I have had my eye on this little camera
First things first, this camera is a toy. It's made completely of plastic and super light. That said, it's not very easy to use. Lots of knobs to adjust how much light to let in as well as four different focusing options. I referred to the manual a lot for the first roll. And based on the number of blurry prints, I still have a lot of learning to do.
But what's awesome is that it takes standard 35mm film which you can buy for cheap and get developed anywhere. You can take photos two ways : as square prints and as portrait style "half prints". (I have no idea what the technical terms are.)
Both can be printed as 4×6 photos. The squares get black borders on the sides and the double prints just go two per print. My photo developer told me that it is better to shoot a whole roll one way or the other because it makes it easier for them to see where one ends and the next begins. I'll keep this in mind next time.
You also have the ability to rewind the film one frame and make double exposures. I haven't figured that part out yet. All of my double exposures on this roll were complete accidents. I am hoping that sticking with one format and being diligant about advancing the film completely will help for the next roll.
I took this roll with 200 ISO film which explains why my indoor photos didn't turn out well compared to the outdoor sunlight flooded ones. I'd use 400 or higher if I was going to be taking a lot of images inside.
That last image is by far my favorite. I love the style & lighting – they seem to scream summertime right? (Of course, the palm trees help too.) And nothing beats getting actual prints. Seeing these makes me inspired to make a new mini book which hasn't been the case in awhile.
We are going to Disneyland this weekend with Paul's family and some friends and I am looking forward to bringing it up there for some fun shots.
Thanks so much for the excitement over our newly painted dresser and the blog design workshop. So far the dresser is holding up well. I am not going to try to seal it; I'll just repaint and touch up as needed. No big deal. And the workshop is continuing to take shape in my head. I will be keeping you posted over the next couple weeks. Tentative start date would be mid March/early April.
enJOY it 
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