I thought it was about time I finally posted this. I’ve got to tell you, it’s taken a long time because I either kept adding to my collection or didn’t have sample images. I still wouldn’t say it’s 100% complete but keep checking back as I will add to it in the future.

Name: Polaroid 1000 Land Camera

Type: Instant SX-70 Polaroid Camera

How much I paid: $120 for the camera and Polatronic 1 Flash

Everyone wants a Polaroid camera. Even if you’ve tried other instant cameras, everyone knows of Polaroid and loves the classic look of their images. Polaroid has dissolved and been taken over by other companies now, so The Impossible Project stepped in to bring Polaroid back.

I’ve had varying results with The Impossible Project’s SX-70 Colour film and have had more consistent results with the Black and White. The first pack of colour film I tested produced the top three images below, and the second pack (Gen 2.0 film) produced the bottom middle image. That was the only image I liked from the second pack I used as the rest were far too green-toned for my liking. In future I may only use black and white film with this camera and colour on my Instax Wide, as unfortunately Fujifilm have not produced black and white film yet.

This camera in particular has an issue with blurring – it’s very difficult to not get a blurred image as the shutter speed is very slow. You can of course get some great images as a result of that, but more often that not it’s blurry when you wanted it to be sharp. This is a super basic camera but you don’t get great results, so I wouldn’t recommend picking this one up. If you want a real Polaroid camera and are willing to put up with the obnoxious price of film, get an SX-70 – it’s what I plan on doing eventually.

Name: Pentax ME Super

Type: 35mm SLR

Lens specifications: It came with a Auto Zoom CPC CCT 28-80mm f3.5-4.5 lens but I bought the Pentax-M 50mm f/2 manual focus lens and have been using that ever since.

How much I paid: $89.95 USD plus shipping

This is my favourite 35mm film camera. It turns out that I’m a Pentax girl. I love the lens and the camera itself. I’ve been really happy with the shots I have gotten back from it – more than any other film camera. It’s smooth to use, lightweight (as far as SLRs go) and I just love it. The one problem I have with it at the moment is that the back won’t stay closed – for now I’ve just put some rubber bands around it so it looks very well-loved (and not at all tacky). I assume this would be an easy thing to fix but I’m not sure how to go about it at the moment.

Name: Fujifilm Instax Wide 300

Type: Instant film camera

Film Type: Fujifilm Instax Wide (I bulk buy the film in lots of 100 on eBay as it’s the cheapest.)

How much I paid: $179 at JB Hi-Fi

All of my photos in my 92 Day Instax Challenge were taken with this camera. I previously owned the Instax Wide 210 but I gave that one to my brother when I decided to purchase the 300. There honestly isn’t much difference between the Instax Wide 210 and the Instax Wide 300 except for the design and button location. I do prefer the 300 as it’s less tacky in appearance and the functions are more conveniently located. In the future I would like to switch to the Lomo’Instant Wide as it’s a bit more advanced and has many more features (you can even plug in a strobe light!) that I am dying to try out but I think the best feature is that you can get up to 10cm close to your subject.

The things I love about this camera is how sharp the images are, but something I hate is how easily the close up lens attachment breaks. On both my 210 and 300 the lens attachment only lasted about a month and ever since then I have been using blu-tack to attach it to the lens. What I find baffling is that they don’t sell the close up lens attachments as open stock – you can’t even get them on eBay, whereas you can for the Instax Mini cameras. Overall, I recommend this camera if you just want to simply point and shoot and not worry about any settings, but if you want something more advanced do some research on the Lomo’Instant Wide and see if that floats your boat.

Name: Zenit EM

Type: 35mm film camera

Lens Specifications: Helios-44m 58mm f/2

How much I paid: $30 + $17 shipping

The Zenit EM is definitely not my go-to camera. I’ve only put a couple of rolls through it and am rarely happy with the results, although you do get some really lovely ones. The viewfinder is really hard to look through and the body of the camera itself is very heavy, making it difficult to carry around. However, the lens is so lovely that I bought an adaptor so I can use it on my DSLR as well. I really should pick it up again and give it another go but it really is very heavy in comparison to other cameras like my Pentax ME Super which doesn’t make it easily portable.

Name: Canon FTb

Type: 35mm film camera

Lens Specifications: Canon FD 28mm f2.8

How much I paid: $155 USD

I’ve developed one roll from this camera and unfortunately lost the shots but I know remember I wasn’t very happy with them as I had used a zoom lens. I recently bought the 28mm lens and look forward to getting the shots back. I will definitely add them to this post once they’re developed.

Name: Canon AE-1 Program

Type: 35mm film camera

Lens Specifications: 50mm

How much I paid: Nothing – it was a gift.

