Finally got some time to watch the video Keith (Sorry about any typos). Results are good mate. This was standard back in the day hence why I never bought them but everyone was willing to let you borrow them on another 2-3 month stint overseas. From memory the little Ricoh's were gangsta. Amazing that the noisy functions and stuff still work. Cheers Marco.

It’s no looker. A face only a mother could love. But for its time and target market, as you note, it does a job. More to the point, 9 quid to you in 2024. You’re not going to get the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for that. Someone out there is looking at the one with a pouch and box in mint condition that’s going for 60 quid. I’d count this as a win but yes … crap haha

Decent images thanks to Olympus optics, but it's a bloody noisy camera!

Many of your photos with this camera were surprisingly good, in my opinion. Glad you didn't bin it!

Decent images there Keith.

Damned by faint praise ... we just have to accept that there has always been people who want to take photo's but don't care diddly squat about how they are produced. If you spent a month using it you'd probably be quite happy with it, as long as it does what it says on the tin.

You’re right, film is expensive. Do you remember the old days when you could buy a roll of 36 exposure Kodak Gold 200 or Fujifilm 200 for about £1.50. You could send it to Vista Print for developing for about £2.50 including postage, and they would give a roll of Tudor film for every roll you had developed from them. Technically you didn’t have to buy anymore film for normal everyday shooting, only if you wanted a more specialist film would you need to buy a roll. Those were the days.

It looks a big old lump too, Keith! 50% hit rate, it could have been worse I suppose. Is it a glass lens or plastic. Looking at it it looks straight out of the 1989 Argos Catalogue - imagine my surprise to google it to find this came out just 25 years ago (1999).

It's a shame that the company that produced many design classics such as the OM1, 35RC, XA, and Trip 35, should have lowered themselves to this plastic monstrosity. The lens might as well have been a fixed focal length.

Good results, with a strong set of images

I don't use my 135mm lens very often, but as it's a Tamron Adaptall lens, at least I can use it with any SLR I have the mount for. I've never been along the riverside at Bedlington, I should go soon.

The camera might be an Oldun but it's a Goodun. I agree with some of the comments. You are a bit hard on your pictures. They were pretty good, in my view. I liked the pub shots most of all. People make the most interesting subjects.

Shame about the Embleton disaster, it's a lovely bit of coastline and no doubt you'd have bagged some good shots. I'm not a huge fan of fomapan 400, I'm not a huge fan of film grain (I realise this is not a cool thing to say in film circles) and without nailing the blacks which Fomapan 400 seems to leave as dark greys I agree with your frustrations. The camera did OK, maybe a 200 colour film might suit it better, it would have been the go to film or the era of the camera. For £1 I think its a winner.

Yeah better luck with the next roll of film. It happens to us all at some stage. The church pic was nice.

Yeah, I think you may be over-critical of the shots. They are what they are, mates in a pub relaxing. If you're bothered about the flash reflecting then stick a bit of thin masking tape over it, which will flatten out the light a little. I'd forgotten how many old point and shoots I'd seen with tape over the flash until you mentioned it, as a kid I thought it was to stop the flash falling out ... Good luck with the Maxxum, don't forget to take the batteries out between uses.

Bugger about the Minolta. I had a similar experience in the '70s serving with the forces. We had special permission to visit the control tower at Kai Tak airport. I had a Ricoh slr at the time and took what I thought was a complete 36 exp film knowing it was a once in a lifetime experience and I had got some great shots. I got 2! I think the heat and humidity had softened the film slightly and the rough transport mechanism of the camera had ripped the sprocket holes after two exposures. The camera went shortly after that and was replaced with a Canon FTb.

I'm going to have to argue, I thought the pub interior shots were fine, OK flash is a bit hard but you've captured your pals really well, they are record shots. The outside ones looked OK too, I think your being a big harsh on the camers, it's done what it's designed to do. 😊 8:52

The Maxxum wil deliver! Shurely!

I tend to agree Keith. From my Minolta Auto Semi RF, (1938), the Minoltacords, Minolta Autocords up to the SRT 101s etc, they are of exceptional build quality. Great shots too.

Hi Keith, blast from the past! Just picked up one of these from a car boot sale today. £20 for camera, Pentax 28-70mm f4, Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6, Pentax flash and the camera manual. Flash had some very badly corroded AA's in it, got them out, cleaned it all up and it works! Thanks for this review. See enough people subscribed, the cat's still alive.

