photo from 127 camera number 22 - Bencini Minicomet

bunting, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The film was in poor condition, and was stuck to the backing paper, I had to develop it as it was, though at the end of the process the paper peeled off quite easily. There was a considerable residue of paper particles left stuck to the film, these are the white flecks visible on this photo.

127 camera number 22 - Bencini Minicomet

Bencini Minicomet, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This is not only a new model for me, but a new format, it takes 2cm x 3cm pictures, and squeezes 24 exposures out of a roll. So far I haven't been able to find any other cameras that use 127 film in this way.
It was made in the early 1960s, there was a film in it when I found it, Kodacolor II, which was introduced in 127 size in 1973.

photo from 127 camera number 21 - Bell & Howell Electric Eye

Madina Masjid Sheffield, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The automatic exposure mechanism on this camera seems to have died, but it still works as a fixed aperture, single speed device. I transferred the partly used film from the Kodak Brownie Super 27 that I was using earlier in the week.

127 camera number 21 - Bell & Howell Electric Eye

Bell & Howell Electric Eye, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This is a very heavy and chunky camera, although it has an automatic exposure system, this doesn't seem to be working, so I treated it as a simple point and shoot, with fixed aperture and shutter speed, and took the four frames in bright daylight. I didn't want to risk wasting a whole film, so tranferred the part used roll from the Brownie Super 27 to finish it off.

photo from 127 camera number 20 - Kodak Brownie Super 27

water feature, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The curly Efke film managed to slip free from the film plane and provide an unplanned selective focus effect.

127 camera number 20 - Brownie Super 27

Brownie Super 27, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

The Brownie Super 27 is one of the less common Brownies, at least on this side of the Atlantic. Made between 1961 and 1965 it takes twelve square photos per roll. There is no "B" setting, and two apertures marked sunny and dull, so I'm having to wait for suitable lighting conditions to finish the film off.

photo from 127 camera number 19 - Bencini Comet III

Kenilworth Works, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This is one of the many old industrial buildings in Sheffield that are still in use, though sadly many more have been lost.

127 camera number 19 - Bencini Comet III

Bencini Comet III, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.

This is one of the less common of the Bencini range, it is styled rather like a cine camera, with a vertical layout. There is a single shutter speed of 1/50th, plus "B", and unusually, a cable release socket.
I loaded it with a roll of Macocolor C41 negative film, and managed to make rather a mess of it, losing the first 3 frames in the process. I'll know what to do next time!