Family Portrait

 

It's honestly not as bad as some might think.

Left to right, top to bottom:

Minolta XG-M; BelOMO Vilia; Holga 135BC

Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super; Agfa Isola; Holga 120GN; Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/18

LSI Fisheye 2; Kiev 4

Holga 120SF; Kiev 6C; LOMO Sokol 2

Kodak Brownie 127; Zorki 4; Agfa Isolette 2; Moskva 4

Agfa Isola - first results

Again, there appears to be light leakage from the lack of tightness of the roll. It wasn't unexpected.

This isn't too bad a camera, but it feels awfully light, and it's only marginally more complicated than a Holga, so it might not get a lot of use. But I do like it.

New additions

Agfa Isola and Moskva 5.

The postie was kind enought o deliver the Moskva (right) on Saturday morning. I was please to finally have it, I've been eyeing this camera off for a long time. All I can say right now is that it feels like the most well-engineered Soviet camera I've had yet. And it is hefty - somehow it makes the Kiev 6C feel kind of empty and cheap! I haven't used it yet - I want to make sure I know exactly what I'm doing first - but I really look forward to working in 6x9 format.

The Agfa Isola (left) was a find at a small brac-a-brac/junk shop in St Helens. It cost the princely sum of $20, and is in absolutely perfect condition - I'd be surprised if this camera had ever been used. It feels quite light, plasticy, and a bit toy-like. My feeling is it wasn't a particularly expensive camera to begin with. I put a roll through it the same day, results to follow soon.