Analog Therapy, The Continental Club, & Father Son Gallivanting: Lomography MC-A sorted – Kodak Gold 200.

Analog Therapy, The Continental Club, & Father Son Gallivanting: Lomography MC-A sorted – Kodak Gold 200.

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Have had quite the weekend, especially Saturday…

…but I have some housekeeping to attend to first. Wrapping up posts from last week.

I really like the Lomography MC-A.

Lomography MC-A: One Week In; The Biggest Surprises.

I was sorting through a few potential issues, but we are good.

As shared with Lomography support:

1. On the third-to-last roll of film, the camera would go dark after an exposure. The screen turns off, and the lens does not return into the camera. Was using the rechargeable battery that came with it, so I thought the battery might have gone dead early, since the battery showed that there was plenty of battery left. But when you take the battery cover off and put it back on, the camera springs back to life, and the lens goes back in. I did notice a blank frame on the negative, but did not think much of it. Charged it fully, and then on the second-to-last roll of film, it happened again. Thought the rechargeable battery may be faulty, so I used a new battery, and it did not shut off again, but…
2. The remainder of the roll had numerous empty frames. 9 out of 27 frames were blank, and this is not normal. I am used to a nearly 100% hit rate with the MC-A. To make sure, I ran another roll of film through it, and once again 9 frames were blank. (Pictures of negative attached.) Photos were taken back to back with similar lighting conditions using P mode to take human error out of the equation. Paid close attention, and it also sounded like the shutter was sticking on some frames.

But after another test roll, I have good news. As I updated Lomography support:

Good news. Back to normal with the second roll with the regular battery.

I have a theory. May not be accurate. In my haste to get through the last roll to see if there was still an issue, I think I started winding on before the last exposure was done. I am wondering if that interfered with the exposure/shutter and caused the blank frames. On this last roll, I took care to wait for the camera to stop making any noises before winding, and every photo came out.

Nice.

Anyhoo. On with the post.

The occasion.

Father and son gallivanting.

The film.

Kodak Gold 200.

Developed with Cinestill CS41.

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The pics.

The Continental Club.

Thoughts.

Always a good time hanging out with my son.

Another successful analog therapy session.

Happy capturing.

-ELW