Oh how I adore this camera. I was lusting after it for quite a long time and then a man we know offered one to me out of the blue once he saw my collection! I need to send it off to be repaired at the moment as the shutter would not fire just due to old age and lack of maintenance (it hadn’t been used for years), but fortunately this camera had a wide release back in the day and parts are quite easy to come by. I love how easy this camera is to use, particularly with this lens. It is so easy to focus, and I have a lot of fun with it knowing that the lens will save even the most terrible shots.

My first roll through this camera really overexposed the shots, which I managed to fix in Photoshop, but after replacing the battery it’s been working fantastically. I’ve found I love shooting Kodak Portra 400 with this camera more than anything else. The combination is a winner with almost every frame.

Name: Mamiya Press Universal

Type: Medium Format Camera with Polaroid Instant Back

Film type: Instant peel-apart film camera – Fuji FP-100c (Colour) and Fuji FP-3000b (Black and White)

Lens specifications: Sekor 150mm f5.6 lens

How much I paid: $633.80 including shipping

Name: Lomography Fisheye One

Type: 35mm film camera

How much I paid: $54.99 USD

For years I’ve wanted to try out a fish eye lens and this was my way of testing it out. This camera was a decent price and has been fun to play with, however, I hardly ever reach for it. The quality of the photos aren’t great as the lens is pretty poor so I have only shot two full rolls with it since I purchased it in 2013 and donated it since then. It’s most definitely a toy camera – you can have fun with it but you won’t get stand out, incredible images.

Name: Sprocket Rocket SUPERPOP! Pink

Type: 35mm panoramic camera with optional sprocket holes

How much I paid: $62.30 USD

The thing I love about this camera is the sprocket holes. I love being able to see pictures touch the edge of the film; it adds so much to the experience for me. Something that has been difficult with this camera is focusing and getting the exposure right, even though you can’t really control it. You need to use at least 400 ISO film when using this camera. You can do unlimited exposures with this camera which is awesome and has been fun to play with.

My brother bought me the Diana F+ flash after I received my first roll back and seeing how dark a lot of the images turned out. I look forward to seeing how that changes the images.

Name: Olympus 35 RC

Type: 35mm rangefinder camera

Lens specifications: E. Zuiko 42mm f/2.8

How much I paid: I don’t remember but I believe it was less than $120

This camera is a great pocket-sized camera and feels great in your hands. Unfortunately this camera broke when on one of my walks and hasn’t been able to work since. The shutter is stuck and I’ve not come across any solutions as of yet and I’m pretty sure it’s not fixable judging by the research I’ve done online. I’ve considered buying another one as the photos you can take with it are stunning and I didn’t get to really test it out, but it’s not worth it in the end as I have so many other cameras.

Name: Polaroid Big Shot

Type: Instant peel-apart film camera

Film type: Fuji FP-100c (Colour) and Fuji FP-3000b (Black and White)

What else you need: MagicCubes

How much I paid: $120 + postage on Gumtree (it came with a pack of film and a magic cube)

Name: Pentax Spotmatic

Type: 35mm film camera

Lens Specifications: Pentax M42 SMC 35mm f3.5

How much I paid: $205

This camera arrived in perfect good condition which made me very excited to use it. It’s also my first 35mm lens which is great as even though I love 50mm lenses, sometimes it is too close to what I want to focus on. I love using this camera but haven’t got any shots back. I will update when I do.

Name: Polaroid Miniportrait 203 with Polaroid Back

Type: Instant film camera

Film Type: Fuji FP-100C, Fuji FP-3000B

How much I paid: $180.99 USD

One thing to be aware of with this camera is that there are a couple of different versions. My camera has two lenses, but there is another version with four. It’s a really fun setting to play around with and you can either choose to take two different photos, or have both sides the same. I’ve found focusing to be quite tricky with this camera but I think it comes with practice.

Name: Lomography Lomo’Instant

Type: Instant film camera

Film Type: Fujifilm Instax Mini Film

How much I paid: $119 USD on Kickstarter

I was so excited when Lomography announced the Kickstarter campaign for this camera! I was hoping they would do the same with the Instax Wide size and they have but unfortunately i haven’t gotten my hands on that one yet. Personally, I dislike the Instax Mini size and prefer the Instax Wide so this camera doesn’t get used very often – most of the sample photos were taken in 2014. I got the extra lenses and colour filters which I am very happy with – those are a great addition to the camera. I will probably give away this camera once I am in the financial position to purchase the Lomo’Instant so keep an eye out on my blog for that.

