This pocket-fitting Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18, as the name suggests, is very compact and small. It is very trendy in the 1970s due to the aggressive wave of TV advertisement. I guess this Kodak Instamatic 18 is very suitable for consumable market because it is cheap, easy to use and convenient to bring around.
Lomography Color Tiger 110, Haji Lane (2017)
Actually I saw this Kodak Instamatic camera in Hong Kong film store selling at SGD 29 or 49 (I can’t remember), but the condition was horrible. So, I am quite surprised to find my current Instamatic 18 in Thailand in a clean and new condition.
Summary of Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18:
- uses 110 films
- fixed shutter speed 1/90 in day light
- 1/40 with flash (flash was missing when I bought it)
- fixed aperture f11
- 25mm focal distance, equivalent to about 50mm on full frame (Please tell me why)
- require no battery (hooray!)
Yeah, so that’s about it. A simple camera. Currently, Lomography is the sole source of 110 films on market. I pray hard they don’t stop producing. Otherwise my Instamatic 18 would be useless. Also sadly, the nearest Lomography distributor from my location is Kuala Lumpur! If I run out of my current stock and need 110 films desperately, I got to order it online. So not too bad.
Lomography Color Tiger 110, Rochor Centre (2017)
As expected, when you buy second hand stuff, it’s common to lack things that originally comes along with it. What I didn’t have for this Instamatic 18 is the external flash light. Hence, I am limited to only shoot outdoor. Come to think of it, the flash might not work if the battery required is no longer in production, such as the K battery. Anyway, it’s good enough this camera is still functional. However, I foresee myself not using it often because of the film availability and higher cost of scanning this 110 film!
Lomography Color Tiger 110, Haji Lane (2017)
Not a common sight in Singapore: a man volunteered to be in my frame :p
Visit my YouTube photo-walk video with this Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18! Cheers!
Wow it’s quite impressive! For a moment i thought the photo was taken in Hong Kong or somewhere! And i realized it was taken in Singapore and the photo got a nostalgic atmosphere! Love it!
Hehe thanks! You want to photo walk at this place? I can bring you! It’s also near to a few film shops 🙂
I would love to! My friend mentioned this place to me few times, but i never get a chance to walk there!
Alright! Then we shall go! 😀
hi! may i know where you exactly where you got your 110 film in kl? and how much was it if you still remember?
Hello I didn’t buy my 110 films in KL. I got mine from Bangkok. And I can’t remember the exact price but it’ not cheap. You can check out Lomography website to buy 110 films from there 🙂
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The reason the 25mm lens is a 50mm equivalent is that the total area of the negative from 110 film is half the size of 35mm film.
This link explains it much better than I can. https://thedarkroom.com/film-formats/110-film/