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I like the 16P. Of my subminiature collection, it is my favorite so far. My Minolta 16 is completely manual, but the settings are easily disturbed. The 16MG has a coupled selenium meter with a match needle, but there is still no way to know exactly what the camera is doing. You simply align the… Continue reading Minolta 16P – week 55 results
The Minolta 16P is the third variant Minolta's 16mm subminiature line featured on this blog. (See Minolta 16 and Minolta 16MG.) Produced from 1960 to 1965, it was a budget minded contemporary of the original 16. Unlike its fancier sibling, it does not fold. It has a single, fixed 1/100s shutter speed. Aperture is manually… Continue reading Week 55 – Minolta 16P
The Ektralite 10 is a nice snapshot camera. Kodak really hit the mark with this one. It's not very special, but for quick and easy photos of the family, it just works. The 110 format produces a smaller, grainier image than I prefer, but this camera did a decent job with the conditions it was… Continue reading Kodak Etralite 10 – week 51 results
I have to amend my original post. Since then I've added a Minox to the collection, and it is substantially smaller. With that said, the Minolta 16 is a fun shoot. Small wheels on the end of the case adjust exposure and shutter speed. They are easily jiggled and must be checked before each shot.… Continue reading Minolta 16 – week 26 results
Bond, James Bond. . . The Minolta 16 is a classic "spy camera." Although Q Branch issued Minoxes, the average person could not tell one apart from this. My 16 is a collapsible camera with a 22mm fixed focus lens. It folds smaller than a pack of cards and easily fits in a pocket. Small… Continue reading Week 26 – Minolta 16
I have an oddity this week, a Single Lens Reflex camera using 110 cartridge subminiature film. The Minolta 110 Zoom SLR (Mark I) was introduced in 1976. It is an odd-looking little pancake of a camera with a 25-50mm f4.5 zoom lens. Focus is manual with a micro prism finder spot. Exposure is aperture priority… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 19 – Minolta 110 Zoom SLR
More light leaks!!! These particular leaks I understand. My 16MG has a hole in its back. It's the size and shape of a "red window" hole, but this camera isn't suposed to have one. I'm not sure why it is there. I've covered it with tape, but my first attempt was not fully light resistant.… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 15 results – Minolta 16MG
For a subminiature offer this week I chose the Minolta 16MG from 1966. It's similar in size and format to both the Minox 16mm and Kodak 110 cameras but uses a different cartridge. Film is still available from sources on the Internet, and it is possible to slit 35mm film in the darkroom to reload… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 15 – Minolta 16MG
For this week's camera, we swing the pendulum from medium format to sub-miniature. The Olympus Pen EES-2 is a half-frame camera from 1968-1971. It uses regular 35mm film, but it produces a 24x18mm image instead of the usual 24x36. This makes it a great camera for traveling, as you can fit up to 72 images… Continue reading Week 11 – Olympus Pen EES-2
This little gem jumped at me from the shelves of my local Goodwill store. I haven't owned many 110 cameras as they were mostly known as cheap snapshot cameras. What I first noted about the 33 was its metal construction. While the metal is nice, what made me buy it was this: A hot shoe!… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 3 – JC Penney ’33’
Notes from Mosquito Hill 