Pentax 110 Single Lens Reflex
I bought this camera in the mid 70's from Henry Louis Camera in Iowa City. I had the basic kit of body, 3 lenses, flash and filters in the cardboard box. When I moved from Iowa City the camera wound up with a good friend. Many years later (over 20) the camera was gifted back to me and I have had it since.
I also have the Kodak Pocket Carousel model 100 slide projector which also arrived with the camera when it came back to me. I have yet to turn on the projector, though fortunately repairs and parts are available.
Beevo with tripod overkill at the Lost Dutchman State Park. Don't have to worry about camera shake on this shot.
While the variety of film in the 110 cartridge format is very limited unless you want some really strange color movie film, you can still find it. No slide film unfortunately. Many years ago, prior to the re-acquisition of the Pentax 110 camera, I bought a couple of 110/16mm reels for my Jobo Processor. That finally paid off...
I purchased a Film Slitter from Goat Hill Photo to allow me to cut strips of 16mm film from 120 roll film. A find of 18 empty cartridges on eBay will allow me to practice cutting them open to make them reloadable. My ultimate goal is to allow the use of more conventional films like the Ilford Delta 100 and Kodak Ektachrome transparency film. The slitter can be had in a variety of formats, slit 35mm to 16mm etc. I opted for the 120 to three strips of 16mm.
I have updated the bottom of the Photo Mounting page to reflect my latest build, 110 miniature slide mounts to fit the Kodak Pocket Carousel projector.
My original kit included the 18mm, 24mm and 50mm lenses as well as the larger flash and winder and a whole bunch of filters and close up lenses. I had added the 20-40mm zoom a few years later. I never could justify the asking price of the 70mm telephoto, but recently they can be had for a nice price and I bought one. I also found one of the unusual Soligor 1.7x tele-convertors around the same time. Only lens I did not have until lately was the 18mm Pan Focus. I kept an eye out for one that is reasonably priced and recently added it to the collection along with a second body, the Auto110 Super. I have another Auto110 Super that is in need of repair, time permitting I will dig into this as I have the factory repair manuals.
Next step was to find a better storage solution than rattling around in the soft bag which they were now being kept. Firing up the laser, cut several pieces of yoga mat gluing the layers together with gorilla glue.
Here's the first roll of film from the camera. Lomography Orca B&W film developed in D76
un-photo shopped image from the series.