film camera junkie part 2

This week I'm going to show you my instant camera collection. It's a bit sparse than the other collection (aka film camera junkie part 1) because instant film is sooooo difficult to find and sooooo expensive as well. :( 

I bought this Polaroid Impulse from an online seller. He had a garage sale and I was able to snag this beauty for less than what's indicated in his online shop. 

This baby came from a thrift shop in Baguio City. They're selling it for 150 Php (or about $3) each! And it's all over the place. We were also able to buy a few expired films for this in the same city but no images came out. Oh well... 

Last but not the least is the Fuji Instax Mini 7. Bought this off of Ebay (slightly used). It works perfectly well but I have to keep a bunch of Energizers ready for this. This is my favorite in this collection because it's the only one I was able to use. Lol! 

I only wish I have enough films for these. These are really great cameras, especially the Impulse. Thankfully we have the Impossible Project for the films. Hopefully they become available locally. 

film camera junkie

This is in response to puglypixel's post about her camera collection.

I've been meaning to do this since forever but I've been busy. I looked at my camera cabinet and whoa, I didn't realize I have a HUGE collection of film cameras.These are mostly toy cameras that we bought off the flea market or corporate giveaways that we got from family members. I decided to show you the collection in installments. Here's the first batch:

The thing with these cameras is that they give you unexpected photographs. Solar flares, vignettes, light leaks. These little imperfections are a huge part of their charm. Let me show you sample pictures from some of these cameras...

from the twin star camera (camera 8)

Watch out for the sequels next week. 

Thanks for looking! :)