W. Haking Enterprises Ltd. is a camera and binocular maker based in British Hong Kong. It was founded by Dr. Haking Wong (1906-1996) and Dr. Pauline Chan in 1956. In 2002 the company was taken over by Dr. Tony Chak-Leung Tai & Dr. Tai-Chin Lo and built a new factory in Xinhui (Guangdong).
Its camera products of the brands Halina and Ansco are distributed nowadays in the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and Africa by a company named Halina Imaging, that belongs to the British photographic distribution company SPS Logistics.
Older cameras of Haking are marked as "Empire made"
The Halina 1600 35mm Point and Shoot Film Camera is a simple to use and maintain. Simply load 2x AAA batteries and a roll of your favourite 35mm film to operate. This camera features a bright flash, electronic winder and manual rewind lever. This camera features a sharp lens with a choice of ISO settings, giving you shooting options when using different films. This little camera is a gem and its certainly fun to use!
This camera is great for travel, lifestyle and parties and is extremely light weight.
Manufactured since 2007, the Diana+ is a replica camera produced by Lomography in an attempt rekindle people's love for the original Diana of the 1960s - a "toy camera" produced by the Great Wall Plastic Co.
The radiant color-dripping lens, soft-focus surprises, all-plastic body and simple shutter of the original Diana were expertly duplicated to provide the authentic look and feel for the Diana+. During development, the decision was made to add new features, namely pinhole photography facilities and the option for endless panorama shots. Keeping the same 75mm plastic lens design, this has two formats, the original 16 frame 4.2x4.2cm, and a 12-frames-per-film 5.2x5.2cm, and also adds a tripod socket and shutter lock. Many accessories have been produced for the new Diana, including an instant-film back, a pinhole lens, a hot shoe and lens converters for Close-Ups, 20mm Fisheye, 38mm Super-Wide, 55mm Wide-Angle and 110mm Telephoto.
There are several special editions, in various colours, some to commemorate events or tie-ins with particular retailers; these include:
Black Jack (all black)
Edelweiss (all white)
Glow (glows green in the dark)
Hong Meow (black and white with panda logo on winding knob)
Meg (red and white, White Stripes edition)
Parisian
Dreamer
Aviator
Take My Heart
Tori (limited edition Tori Amos version)
Lomography World Congress Edition 2007
CMYK
Scarecrow
El Toro
Tokyo World Tour Edition
Chromiac
MoMa
Qing Hua
Rudolf
Lomography have also created the Diana F+ which offers a similar specification to the Diana+, but features a replication of the original Diana Flash. The flash face is cast in reflective silver, and it syncs with the Diana F+ via a traditional metal plug connection.
Two Shutter Speeds
Two Image Sizes
Multiple and Partial Exposures
Pinhole Function
Endless Panorama
Shutter Lock and Tripod Thread
2 Year International Warranty
Film format: 120
Size: 5" x 3.75" x 3" (12.5cm x 9.5cm x 7.6cm)
Variable shutter (Daytime & "B" for unlimited long exposures)
12-shot (5.2x5.2cm), 16-shot (4.2x4.2cm), and endless Panorama (4.6x4.6cm) formats
Removable lens for super-wide-angle pinhole shots
Includes the Diana F+ Flash with color gel filters
Two years after debut of the highly successful original EOS 1000F/Rebel. Canon introduced the EOS-1000QD/Rebel II in April, 1992. The Company adopted the same philosophy of the predecessor with two separate models in either a choice of basic body or one with a built-in flash version. Similarly, two separate designations were used for US (Rebel II (QD) & Rebel S II (QD) and other markets (EOS-1000N & EOS-1000FN). Apparently, some great features found in earlier EOS-10s & EOS-100/Elan QD was deployed in this second generation Rebel where a silent film advance and rewind mechanism was used in its design (the noise reduction for film advance has significantly improved by approx. 40% and 35% in rewinding but infrared system used in EOS-10S was not used). Wel, the silent waves camera operation in some of these EOS bodies also work efficiently with the emergence of the second generation of micro-USM lenses. That is not all it has to offer, an improved AF performance and microcomputer of the camera has improved AF speed 50% faster than any of the earlier EOS-1000/Rebel QD models. Well, generally, I used to separate the original and second series via its new vertical-travel, focal-plane electronic shutter, which has an extended shutter speed range from 30 sec. to 1/2000 now (the original rebel has 1/000 top speed, but the sync speed of both series are still limiting to rather disappointing 1/90 sec). Another improvement is the incorporation of a popular redeye prevention system with the 1000FN/Rebel SII QD models.
