single frame: the vivitar ghost returns

Another charming little quirk that I somehow forgot about with the Superheadz Wide and Slim - and the Vivitar camera that the Superheadz is a clone of - is that it has a ghost! I figured out in 2012 what actually happens with this camera and was pleasantly surprised to have another visit from the ghost on the latest roll of film I developed from it.

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Funnily enough I think the photo from 2012 was taken at Kirkstall Abbey too - so double eerie!

Single frame series, as always, inspired by my blog friend Jim Grey (who is so much more consistent at blogging than me and has shared some great posts lately - I know I share this link everytime to his blog - but do check it out - its great!)

Camera: Superheadz Wide and Slim
Film: Agfa Vsita 200

an old friend in lockdown

On one of our summer walks around Kirkstall Abbey during lockdown, I spontaneously grabbed my Superheadz Yellow Wide and Slim (which a quick Google tells me you can no longer buy?! wtf. wow). I haven’t used this little camera in 5 years so I have no idea why I picked it up now - perhaps because I needed something a bit simpler during this time - but I’m really glad I did grab it. And I’m also glad it still works!

Can you believe that I forgot how much I like this camera - sure the landscape shots aren’t really my style anymore - but I still love how this camera captures the details I have focused on (all the rubbish for example - people suck) and gives it a context other than just what I’ve been drawn to. And those lens flares… gosh I miss sunshine right now!

I’ll definitely try and remember to pick this camera up more often going forward - especially as my poor old LC-A seems to be beyond repair now.

Camera: Superheadz Wide and Slim Yellow (a classic now it seems, and going for crazy prices on ebay!)
Film: Agfa Vista 200
Location: Kirkstall Abbey

Filey in Redscale

Confession: I have no idea how long this film was in my little Superheadz camera for... these photos are from last year but there are also photos from Blackpool on there too which I think was our visit in 2013! Ooops.

I do like using the Lomography Redscale XR film in this camera though, the results are always lovely and definitely interesting.

The photo with the light leak is one of the numerous times with this roll of film where I've opened the camera thinking there was nothing inside and very quickly shut it again when I saw the film inside hahaha. I call it 'bother! shiz! poop'. (other expletives of a more offensive nature may have actually been used...)

 Camera: Superheadz Slim and Wide Yellow Peace
Film: Lomography Redscale XR 50-200
Location: filey, England