Mods, DIY & Lens Adapting Archives

27 November, 2018

Adding Manual Shutter Speeds to the Yashica Electro 35 Series Cameras – by BY CAMERADACTYL (Ethan)

By cameradactyl

I have been filling my kickstarter orders for the last month for the CAMERADACTYL 4x5 Field Camera, which has imprisoned me in my own house, a victim of my own mild success, bab...

20 October, 2018

A Mamiya 67 instant camera, or: Creating the Maminstax – By Victor Doroshenko

By vzzdor

The first time I saw Mamiya RB67, it was love at first sight. It was a chance coincidence that we met at all, on the net, as usual, without seeing each other in person. And, as ...

16 October, 2018

Schneider 45mm f/2.8 Xenar to Leica M mount Conversion – By Ellis Ley

By ellisley

I had a request from my friend Ollie to look into some possible donor cameras he had to make a new conversion. The final lens can be seen above, but the pre-existing parts and ...

14 August, 2018

Non-Destructive Hacking the Ricoh R1 for Full-Frame Wide-Angle Photography – By Howard Hurd

By HowardH

One of the coolest features of the Ricoh R1 (the less sought-after sibling of the fabulous GR1 series) is its panoramic feature. "Big deal", I hear you say, "Loads of 35mm film ...

23 July, 2018

Modding a Halina Anastigmat f/3.5 45mm – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

I am rather new to the technical side of photography. That is - the choice of multiple camera bodies, changeable lenses with all kinds of filters and whatnot, tripods, monopods,...

22 July, 2018

My Leica M3 Titan Reverse Panda & Leica M4-P Super-Rat – CameraWorks-UK Custom Cameras

By Hamish Gill

Something I’ve been thinking about for a long time is modifying – or indeed having modified – a Leica rangefinder. Earlier this year I took the plunge and sent my Le...

20 July, 2018

Hasselblad Xpan with a 35mm F2.8 PC Nikkor – A Users’ Review. Cal Stewart

By CalStewart

To cut to the chase, it is possible to shoot the Hasselblad Xpan with a 35mm f2.8 PC Nikkor, which will give you a wider field of view than with the standard 45mm lens. It's a c...

1 July, 2018

35mm Accessory Viewfinder for the Budget Conscious / The Wonders of 3D Printing

By Hamish Gill

In the last few years there seems to have been loads of innovation around the democratisation of manufacturing, with 3D printing being - at least to me - almost the poster-boy f...

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