I picked up a brand new in box vintage Banner camera today. Spending money I don't have... but I have a soft spot for toy 120 cameras! And oh boy, this is toyish! Nothing like a Banner camera to make a Holga feel like it's a D3x... seriously, the Holga just over all seems like a professional camera body compared to the Banner.
I loaded up some of my cheesy Shanghai film and taped the heck out of the seams because this thing screams "I'll leak light!" I'll have to play around with it one of these days when I have a chance. What is nice is the red frame window is MUCH brighter than my Lubitel's, so I can actually see the frame markings on the crappy Shanghai backing paper. So maybe I will have a chance to use up all that crappy film, since it's not getting along with the Lubitel very well.
OMG! It's a Diana rip-off! Totally awesome find! (Where did you get it?) Your viewfinder may not be accurate, just an FYI! My Diana F+'s viewfinder made me cut everyone's head off on the first roll I ran through it at my Halloween party a couple years ago!
@sylphy I got it from the local camera shop that is clearing out all their retail stuff. He posted in FB he had one of these, so I went down and took a look.
Siiiiiiiick! I have a Banner as well, only I don't have a proper back for it. I've been trying some of the other diana backs I have, but none seem to fit. Let us know how you like it!
PS - those red counter windows, do you have any suggestions on how to replace it?
@crappysailor RE: red counter windows: Look for something that is transparent red acrylic and try super-gluing it in place on the inside of the camera back. It's worth a try! Things that might be transparent red acrylic: office supplies, like organizer trays, or cheap dollar kitchen serving plates... I'd cut it with a dremmel tool.
@sylphy - great idea! I was checking to see if anyone had changed/replaced on before. I have a few toy cams that need some fixing and I don't want to go chopping any up if I don't have too!
Which reminds me...if either of you know a good site that shows how to replace shutter springs on toy cams, I have to perform surgery on a Fujipet.
@icywarm I didn't have any rolls left, but I did hear that you could do it. I'm not about to buy more to try it, though. Koda days are over! Money better spent on Velvia, LOL!
@crappysailor I know squarefrog has info about Holgas, but not sure about other cameras. I can't imagine they're all that different, though.
@crappysailor I guess I should have added a disclaimer saying that I hadn't actually done that before, but that is what I plan on doing when I build my 120 film pinhole camera! Also try http://www.holgamods.com/ I'm sure if you google how to replace the shutter spring you can find some good info. Good luck!
January 17th, 2011
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PS - those red counter windows, do you have any suggestions on how to replace it?
Which reminds me...if either of you know a good site that shows how to replace shutter springs on toy cams, I have to perform surgery on a Fujipet.
@crappysailor I know squarefrog has info about Holgas, but not sure about other cameras. I can't imagine they're all that different, though.