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…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY
A Mamiya 67 instant camera, or: Creating the Maminstax – By Victor Doroshenko
October 20, 2018The 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,…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY
Schneider 45mm f/2.8 Xenar to Leica M mount Conversion – By Ellis Ley
October 16, 2018I 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…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY
Non-Destructive Hacking the Ricoh R1 for Full-Frame Wide-Angle Photography – By Howard Hurd
August 14, 2018One 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…
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…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY
My Leica M3 Titan Reverse Panda & Leica M4-P Super-Rat – CameraWorks-UK Custom Cameras
July 22, 2018Something I’ve been thinking about for a long time is modifying – or indeed having modified – a Leica rangefinder. Earlier this year I took the…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY• Rangefinders (Changeable Lens)
Hasselblad Xpan with a 35mm F2.8 PC Nikkor – A Users’ Review. Cal Stewart
July 20, 2018To 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…
Accessories• Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY
35mm Accessory Viewfinder for the Budget Conscious / The Wonders of 3D Printing
July 1, 2018In the last few years there seems to have been loads of innovation around the democratisation of manufacturing, with 3D printing being - at least to…
Regular readers of this website will be aware of my interest in modified and modifying lenses to work on Leica cameras. I guess this is why…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY
Modding a 28mm Canon Demi C lens for M39 mount – by Tobias Eriksson
October 29, 2017Following on from my Canon Demi C review, I wanted to write something about the orphaned lens that came about from me only shooting it with…