Name: Lomography Lomokino Super 35mm Movie Maker

Type: 35mm film camera

How much I paid: I can’t find the exact price but it was around $100. I got it in a “Directors Bundle” which comes with the LomoKinoscope, Smartphone Scanner, and 2 x Lady Grey B&W 400 ISO 35mm film.

This is quite an interest camera – it’s a ‘shoot from the hip’ type camera and you wind the wheel every time you want to take a frame so it can be as fast or slow as you’d like. I highly suggest looking it up if you’re interested in Super 8 film at all. I look forward to getting my first roll back.

Name: Lubitel 166 Universal

Type: 120 film camera

How much I paid: Around $67 on eBay

The results with this camera are so varied but I have found I am getting better results over time. I love experimenting with the different medium format film stocks and the high resolution files you can get. It provides an entirely different shooting experience than a 35mm SLR which is very valuable to me at this point in my photography journey. I love the square format of the photos and have been impressed at how the photos have improved so much over time.

Name: Hanimex Power Zoom

Type: 35mm film camera

How much I paid: It was free from a lady at work who was moving house and wanted to get rid of a bunch of stuff. The film was pre-loaded and I haven’t finished the roll yet. It’s a fun mystery to unpack once I do!

Name: Hanimex Standard 120 Box Camera

Type: 120 film camera

How much I paid: Nothing.

This camera belonged to my family back in the day. Last year I went through a box of old stuff of my dad’s and found this buried at the bottom of it. I was so excited to find it and was hoping there was some film in there but unfortunately there was none. As you can tell in the picture the lens is so fogged up that it would be absolutely impossible to sue these days, but I still treasure it anyway.

CANON AUTOZOOM 518 SV, POLAROID SPIRIT 600 CL, POLAROID ONESTEP 2, LOMO’INSTANT WIDE, OLYMPUS MJU II + HOLGA 120 GN COMING SOON!

I hope this post was somewhat helpful and interesting! It took me awhile to finish but I finally got there. I’d love you to leave a comment with the cameras you own, or are lusting after. I didn’t include digital cameras as I only have a couple of them, but I do have a lot of lenses & accessories so if you’d like to see those please let me know and I’ll work on it.

This little disposable camera was with me for a year and a half (January 2017 – August 2018! Seeing my friends and cousin’s babies grow in just one roll of film is amazing and a true blessing. These are the kinds of photos and memories I want to look back on when I’m 70 years old.

I busted this roll out of the disposable camera myself to avoid excess shipping costs which is why I think there were the leaks on the photos. I don’t mind; it just adds character to the photos.

This disposable diary series has been a joy. I bought a 10 pack of disposable cameras back in 2016 and have been slowly getting through them. I’m not sure if this series will continue once they’re all done (there’s about 3 left to finish!) due to all the wasteful plastic, but it is an absolutely joy to truly just point and shoot.

View more from the Disposable Diary series here.

As you may know in November I went to Tangalooma Island! It’s only a two hour journey from where I live which made it the perfect island getaway for a couple of days. The only cameras I took were a Fujifilm disposable camera and my Instax Wide 300. I used up all the pictures on the disposable camera and was really happy with how they turned out.

Since I posted a couple of pictures on Instagram the other day quite a few people have asked me what filter I used – I used absolutely no filters and didn’t edit the photos at all. They turned out wonderfully because they were taken on film and film does all of the editing for you. Disposable cameras really are the perfect thing to take on holiday with you – I highly recommend it for your next trip.

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I first started shooting this roll in January and didn’t finish until mid-November. It features Sydney, Crystal Castle, and some babies (the more babies the better in my opinion).

Tom – my one and only brother. Happens to be my favourite.

Sydney

Sydney

Zakk. 3 months.

At the airport after spending the day in Sydney training for my new job. May 2016.

I was home alone and Sarah couldn’t get home because of a storm so she came over and we built a fort and watched Friends for hours. Sometimes the unplanned days are the best days.

Lilly

Soren. 1.5 years old.

I bought myself red roses. Not going to wait around for a guy to buy me them someday.

The view from our balcony. This always ends up being my standard final shot to finish a roll.

I love not knowing what I’ve taken a photo of, getting it back and being pleasantly surprised. Something I learned over the course of the year is to use the flash with disposables if it’s not a well lit shot.

All photos taken with my Kodak Fun 400 ISO disposable camera.

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Having disposable cameras at parties is one of the best things you can do. It’s super fun and everyone looks awful in photos – what isn’t to like? No matter how great or terrible we look, you can’t deny that the photos are natural and that they capture the moment.

All photos were taken on Fujifilm ISO 400 disposable cameras.