Nice Keith. Watched every corner and bend. What a nice part of the world for riding and the welcome pitstop to warm up the fingers.

Does Polarizer Filter have effects on B&W photos?

Wonderful images!

Sounds like a coffee grinder... Great photos, but mostly due to the photographer.

Try to get a Cosina CT1a a great camera for about thirty squid or less.I found mine in mint condition for thirty....................................

Nice shots. Sometimes simple is best.

When you can, please get a microphone instead of using the in camera mic. Useful info here. Thanks.

Good grief! A Sekonic for two quid!!!! Very well done sah!

Very impressed with those shots from such an inexpensive camera. A real bargain!

The risk is half the fun, Keith. You never really know what you are going to get with a crap camera or an eBay job lot. The Chinon by comparison looks a bargain. One advantage is that it is reloadable, a disposable camera with HP5 in it costs around £19.99.

Hi Keith, that's amazing. Take 2 cameras on a trip, neither work so buy another one in an antique shop for £12 and use that instead. Great results.

There exist three models of the Selfix 16-20, Model I with 4 speed shutter, was made in 1951 (made by Barnet-Ensign-Ross) Model II dates from 1951 to 1954, and Model IV with 8 speed shutter dates from 1954 (made by Ross-Ensign). Lenses were Ensar, Ross Xpres, and Rosstar. All three lenses are very good and are coated. The cameras have internal synchroflash contacts. In 1951 Model I cost Pounds 17 14 10, Model II cost Pounds 26 10 4. In 1956 Model IV cost Pounds 17 11 0. When an exposure has been made, always wind on the film, to avoid double exposures. Black & white photos will be improved when using push on yellow and/or orange filters.

I've not been to Saltwell Park since I was about 10. Nice to see it again, I guess it will have changed a bit. The shots looked good, and I'm interested to see your photos from Moffat.

Hi Keith, lovely photos. Have the 50mm F1.4 in both FD and EF mount. Find the FD mount is the better lens. Enjoy your Scotland trip.

Enjoyed the video and photos Kieth. Have a good trip to Scotland and I’ll look forward to the follow up videos 😊

Another good video make even better by using a great camera. (Love my A1!)

Moffat on a Friday night, full of tanked up young farmers; 6'3" and dimmer than a 40 watt bulb ... just so you know 😐

Enjoying your videos. Harry in Ashington

Glad the C41 turned out fine. There's always a little hope over experience with colour film and development, especially if its out of date. The joys .... 😒

For a point and shoot the shots weren't bad especially if shooting dx coded expired film, Keith. I must send off my two films I finished a while back. I hope you haven't binned the aps cameras - there is some interest in them despite a reducing amount of film in circulation.

I'd say that roll came out pretty well actually. I use the Bellini C41kit, the wash at the end ,once done i just l hang em up and there's not a mark on em ..if however i squeegee them i get scratches and water marks.. Emulsion must be a bit more delicate than the usual BW ..

Ah the joys of job Lots off the bay. That Nikon is probably worth what you paid for the lot.

Hi Keith, just found your channel and like the easy approach to your videos. I too am an Oldun (75) and still enjoy film photography. I started with a Zenit E in the mid 60's and upgraded to a Canon FTb in '72 - it was like going from a tractor to a sports car! I remained a Canon man from then on. I now have a reasonable collection of various format cameras with an outing for one of them each week (I try not to have a favourite, but I do love my Canon A1 and T90!). Keep up the good work. PS I have subscribed...

Thanks for sharing your experience with filters. I have an Olympus M1 Mark III and there ate built in color filters for black and white. Mostly I use the color filters from Silver efex pro. Best regards

Thanks for being so clear on the price issue. I'm amazed at people's comment on prices. They really expect a brand new camera that costs the same as a second hand one from 40 years ago, when those costed as much or even more this one does back then! Same thing with the new Rollei 35AF. Complaining about a potential 800€ price tag, and completely oblivious to how expensive Rolleis were back when they were new!

It's always good to get your groove back! I just ran my first roll of Ilford Delta 3200 through 510-Pyro. Good stuff but my old stand-by is Rodinal.

Great you've got your mojo back!

The image with the wind turbine and the ship as a juxtaposition is a ripper Keith. How us humans will use wind.

New pictures look great! Enjoy the Minolta :)

You are spot on with comments about the Pentax 17 there's a lot it's not, but the one thing it is, is its a brand new quality film camera and running something like Delta 100 film through it should easily make 8x10 or even A4 prints at half the film cost, compared to full frame.