...

When you take them out into public to take pictures with them, that's when you've crossed the "normal" line.

rotarysmp · « **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2014, 12:38:47 PM »

We do expect a Selfie of you wearing your 360 panarama Hello Kitty pinhole headband

This-is-damion · « **Reply #21 on:** March 05, 2014, 01:34:25 PM »

Quote from: Ed Wenn on February 25, 2014, 03:40:42 PM

I just bought 20 disposable b/w Fuji cameras on 7dayshop for 89p each plus postage. I have no idea why, but the price was right.

sold out now!!

Francois · « **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2014, 02:54:18 PM »

Quote from: rotarysmp on March 05, 2014, 12:38:47 PM

We do expect a Selfie of you wearing your 360 panarama Hello Kitty pinhole headband

Just getting out of the car with the pinhole boxes is going to be slightly... how could I put this... embarrassing!
I can't imagine myself with such a headband!

But for now, all I discovered is that those boxes leak light like a sieve!