After I received this camera from the surprise bag, I loaded it with another gift, a roll of Lucky Color 200 film. I then carried it around with me for a few weeks. I ended up taking it to London a couple of times, to Ilkley and around my local area.

Here are lots of my results, including a surprised father when I first tried it out…the flash works 🙂

The first collection of graffiti shots was taken in Leake Street Arches. I loved wandering that area, and there were works by Banksy and Mr Doodle to name just a couple of artists. After that, we have a few that were taken in Roupell Street. It was like stepping into the past. I highly recommend reading the linked article.

Next, there are a few photographs taken while I was in Ilkley for a workshop. That was run by Photo Hub North and involved Nellie the Culture Cam. I think it was run as an introduction to the upcoming Photo Ilkley Festival. I had my photo taken by the caravan converted into a pinhole camera and darkroom. Here is the resultant photo! I had to stand still for quite a while, so I chose a Superman pose.

It was an interesting workshop and really showed what you could achieve with imagination and a little knowledge. I would always recommend a trip to Ilkley and the surrounding moors, one of my favourite places to wander.

You can see I tried the panoramic feature at my local train station. I like the format, but it is really just an in-camera cropping, which could be done post-process with the full-frame image.

It’s a great camera and film, I will definitely use the latter again. As for the camera, it is as good as I remember. I am making a package to donate to a friend’s photography charity, and this might go in it. I said I would donate some of the funds I got from the bag to cancer research, so it seems fitting to offer this camera to charity, too. OR, I will keep this one and offer up a similar one from my collection. I will ponder it for a few more days.