I found this little gem at a Pharmacy of all places, while I was visiting my mum in
Campbellford, ON for Christmas. The 35mm Vivitar PN2011 features one shutter speed, one f stop, freedom from the hassle of any focus controls, and a cool "panorama" mode too. By panorama of course, they really mean the camera just cuts the top and bottom off the frame to give you a thin strip in the middle of the negative... But for
$3 CDN I just couldn't
resist!
Unfortunately I made the mistake of shooting off most of my first test roll using the boring old "normal" setting. But it's the panorama mode that
really makes this camera interesting and fun. I'm looking forward to playing around with the unique aspect ratio that this little toy provides. Even more so after I've seen what some
other folks have done with it.
So if you ever come across one of these
beauties, pick one up -- I've heard they can be found for as little as a buck in the states. So for less than the price of a can of
coke, you really can't go wrong.
