First Roll With: Konica EYE Half Frame Film Camera by Janie L.

I was interested to shoot with the Konica EYE largely because I love shooting half-frame cameras. Not only does it double your roll of film, it also allows you to experiment with some cool compositions/collages. Here I stitched together 3 photos in one longer panoramic style photo. 

Shooting with the Konica EYE was very easy, the only manual adjustments you need to do is the zone focusing (from 1m to infinity), which is controlled by a focusing ring around the lens.

The viewfinder of the EYE is very bright and contains the focusing and shutter speed info, which was really helpful as I tended to forget that I had to manually focus. Loading film in the EYE is easy too, but I'll admit I made the classic rookie mistake of not loading the film properly and didn't realise until 20 shots in. 

Freddie and I were stunned at how sharp the images turned out! A lot of definition in detail and shooting in black and white brought out those details even more. The aperture range (f1.9-f16), which is selected automatically via the EYE's selenium meter around its lens, gives a nice depth of field to portraits too.

I also tested shooting moving objects, like moving cars and bikes. They turned out great!

Overall, shooting with the Konica EYE was really fun. The half frame aspect is really quite forgiving and gives you the creative freedom to just snap away. I shot with a 24 exp roll and it gave me more than double at 52 images, that is more than enough for a day's test roll! This camera can be a great and unique addition to anyones current collection, it's a camera that will last (be sure to keep the selenium meter protected with a cap when unused as it will become worn off by the sun) and I definitely recommend picking it up if you ever see one!