Fun Point and Shoot

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Written By John Hendrick || Staff Photojournalist Pepper magazine || UTSA Photography Instructor

Sometimes i find myself in a position when i want to be a little less serious and playful with taking images.

With a recent trip Scheduled for San Francisco, i thought, Man i wish i had a point and shoot film camera. So i jumped on the internet, and the race was on.

I stumbled upon the Ilford Sprite II 35mm refillable “Disposable” camera. At just $31.00, i figured why not.

Let me tell you, it’s pretty small, making it easy to throw into your pocket, and since it is a plastic camera, it’s super lightweight.

So some key things to know before you go out and pick one up (which is not a bad thing to consider).

it’s essentially a Disposable camera, don’t expect tack sharp images. It optimal focal distance is about 1 meter, right around 3 feet, the lens is about an f9, and the speed is about 125 of a second (just for reference.). It does have a flash, which in low light was pretty good.

I’ll Post a video on my youtube channel this week where you can see some more images, and i can walk you thru some stuff.

For now, i’ll say i haven’t put it down; it’s so much fun to take around and just point and shoot; after all, that’s what i was looking for.

john

John Hendrick || Staff Photojournalist Pepper magazine || UTSA Photography Instructor

Born in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Queens.

John grew up skateboarding in the mid-’80s and into the late ’90s when NYC was the melting pot of pop culture. He worked as a messenger and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For the past 23 years, John has traveled worldwide and lived abroad in Italy, Spain, and Japan.

https://www.johnhendrick.com
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