I had bought the camera first instead of the film. Would the other way around be better? Probably. If I had the film, I could look at it once and put it away, forget about it.
When my Keystone arrived, I couldn't keep it out of my hands. I'd admire it like Gollum. I'd hold it to my eye and use it like a telescope. Silly really, the zoom was nothing. I would keep it in my pocket, being pocket-size was a key selling point, ready to whip out and snap photos.
Unfortunately, I'd have to wait a week for the film to arrive.
During what would turn out to be the longest week, a fear crept in. I had bought this on eBay and it was listed as working. Doesn't mean it's true. In order to find out, I would need to buy film and send it off to be developed. This would take another week of waiting.
The cost to do this would be more than the camera.
So, when the film arrived, I was both excited and nervous. I loaded one 110 cartridge and ran out to start shooting. It was fantastic.
I went around my backgarden and snapped a few nice scenes.
It took more self restraint than I'd like to admit to stop me from loading more film and carrying on shooting.
The results?
I am happy to say that my little Keystone worked but not without fault. There is a slight lens flare on some of the photos. This is not the end of the world. In some of the photos, it gives it a certain charm.
I also learnt I need to better judge distance. My Keystone has a simple zonal focus. This has led to a few photos coming out of focus. That's fine, I expected some user error.
Out of the 24 exposures, there's about six pretty good ones.
So, enjoy.