Other notable improvements over previous models are a slightly more powerful (GNO 14 as compared with 12) flash output for the built in flash for applicable models and a built-in soft focus mode. Errr ... there is also a choice of music selections (with beeper and selectable musical melodies by Vivaldi, Beethoven and Bach) when self-timer is activated during count down. In the case of the soft focus mode (similar to Minolta's soft focus program card), it is not running optically (you can use an EF lens with similar effect) but on both the EOS-1000FN/Rebel SII QD, It works by taking two images on the same film frame in rapid succession, shooting one sharp and then defocusing the lens for the second one (the ratio can be adjusted in 1:1 and 1:2). However, one discomforting part in the design of the camera is still centered around the black EF reinforced plastic lense bayonet mount. Although the camera is primarily designed for mass amateur users, where presumably owners may not always be frequently changing lenses, but the cleverly stealth black lense bayonet mount is one area that might raise some doubt over durability issue. The metering and exposure control modes provide is extensive enough for anyone to make good use of them for tackling any photographic situations. The camera has a flexible exposure control in shutter priority AE, aperture priority AE, intelligent program AE, four PIC image Modes, depth-of-field priority AE TTL, A-TTL flash program AE and metered manual via the use of a composite 6-zone SPC photosensor, provides fail-safe evaluative metering, and center partial metering for tricky lighting metering.
Other secondary control includes ±2-step exposure compensation (in 1/2-step increments) and a more conveniently to use AE-Lock. One advantage of the upgrade to this popular EOS body is, since most of the controls are designed and located almost the same manner with many other Canon, user may easily get accustomed to this camera. Although it is not exactly a high-end spec EOS SLR, but it serves its purpose well to provide a good, reasonably well finished camera body to tab into the huge EOS photographic system.
Remarks:
* Probably the first of the EOS bodies that produced outside Japan (Canon's plant in Taiwan).
* These cameras are quiet versions of the earlier EOS-1000, and features new functions such as soft-focus mode and musical self-timer.
* Model-specific Specifications
* Built-in flash: Manual retractable, redeye reduction mode, with automatic firing mode (when necessary), GNO 14 (ISO100, m) (1000S QD, 1000FN/1000FN QD, 1000 QD-P) However, note that only forced firing is possible on REBEL SII/ REBEL SII QD. The EOS-1000N and REBEL II/REBEL II QD do not have a built-in flash.
* AF Illuminator: Models with built-in flash support the AF Illuminator.
* QD models are provided with five imprint date items (including imprint OFF).
* Panorama shooting on the QD-P is by panorama adapter PA-1000. A panorama frame is also attached to the focusing screen. External identifications are indicated by the red outlines. Other features remain literally unchanged.
Camera Type: 35mm focal-plane shutter multi-mode AF SLR camera with buitl in film advance
Picture Size: 24mm x 36mm
Normal standard zoom lense: EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6, or others
Lens Mount: CANON EF mount
AF System: TTL-SIR phase detection. AF modes: One-Shot AF/Predictive AI Servo AF (automatic switchover) and Manual Focus
AF operating range: at ISO 100: EV1- EV18.
Shutter: Vertical-travel, focal-plane electronic shutter. 30 sec. - 1/2000 sec., Bulb, X-sync at 1/90 sec. (hot shoe) in 1/2 stop increments
Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism.
Viewfinder magnifications: 0.75x magnification
Filed of view: 90% H, 90% V
Viewfinder Information: AF mark, AF in-focus indicator, partial metering circle, depth-of-field AE, shutter speed, aperture setting, flash on/ready, soft-focus value, AE lock, camera shake alert, exposure compensation, out of coupling range warning, manual exposure level, flash charged completion, and red-eye reduction lamp.
Focusing Screen: Fixed type with AF frame with partial metering area mark. Full-screen New laser matte screen
Metering: Composite SPC for TTL full-aperture metering (using 6-zone SPC photosensor, evaluative metering, and center partial metering can be selected.
Exposure Control: Shutter priority AE, aperture priority AE, intelligent program AE, four PIC image Modes, depth-of-field priority AE TTL and A-TTL flash program AE, metered manual
Exposure compensation range: ±2 EV (in 1/2-stop increments). AE lock enabled.
