Chinon Gaf Memo 35EE
Much in the vein of other simple automatic exposure cameras from the late 1970’s the Chinon Gaf Memo 35EE allows a nice level of freedom for the photographer. You really only need to concern yourself with focusing and framing an image. Now it could be said that’s true of nearly every camera since but it really isn’t the same thing. I feel obligated to be engaged with the technical side of my DSLR that is brimming with potential adjustments but with a camera like this there is no point in worrying about what you can’t control. I think that this may be the most fun photography for me even if it doesn’t produce the best possible results. If you look carefully at my camera in the tree you can see that I have sealed the back closed with hockey tape. This is to ensure it doesn’t pop open or leak light as it has a dent in one corner, I think it adds character.