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It took me quite a few months to finish this roll of film. I believe I started in early December and finished in February. Then it took me another 4 months to get the film developed. Sometimes that is the beauty of film – capturing something that is fleeting, forgetting about it, and then rediscovering it months later.

These photos were taken on a Fujifilm 400 ISO disposable camera.

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I finally got the film developed from a disposable camera I purchased in Sydney! I was so excited to get it back, and I still have another 2 cameras that I used in Sydney to get developed. I can’t wait to see the other photos.

Monia and I at bowling before The 1975

We played as Harry Styles and Zayn Malik

The 1975 at the Hordern Pavilion

Went to Luna Park with Dianna – it was really fun but I’ve got to say, Luna Park is not what it was back in the day haha.

Fortune Telling. He told me someone was jealous of me.

This must have been just after I cut my hair. My hair now is pretty long again but I really like the way it looks here.

Failed mirror selfie

Timezone with Janice

My brother aka my favourite person on the planet

Having dinner before Little Mix

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Waiting for Little Mix

My favourite old boots. The insides and outsides are ruined but I will wear them until the day they completely fall apart.

Empty train

All photos were taken on a Kodak Disposable camera.

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Sometimes just three or four hours can repair something that had fallen apart over three to four months. Earlier this year I went down to the creek with my friends – Janice and Brittany wanted to go stand up paddle boarding, Sarah and I were happy to just chill out in the water.

Lots of little things had added up to a friendship falling out and this day was the first time seeing each other since hashing it all out. It was a nice Sunday – we swam for a bit and then got fish and chips for lunch. I hope to have more days like this in the summer.

All photos were taken on a Kodak Underwater camera with Kodak Color 400 35mm film.

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In December I purchased an underwater camera from a beautiful bookstore called Bookface. Sadly they aren’t available online yet as they have only got two stores so far, but they have everything I love. Mostly beautiful books and knick knacks that you don’t need.

Unfortunately my roll of film was exposed to water so the camera is ruined and I definitely won’t be purchasing another one in future (I’m after a Nikonos at the moment). I still managed to get a couple of decent shots out of the roll to my surprise.

* All photos taken with Sunny Life Underwater Camera with Lomography Lady Grey 400 film.

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This roll had some hilariously embarrassing results that will remain for my eyes only. Shooting underwater is really fun but I definitely need to think a little bit more before taking a picture.

* All photos taken using this Disposable Waterproof Camera from K-Mart.

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I had such a great time in Sydney! It’s the city where I grew up and it has a special place in my heart. I took a couple of cameras there so you will be seeing more of my Sydney snaps in future Disposable Diaries.

All photos taken using a FujiFilm QuickSnap (Fujifilm Superia ISO-400 speed film) disposable camera. I got back 24/27 shots.

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Over the last few months I’ve been bringing my Kodak underwater camera into the pool with me. I found it while cleaning out a couple of cupboards in the house and knew I had to start playing around with it.

I’m loving shooting film at the moment. It’s really frustrating for me waiting to get the shots back, but it’s so worth the wait when you do. I’ve said this before, but film is warm. Digital photos can feel so cold and emotionless sometimes but film is nostalgic and the colours are always beautiful, even if they don’t turn out the way you expected.

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Not too long ago I discovered The Indisposable Concept and immediately knew I wanted to do something similar. I decided to bulk buy some disposable cameras on eBay and start shooting!

I really enjoy the look of disposable camera photos, and the ease of taking the shots. You literally point and shoot. I’ve found that it’s a hit with all my friends too – I actually gave one of the cameras to my friend as part of her birthday present and it was immediately a talking point and everyone reminisced about what it was like before we all had iPhones.

As with most disposable cameras, not every shot got developed. I got back 20/27 shots. Hopefully next time more will turn out ok! Not every shot was worth posting either, so these are my favourites.

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Lately I’ve been trying to clean up and organise my room and all my school documents which lead me to find these treasures! I took a crappy disposable camera to camp in grade 6 and I’m so glad I did. Yeah, they’re not the best pictures but it’s just fun to have memories from a time you’d completely forgotten about.

I absolutely love this picture. On the left is probably my best primary school friend, May. We used to hang out quite often.

Alice, Chloe, Ellie

Mr. Hill – my grade 6 teacher.

Tyson – my primary school crush lmao. I remember my goal on the trip being to get a photo of him.

Ellie – she was on my netball team & her dad was the coach.

Honestly cannot remember this girl’s name!

Alice

Me in a super cool visor. Obviously the lighting was really good.

The gang jumping into a three metre deep pool! I remember doing it and freaking out!

It’s so funny that I found these photos when cleaning – I barely remembered any of the people in the pictures until I saw them!

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