Through the years, these Lady Carefree cameras have given me fits and starts. She sits upon the shelf, gathering dust. Time goes by and I forget that she just doesn't work. Her job is to sit there, looking pretty. A stay-at-home camera with no real function. But, like I said, I forget this. Here's my original review with the update below.
"Lady Carefree"? More like "Troublesome Witch". She looks so unassuming, in that perky little instamatic way. Her beige paisley brocade facade is merely a cover for the issues that reside within. First off, I decided to use her indoors with some flashbulbs. She accepts PX825 batteries which, as far as I know, are no longer available. I stuck two 625's in there and they worked, though intermittently. But that was okay, since the shutter had the same intermittent issues. Grrr…. I put her in a changing bag, took the film out, then messed around with her in the light. If I got her good and lubricated with lighter fluid, her shutter would fire and the film advance winder would wind freely. Then I'd put the film back inside. Maybe she'd perform … maybe she wouldn't. Maybe it was just her time of the month? "Lady Carefree"… the name even sounds like a maxi-pad. In fact, this plastic camera kind of looks like a maxi-pad. A folded one anyway.
Shown here with LightDays, since I didn't have a maxi-pad (story of my life).
Got a great deal on a Ryan Sakal board at the Goodwill!
So's I took them little varmints out to the back forty.