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Disposable
The disposable cam exposed
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A disposable camera can be handy in certain circumstances but otherwise it's a waste of money and bad for the environment. Yet for one time I wanted to see the image quality with my own eyes and how the negatives (color) were converted to Black & White.
The Agfa 'Le Box' I found at a local drugstore (27 exposures, 400 ASA, C41) has a primitive viewfinder which makes composing difficult. My camera also had an erroneous film transport, which sometimes prevented cocking the shutter resulting in missed and randomly composed frames (photo 1A). The plastic lens is soft and out of focus for close by, infinite, and in the corners.
The negatives were DSLR-scanned (Pentax K5-II, DFA 50mm Macro) and post-processed to convert them to Black & White (Channel Mixer, R=30%, G=60%, B=10%) and for adding some contrast. They have an orange hue (blue in the positive) but no special measures were necessary to get that straight.
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In a future experiment I also want to try the Lomo Diana Mini because it can be loaded with a Black & White film of my choice and I can develop the negatives myself. What's more, it shoots square images or half-frame ... |
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Camera: Agfa 'Le Box' disposable
Film: C41, probably Agfa Vista 400
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