new cameras
“THE PENTAX”
the local sunday market across the river sometimes have a few gems to offer. a few weeks ago we went over there primarily to look for some cheap, cool furniture - which we did by the way - but i also found me another one of those pentax beauties, the pentax mg! it came fitted with a very, very cool 35 - 70mm f2.8 macro lens, a flash, and the sweetest little khaki-colored bag.
the camera set me back only 500 nok (around 95 usd). a bargain!
i’ve so far been completely unable to dig up any information about the lens, because it’s got no manufacturer info on it. although it does resemble the standard pentax lenses, i’m really not sure where it’s made. i’ll keep searching, though. i’ve shot a few rolls already, so watch this space!
“THE POLAROID”
i also bought myself a polaroid 600 camera from an online marketplace. it’s the impulse autofocus series. the one I bought had a grey body, otherwise it’s exactly as displayed here:
(image by timmy toucan, used under the creative commons attribution-noncommercial-share alike 2.0 generic license)
the only drawback with this baby is that the lens cover is removed only by activating the flash. but hey, it’s not a real big deal, i can always cover the flash to avoid the ugly wash-out look.
i recently gathered a dozen or so polaroid enthusiasts and together we ordered 50 packs of polaroid 600 film from this fantastic seller at ebay. the package has arrived, i’ve done a few test shots, and the camera works like a dream. so: look out for polaroids too!
