27 December, 2023
If Your Vintage Camera Lacks Strap Lugs, Try This!
Only when I began preparing to review my Ansco Super Memar camera for 35mmc did I notice that the camera lacks “lugs” for attaching neck straps. I could carry it i...
8 December, 2023
The Cirkut-Holga: A toy slitscan panorama camera
Last year, a friend sent me an article about someone using a 100 year old Cirkut camera to make amazing contact-printed panoramic photos on 8 inch wide paper. I hadn’t kn...
5 December, 2023
The 110 Saga Continues – Post Mortem Discoveries
I hope these ramblings about my exploration of 110 and sub-miniature are of some interest beyond my keyboard but here’s the next chapter. When my Minolta 460 Tx 110 camer...
5 December, 2023
How to Refill an Ilford Disposable Camera
So… you’ve just finished to shoot all around the city (or wherever you’d like) with your brand new BW disposable camera, what’s next? Chances are that yo...
28 November, 2023
Making a No-Sew Belt Pouch from an Old Denim Jacket
I’ve always wanted a slim-profile belt pouch for carrying compact cameras. Most manufactured belt pouches have been too small or thickly padded for my cameras and taste. ...
14 October, 2023
That Time I Hacked a Canon AF35ML to Make a Loupe
WARNING: The following would be sacrilege with a working Canon AF35ML point-and-shoot. But if you happen to stumble across a “trasher,” this is a great hack for turn...
13 October, 2023
A Win/Lose Tale of Making a 120 to 16mm film slitter.
This has turned out, somewhat abruptly, to be the final chapter in my investigation into 110 and reusing the cartridges. Unfortunately, it also led to the demise of my original ...
25 September, 2023
Developing and Shooting a 3D Printed Large Format Leaf Shutter
I have been a reader of this blog for quite a few years. I must have stumbled upon it around the time I was getting into film photography and was working through decades of phot...
