Last year around this time a very kind reader, Tasha, sent me an email asking if I wanted a camera that she had laying around. I had never heard of a shackman multishot 102 but a quick google search told me I was verrrrry interested. Time went on, the camera never showed up, and I eventually forgot about it. The announcement that Fuijifilm would be retiring my favorite film got me thinking about all the cameras I’ll probably never shoot and I remembered this one that never showed up in the mail. I hoped that Tasha had just changed her mind and that it hadn’t gotten lost in transit. Apparently my post made her think of the camera too because she sent me an email asking if I still wanted the camera. Heck yessss!
I stalked the tracking number she sent me and hung out at the post office for nearly an hour waiting for them to put it in my box. I rushed home, cleaned the rollers, loaded it up and ran outside to take a photo. First shot was completely black. Crap! I was so bummed out. I fiddled with some settings not really thinking it would help. I went back outside, took the same photo except this time it turned out! I was instantly obsessed. It’s just a simple photo of my neighbors house but ughhhh, I love it so much.
I’m SUPER excited to play around with this camera more. I have so many ideas I want to try out with it, it’s going to be super hard to hoard my film now that I have this baby to play around with. I’m positive you’ll be seeing a lot more instant photos taken with this camera on the blog in the future.
xoxo
Thanks again, Tasha! You rule! This camera is sure to be well taken care of for a very very long time!
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Yay! I'm so glad you like it! These photos are gorgeous.
Thank you so so so so so much! <3
Oh yeah and my first few photos came out black too. My photo professor at the time helped me and we got a couple of working shots. Still not sure what happened! I was going to suggest making a lens cap from something very opaque like electrical tape.
That's really strange.
Neat camera! Sounds like a good camera to take double-exposures since it doesn't force you to advance after each photo!
Yep! Really any camera that used pack film like this would be would be good for double exposures since you have to physically pull the film out after each shot.
Gorgeous shots! Can't wait to see what else you capture!
Thanks Megan! 🙂
Oh my gosh this is so lovely, just love the idea and how you've executed it!
Liquid Grain
Thanks!
That's so cool! – the camera & having readers like her 🙂
For sure! 😀
Oh my gosh – what a cool camera. I must go find one! Love these photos.
Isn't it so awesome!?!
Good luck finding one! 🙂
Oh WOW!! How awesome and haunting is this. Love these.
Thanks Johnna! 😀
Wow! What a cool camera! I wonder if the single exposure would work with a stereograph…the lenses seem pretty close but it'd be neat to test it out!
I would think so. It most likely wouldn't be very dramatic but would probably still produce some movement.
It looks like it has a little O.O face hehe! 😀 Great photos! Love it!
Hehe! So glad someone else noticed that! 😀
Kaylah, love your blog! Photos are beautiful, and don't you just love dead wood tipis?! We made one in our yard in central Wisconsin.
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