The other side (V)

The Holga lens for m4/3 features a sieve-plate-like aperture, that changes its distance to the "glass" when the lens is focused. The effect: the vignetting is nearly invisible when the lens is set to infinity and heavy when the lens is close focused:

You can even see the sieve´s pattern around the center:

I removed the sieve plate and the lens seems to create sharper photos with some distortions and no vignetting:

The third way to use the sieve plate is to place it deeper in the lens, closer to the "glass". The vignetting is visible, but not too extreme:

The other side (IV)

The Holga 25mm lens for Micro 4/3 cameras.

The other side (III)

Me on the other side; Lumix G1 with Chinon 55mm/1,4

Agfa Optima 1535 sensor (I)

Lubitel 2

Look, feel, handling: OK
Focus ring, finder: Horrible
Lens quality: Surprise!
All examples are shot on Fortepan 400, developed in R09, 15 min.

Nikon AF600 (I)

With the panoramic feature:

Konica Big Mini HG (I)

Kodak Vest Pocket Model B

The Vest Pocket Model B took 4x6,5cm photos on 127 film. The lens in mine is a Doublet f8, fix focus. The camera has to be loaded through the front side, after removing the whole bed and bellows unit, which is a pain! The camera has the "Autographic" window on the back, that could be used to scratch notes into the backing paper of the autographic film. The notes were burnt into the film by the sunlight, some early version of a data back.

Canon MC

A cute looking early AF camera, but beaten with the curse of Canon, a too noisy advance motor; the rewind is even louder!
It is powered by two AAA batteries. In size and lens (35mm/2,8) it can be compared with the Minolta AF-C. The AF-C is much more silent (manual advance), the Canon has the better handling and construction quality.

Canon EOS 620