Metering range: EV +2 to + EV20 (50mm f1l.4 lens @ ISO 100)
Film speed range: ISO 25 to 5000 automatically set in 1/3 step increments according to DX code, manual setting possible
External LCD display: Shutter speed, aperture setting, soft-focus value, film speed, film status indicator, manual exposure level, sound set No. and setting indicator, depth-of-field AE, battery check, and other indications.
Built-in Flash: Located on pentaprism hump. Manually retractable head with TTL autoflash control (fires automatically in backlight and low-light conditions) with off-the-film (OTF) metering. Guide No. 14 (at ISO 100 in m).
Red-eye reduction: Provided
Power Source: One 6 V 2CR5 lithium battery
Battery Chekcer: 4-stage display on LCD at all times
Film Transport: Prewind film loading, auto-winding by built-in miniature motor, winding speed 1 frame/sec. during continuous shooting, automatic rewind at completion of designated number (36) of exposures, automatic stop at completion of rewind
Film Loading & Advance method: Align film leader at mark, then close the camera back for prewind loading. First, the entire roll is wound on the take-up spool. Then each time a picture is taken, the film advances back into the cartridge.
Film advance speed: 1 fps.
Film Rewind: After the last frame is exposed, the film is rewound automatically.
Self timer: Built-in electronic self-timer (with beeper and selectable musical melodies by Vivaldi, Beethoven and Bach).
Dimensions: 148mm x 99.8mm x 69 mm
Weight: approx. 470g (body); 510g (with battery)
Misc. Specs.: ±2-step exposure compensation (in 1/2-step increments), multiple exposure, soft-focus mode
Dedicated accessories: None
The Kodak Star 275 camera was manufactured in China from 1993 until 1995 when production stopped 23 years ago. The Star 275 was designed to take 35mm, Cartridge Roll film. The camera requires 2, AA batteries. Unloaded, the camera weighs 155.00 g (5.47 oz.), with batteries 205.00 g (7.23 oz.), and with film, 224.00 g (7.9 oz.). Initially priced at $41.95, the Star 275 would cost $65.65 in 2011. Features include integrated flash.
Years Made1993-1995
MSRP$41.95 ($65.65 2012 Dollars)
Film35mm Film
Weight155.00 g (5.47 oz.)
Date AcquiredFebruary 2nd, 2013
Battery2 x AA
Country of ManufactureChina
Shutter Speeds:Fixed Shutter Speed
Shutter Type:Leaf
Aperture Settings:Fixed Aperture
Lens Mount:Fixed
Viewfinder:Plain
Focal Range:Fixed
he Fuji Fotonex 250 Zoom was not much smaller than the average 35mm compact AF zoom. It wasn't much different in any way, despite having a clean and easily-handled design which slipped neatly into a pocket.
So it sat in the office for a few days, and no-one really paid much attention to it. Then I loaded it up and actually took it around with me for a week. Suddenly, the little switch which changes the viewfinder masking from Classic (35mm shape) to HDTV (16:9 ratio) or Panoramic (3:1 long thin print) came to life. In conjunction with the 25-55mm zoom lens, more or less equal to a 28-65mm on 35mm, the ability to preselect the format and compose shots to suit turned out to be an enjoyable creative function.
I found myself handing the camera to Shirley, then saying 'hey, try a vertical panoramic on that shot!' only to find that she was already doing exactly that. Everyone enjoyed using the camera, loaded with Kodak's Advantix 200 film which overcame problems of dull light and indoor flash, and objections to its viewfinder were overcome as we learned to centre the eye precisely and avoid it blacking out.
Finally, after a few shots taken in the botanical gardens at Dawyck in Scotland, a few at home, and some family snaps at son Richard's house, the 40-exposure roll was finished. Forty exposures may not seem much more than a standard 135/36, but as I normally load 24s for this kind of colour neg snap, it seemed like an endless roll.
Then the downside emerged - our local Boots, which normally takes any non-rollfilm colour neg film and processes it overnight for under fiver with excellent 6 x 4 gloss prints, had no idea what the APS roll was or any instructions on how to process it. They couldn't accept it.
Our local small High Street photo dealer in Kelso, Hector Innes, was completely aware of what to do. Photon readers may recall that it was Hector who put a Casio QV-10 digital camera in stock before any other shop had them, and for the record, he also bought one of the first Photo-CD players and has 'slide showed' his portfolio of wedding pictures ever since, constantly playing next to the counter.
