Author Topic: Help on camera info (Read 4486 times)

ianhlnd · « **on:** December 04, 2006, 19:16 »

I need some help on a camera that was given to me.

I was at a yard sale, and was looking at this thing and the seller asked if I liked it, and then proceeded to give it to me for free. Not to turn anything down, I took it, now what to do with it. It's in 110 format, as I recall some kind of cartrige. It's a nifty looking camera, and from what I read it's good for down to about 12 feet underwater. I know with 35mm I can get large sizes when developed, but what about 110? I don't presume to be able to shoot stock with this unless it's on some of the sites that accept 800mp.

Does anyone here have any experience with one of these, either above or below water? Do they still sell film? I stopped at a couple stores and the clerk just looked at me kinda funny

It's called a Minolta Weathermatic with a big A on it. Any input will be appreciated.......ian

IRCrockett · « **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2006, 20:13 »

You can still get 110 online from places like Adorama, B&H, etc.

leaf · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2006, 03:11 »

my first camera was a 'point and shoot' 110 sized film. very tiny negatives and you can't enlarge very much unless you want the pic packed with grain. Very cool find though. I am sure you can have some fun with it.

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2006, 17:09 »

I too had a 110. I used it at times when I didn't want to risk my 35mm (on a canoe trip, dirt track racing, stuff like that) Mine was not waterproof. I've not personally seen the film carts anywhere in years& years although as IRC mentioned you can probably find it somewhere online. As leaf reported, it is a very tiny footprint. At the time I was shooting slides exclusively. With a slide, you could blow it up the size of the livingroom wall and it still looked pretty nice. Prints, not so. Nice little point & shoot, still have mine in a box in the attic. I'll tell you, I beat the living daylights out of that camera, bona-fide camera abuse, yet it always took a nice shot for me.

Grizzlybear · « **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2007, 04:44 »

Quote from: ianhlnd on December 04, 2006, 19:16

I need some help on a camera that was given to me.

I was at a yard sale, and was looking at this thing and the seller asked if I liked it, and then proceeded to give it to me for free. Not to turn anything down, I took it, now what to do with it. It's in 110 format, as I recall some kind of cartrige. It's a nifty looking camera, and from what I read it's good for down to about 12 feet underwater. I know with 35mm I can get large sizes when developed, but what about 110? I don't presume to be able to shoot stock with this unless it's on some of the sites that accept 800mp.

Does anyone here have any experience with one of these, either above or below water? Do they still sell film? I stopped at a couple stores and the clerk just looked at me kinda funny

It's called a Minolta Weathermatic with a big A on it. Any input will be appreciated.......ian

Hi, Ian, yes I've had several of these over the years,first saw them in the UK about 1968, the best one being the little Pentax slr,Film can still be obtained, but getting rare, I wouldn't try to get prints any larger than 5"x 7" regards, grizzlybear

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Author Topic: Help on camera info (Read 4486 times)

ianhlnd

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