The Cameras 1/6/15

 A portion of the inspiration for creating this ISP was because of the cameras that my parents had and and let us look at but never use. They were always a beautiful piece of magic having grown up in the transition between film and digital and the the question: Which is better? Film or digital?

Despite the urge to be really cool and have a film camera I had, for some reason, never contemplated the science behind the magic. Whilst sitting in the second court lounge of Pei dorms in late October and discussing what we might do for ISP a second year offered up his advice: Spend your first ISP doing something fun and having nothing to do with your AOC and then get down to business. So that got me thinking, why not get those cameras up and running?

So here they are ladies and gentlemen!

This is the simpler of the two cameras that I have: the Minolta SRT 100. 

The more advance of the cameras: the Minolta X-700.

When I started thinking about using these two cameras I had to take into account the availability of the batteries that both of the cameras required. Both of the cameras were made during the period where batteries could still have mercury in them. Obviously none of those are being made now so getting the right amount of volts is a little tricky. The easier battery alternative for the X-700 was a Energizer A76 but the SRT-100 wasn't as easy. It requires 1.3V which most current batteries do not provide. I was only able to find one alternative WeinCell Replacement Battery for PX625/PX13. Inexpensive but not a solid review on their reliability. 

In addition to the main two cameras here are some of the extraneous camera materials that I have. 

Vivitar Filter for Color Correction when you are dealing with inside lighting. 

An exposure meter or which I have no clue how to use. 

A very effective and bright flash that is adaptable for both cameras that I have.

So it's off to the races with our fingers crossed in the hopes that everything will go smoothly.