Pentax Auto 110 - first shots back

[Latinbob]

I got my first roll back from Wal-Mart today. I shot a cartridge of Kodak Ultra 400. I am impressed. The prints look very nice, and you would be hard-pressed to tell they weren't from a 35mm camera. The only problem is they are scanned at 4x6 aspect ratio, so some of the picture is cut off. The 110 is more like a 4x5 ratio. I'll ask them next time to print the whole frame if they can.

All in all, an exciting camera. It is tiny and can deliver good shots. Now I need a few more accessories!

Here's a pic of the Cain's Ballroom. I did a little noise reduction and levels to make it match the print. The picture is from the scan provided by Wal-Mart.

So, whatcha think? Pretty cool to me.

Bob

[Mr. Pickles]

Hey, that is WAY better than I thought that little mighty-mo Pentax would produce. Looking at the images of the little camera gave me some doubts, but the proof is in the pudding. And it has a really nice film-look to it too boot.

Great gamble on the whole outfit and the tests.

[sean_buerger]

Cool! Comes out nice, doesn't it

This should make a very good portrait camera. You'd always have genuinely smiling faces, because everyone would find the camera so cute!

Cheers, Sean.

[Mr. Pickles]

Originally Posted by sean_buerger

This should make a very good portrait camera. You'd always have genuinely smiling faces, because everyone would find the camera so cute!

Interesting thought...and not a bad one at all. He should give that a go. Would make for a very nice "street camera" since people who get into the "street shooting scene" want small and discreet. Doubt you can get much smaller and keep the quality up there.

[sean_buerger]

Yes, I think it might work well. Who could feel intimidated by the Auto 110? S.

[Latinbob]

Nobody would be intimidated by the Auto 110! I scanned all the negs in so I could get a better idea of how the camera did. Still very impressive. Here are a few more from the scans.

I think the key is getting the camera to recognize that it is iso 400. The newer cartridges don't have the cut-out for higher iso anymore, so I had to do it manually. It adds to the charm I think!

Bob

[sean_buerger]

Very nice indeed! Especially the last one. Looks like originally shot in 1979!

Cool stuff. Sean.

[Mr. Pickles]

Not too sure about the middle one as far as an image goes. The other two are nice. I agree the last one is pretty good stuff for an easily pocket-able film camera....