Hector also bought APS film and cameras from Kodak the day they became available, and before I had had a chance to see them, his first cameras had sold out. He was complaining that Minolta's more expensive and fully specified cameras, which he could have sold just as easily and quickly, were not due to arrive for a couple of months.
He took the film from me, and gave me the bad news - it would take a full week to go back to Kodak for processing, no local lab had the facilities, and it would cost an unspecified figure which could be well into the teens if I had used the panoramic mode often. The 10" long pan prints cost more than the standard ones.
So I handed it over and resigned myself to a long wait and expensive bill for a bundle of snaps.
When the day came, any misgivings disappeared. Instead of some floppy envelope with a docket stuck to it and negs floating around in bits of loose sleeving, Alastair Innes produced a hard plastic and card case resembling a VHS cassette box extended 50% in length. Not only did this look like the £11.49 (inc VAT) I was going to pay, but it felt good. Inside this snap-shut case with its colourful Kodak livery and designer paper engineering, a neat recess held the film, all negatives safely archived away from fingerprints. In the lid, an index print like a full colour contact sheet showed our shots with the masking we had selected.
The prints themselves were arranged in order of format - on top, the Classic 6 x 4 prints in order of taking; below this, the HDTV 'long' prints, and at the bottom fitting precisely into the compartment the panoramic prints.
The general standard of printing, considering that no special measures had been taken, was excellent. The Advantix 200 film gave high sharpness, and grain comparable to a good 400 speed on 35mm. Kodak might deny this, but some panoramic prints from a Konica disposable panoramic loaded with 400 speed film were pretty much exactly the same.
The only failures, in terms of print density, were images which should have been richer and darker because no sky was included. These were exposed or printed too light. Poor flash exposure contributed to some familiar gritty underdone low-light snaps, which I had hoped that APS might eliminate.
The overall impression was that this box of prints was well worth the money, and that the compact Fuji Fotonex camera was 'bigger' than 35mm. The Fotonex viewfinder was misleading, and showed a heavily cropped frame which appeared to match the equally heavy crop shown on the index print - yet the actual prints had far more visible on them, especially on wide-angle P shots.
While I do not see the Advanced Photo System having much relevance to our readers with professional or creative interests, it can not fail to catch on with discerning casual photographers. With this quality of presentation delivered by Kodak, professionals will have to upgrade the way they deliver both social and commercial work. A glassine envelope just isn't enough.
Conclusion
With superb results, negligible weight and complete ease of the use the little Fuji camera does exactly what APS compacts were supposed to do. The film delivers the goods and the processing is excellent. You can not fail to be, as I repeat, impressed.
The Advanced Photo System is set to be a winner and every film exposed by 'early adopters' will help sell the system to Christmas season buyers. Follow my example and try it, and you'll just light up with a big grin when you get your first results back.
But where will you store that bookcase-full of big presentation cases? And will you have the heart to break up the box and put prints in albums? Products are already on the way to file and present APS work more space-efficiently - watch our news pages monthly for updates.
It is equipped with a fixed-focus 35mm f/3.8 lens (3 elements/3 groups) and has a single shutter speed of 1/125 sec. Film advance and rewind is motorized.
As extra feature this model has a close-focus ability of 50cm, hence the "Macro" name.
A CdS cell controls a 3-step program which corrects the aperture for the fixed shutter speed according to film speed and mode (flash-off, flash-on, and macro). At ISO 100/200: f/8 at 1/125 sec. with flash off, f/3.8 at 1/125 sec. with flash on, and f/16 at 1/125 sec. in macro mode. At ISO 1400: f/16 at 1/125 sec., f/8 at 1/125 sec. with flash on, and f/16 at 1/125 sec. in macro mode. The flash will fire in macro mode.
A red LED light is fitted for low-light warning.
The camera uses 2 AA batteries for power. Size: 124 x 69 x 51 mm, weight: 265 g (with batteries).
A very basic compact camera for 35mm film. Made in China for Hanimex. Fixed focal length (described as "focus free"), built-in flash, manual wind on, manual loading and rewinding.
Manufactured: 1990-1992
Fixed focus 35mm lens with small aperture.
Fixed Shutter Speed.
Integrated flash.
Two AA batteries required for flash.
Film advance: Manual wind.
Built in lens cover.
Plastic fixed focus compact 35mm camera with built in flash from Pentax. First model in the Pentax Pino series.
