I'll have to get my Pentax 110 out again one of these days. I have the three 
lens kit, like new in the box. I used it once. The results were quite good for 
such a small negative, scanned on a flatbed.
Paul

On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

> You realize that this is how most religions begin, right?  ;-)
> 
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>>> Wow.  I had completely forgotten about this one.  Nice find, especially for 
>>> $5.
>> 
>> Thanks, but you can find them all day long on eBay for not a lot more
>> than that. I could have a lot MORE fun with it if I could locate B&W
>> film, since i'm such a cheapskate when it comes to paying for
>> processing these days.
>> 
>> This little camera is opening up a new door for me. ANY fool can shoot
>> a film when it is easily available, but it takes a really SPECIAL KIND
>> OF FOOL to get into it years after the film has stopped being
>> manufactured and distributed.
>> : )
>> 
>> I've just learned that there is a community of such fools. They
>> respool 16mm film, and once you get the hang of it you can apparently
>> do one in 3-4 minutes. You can get lots of different films in 16mm,
>> including infrared, TMAX 3200, and more. Those interested in reloading
>> 110 may want to bookmark this page:
>> http://www.subclub.org/darkroom/roll110.htm
>> 
>> I could do all kinds of wacky stuff with this, like make a 20x24 print
>> from a 110 negative. It would probably look really abstract up close,
>> but you might be able to resolve it into an image if you could get a
>> football field or two away from it.
>> : )
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