Over Summer I tried out the tiny Asahi Pentax Auto 110, using the new Lomography Orca (Black & White) film. I took it out in the Peak District and over to Croatia, so lighting shouldn't have been a problem. The results weren't what I was expecting - I thought they would come out with much crisper images, better contrast and richer all around, but they came back really grainy and quite ghostly.
At the same time as getting these processed, I also got some 110 films developed that I had found in the attic at my parents house. One film was 23 years old, and the other was closer to 26 years old - both of which gave me similar results to the new Lomography film!
I am not disappointed, but it's difficult to trace where the problem has arisen - whether it's the film, camera or the photographer. If anyone else has had similar results with the Orca film, then please let me know - I would love to see your photographs.
I have finished my first pack of Fujifilm 210 wide film, using the Instax camera - and here are the results. They seem to be more consistent in colour, tone and contrast compared to the Impossible project Polaroid film, which has always seemed a. too expensive and b. too temperamental.
I tried to line the horizon up in all the photos, so that I can display them next to each other, to create a long montage of places I have visited. (North Wales, Tatton Park and Barmouth shown in this first set).
I took my Kodak Retinette that I had bought in a car boot sale, on holiday with me to test it out - not expecting to get any decent photos, but when I got them printed I was pleasantly surprised with the results.
I will definitely be taking more analogue photographs over the coming year.
Full set on Flickr