This model was first produced in 1984. It has limited features. The user sets the film speed and then selects either one of 3 pictograms for light level (Sunny, Cloudy Sun or cloudy) or on the same ring the distance for flash use by 3 pictograms (bust-size, half-length or full length portrait). There is a battery powered CdS metering but this only warns the user of too low light in viewfinder and does not lock the red shutter button in low light. Viewfinder is basic with no markers.
Flash has to be manually activated by red switch on rear causing a indicator LED/button to pop up. It is turned off by depressing the indicator button.
The user can adjust the aperture to settings beyond those indicated by histogram (e.g. you can widen the aperture at 400ASA 2 settings beyond the cloudy setting)
Lens: 38mm 1:3.8 pentax lens, 3 elments, 3 lens group-composition
Focus: Fixed, range 1.5m to infinity
Aperture: f/3.8 to f/19
Shutter: Mechanical leaf
Shutter Speed: Fixed, 1/125s
Metering: CdS low light warning only
Flash: GN 12 (ISO 100, in metres)
Batteries: 2xAA alkaline (not NiCd). Good for 360 flash discharges with new manganese alkali batteries
Film advance: Manual, thumbwheel on rear
Film speed settings: 100, 200 & 400 ASA
Tripod mount
175gm without batteries
he Pentax Zoom 105 Super is a fully automatic compact camera released by with a 38-105mm zoom lens. It was also sold as the IQZoom 105 Super so it is part of the Pentax Espio IQZoom series, but this branding is often omitted from the camera body. It was manufactured by Pentax in 1990.
An minor updated version was available in 1991 called the Zoom 105-R which has red eye reduction.
The lens is a 38-105mm, f/4-7.8, the power zoom can be controlled continuously or in steps of 46, 55, 70 and 85mm by lightly tapping the zooming lever. The focal length is displayed on the top LCD screen. The focus range is from 1.35m to inf, but with macro mode enabled this changes to 0.75m to 1.35m. There is also a super macro mode. This button is located under a downward sliding cover on the left hand side of the body. This enables fixed focus range of 0.45m. In this mode the flash always fires and auto focus does not function. An electronic self timer, that can shoot up to five exposures. Number of exposure can be adjusted with the zoom toggle switch. The first shot is set at 10 seconds, the second is at 5 seconds, exposure 3 to 5 is at approx 2 seconds. DX encoded film is required as non-DX film is shot at ISO 25. The film is exposed upside down since the take-up reel is to the left. It takes two CR123A batteries, the battery compartment has a screw that can be release with a accessory on the camera strap. The other side of the tool can be used for mid-roll rewind and date adjustment. The camera strap is slotted to the right hand side of the hand grip.
On date models, Month-Day-Year, Day-Month-Year, Year-Month-Day or Day-Hour-Minute can be imprinted. The years 1987 to 2019 can be imprinted.
Type: Fully automatic 35mm film camera with zoom lens
Film: DX-coded ISO 25-3200, frame size 24x36mm
Lens: Pentax power zoom 38-105mm, f/4-7.8 with macro mode. 11 elements in 9 groups - Angle 50-23.5 degrees.
Focusing: Active infrared autofocus system
Shutter: automatic 1/250s-1/3 sec. Bulb: 1/2-60 sec.
Self-timer: up to 5 frames.
Viewfinder: 87% - magnification 0,45-0,97
Exposure Compensation: +-3EV (steps of 0.5 EV)
Double exposure: possible
Flash: built-in.
Film advance: automatic - max. 1.3 fps, automatic rewind.
Power: Two 3v lithium batteries CR-123A or DL 123A
Size: 144x83x67 mm
Weight: 470g without batteries.
I bought this camera last year because it was very cheap and also because it looked like the ones my parents used to give me when I was a little girl, back in the 80’s! Fuji DL-10 are compact 35mm cameras, sold around 1986 and this particular one was bought in 1987 (the previous owner wrote it on the box).
It is the model which first adopts drop-in loading system, making film loading easy! It has a fixed focus system and a built-in flash, which I wasn’t able to test. For the flash to work, the camera needs a power source of 2 batteries (manganese penlight batteries).
It has a built-on lens cover and the shutter automatically locks when lens cover is closed, so you don’t have to worry about that.
Overall it’s a nice camera, and because it is so simple and small, it’s a good camera for all the Lomographers out there who like to travel light or for the ones who are just starting to get into photography.
