9Apr/070
Minolta Autocord TLR
The camera gods were once again kind and benevolent. I found an old Minolta Autocord TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) camera which was in very good condition. The Autocord is a medium format camera which means that the film is larger than the usual 35mm film. The big advantage to this is that enlargements can be larger than 35mm without too much grain. After reading up a bit I bought some 120 format Kodak 100UC and Kodak Portra 160NC. It will interesting to see how the photos turn out; I've never shot medium format film. The mechanics of it all is certainly much different than an SLR or rangefinder.