{"id":9028,"date":"2013-05-30T07:22:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T14:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=9028"},"modified":"2013-05-29T17:23:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T00:23:30","slug":"ilford-xp2-disposable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=9028","title":{"rendered":"Ilford XP2 Disposable"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IlfordXP2-6502\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I thought it would be fun to try Ilfords\u00a0XP2\u00a0400 disposable camera to see just what you might get.\u00a0 I have to admit I have little experience with using disposable cameras and the results showed it.\u00a0 I think where I failed was assuming that there was more latitude for exposure than there was.\u00a0 Most of my images were terribly underexposed which makes sense in hindsight as the camera likely has a maximum aperture of somewhere around f8\u00a0and a shutter speed around 1\/125 sec this combination would likely require an EV value around 13 where I shot most of my images at light levels far below that. In fact maybe a quarter of the images were not even scannable.\u00a0 The lesson is that these cameras are only useful\u00a0under limited conditions.\u00a0 As for the flash I could have used it more if I had known but even then it wouldn’t have saved these shots.\u00a0 You can also see that the lens is quite soft in the corners, it is disposable after all.<\/p>\n

ACHTUNG<\/strong>\u00a0And most importantly of all if you open these cameras to recover the film (Which is just in a regular film canister) when your done make sure you give it to someone else to get shocked.\u00a0 Perhaps I should explain myself.\u00a0 I brought the camera to the local camera store where I have my film sent out for developing and asked for the camera back.\u00a0 Together the kind store employee,\u00a0whose name\u00a0I will change to protect their identity lets call them ‘Sparky’, and I \u00a0started to take the camera apart carefully so as not to break it.\u00a0 When it was partially apart Sparky yelped and began shaking his hand like it had been stung by a bee or in this case a 300v\u00a080\u00b5 farad\u00a0capacitor.\u00a0 Just as all humans are compelled to\u00a0sniff the sour milk I too picked up the camera thinking that it would now be discharged and safe.\u00a0 Whack!\u00a0 Flash!\u00a0 Drop! Bang!<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Good thing I don’t have a pacemaker.\u00a0 I’ve been shocked in this way before but it’s not something you get used to, every time is like the first time, the very first time, it ‘Feels Like the First Time’ (Foreigner 1977) Where was I?\u00a0\u00a0 Right, you can see the warning on the back of the camera\u00a0 ACHTUNG\u00a0\u00dcberspannung, Kamera\u00a0Nicht\u00a0\u00f6\u00a0ffnen\u00a0<\/strong>Funny how it sounds more serious in German. \"IlfordXP2-6505\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway here is a picture of the bits so that you don’t need to feed your curiosity with a shocking flash of understanding.<\/p>\n

\"_K7_9789\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And finally some pictures taken with it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t