The Mysterious Antique Camera, the Capone 110 camera

I found this little 110 camera in a shop that sold some antique cameras (Which has sadly closed down since). I was attracted to it because it was the first 110 camera I had seen with a built in flash and two, because it was cute, hehe. I had seen the camera in the shop about a year ago, but I didn’t buy it because I was just starting out in Lomography and wasn’t sure if I was ready to make the investment.

A whole year passed, I bought more cameras, took more photographs and the shop sadly had to close down. On my last visit to the store, I noticed the little Capone still on the shelf. No one had wanted it, I suppose because of the unfamiliar 110 format and its price tag. And of course, I had to buy it and bring it home.

Sigh. Thank goodness it was a well-made camera.

I had no idea how many years it had stood in that shelf, but once I headed out of the shop, I snapped in a 110 film cartridge, started to wind it forward, and I heard its little gears click and whirr into place. I snapped a picture, hearing its shutter click open and shut and again, the whirring of its rewind gears as the little camera came to life once again. =)

So here are the first results from the Capone. http://www.lomography.com/homes/boredslacker/albums/2034147-capone-39-s-adventures

I loved using it because it is so compact, though like 110 film, the picture is on the very grainy side. And since I have a new Color Tiger cartridge in the camera right now, stay tuned to more adventures of the little Capone! (If anyone has any more information on this mysterious camera, pm me!)

geschrieben von boredslacker am 2014-08-18