The title suggests I can't do DIY which is not entirely true. I have been known to wield a hammer from time to time but while the results are functional they're not particularly...
21 February, 2023
That Time I “Half-Framed” a cute Kodak Flash Bantam camera (Part 2 of 3)
Part 1 of this three-part mini-series detailed how I converted a lovely little Kodak Flash Bantam camera to shoot half-frame images. It was fun and (more-or-less) easier than ex...
14 February, 2023
That time I “Half-Framed” a cute Kodak Flash Bantam camera (Part 1 of 3)
I’ve long wanted a half-frame 35mm camera. Doubling one’s images per roll is especially great now that film costs more. I’m an inveterate tinkerer, though, and preferred to conv...
25 January, 2023
Lens Conversion – Nikon AF600 to LTM/L39 with a ‘Rod’s Gear’ Housing – By Andreas Mass
When I was looking for a potential lens or rather a nice broken camera to retrieve a good lens from I stumbled on some articles here covering the Nikon AF600 (also known as Lite...
18 January, 2023
That Time I Built an “Air-Gap Meniscus” Lens – By Dave Powell
Long ago, I tried to shoot landscapes using a macro-close-up filter as a lens. I taped the filter to the front of two nested cardboard “focusing tubes” and attached them to my F...
The first camera I owned and used extensively was a Konica Autoreflex T3; a real brick of a camera. I was always a big advocate for the T3, and used it extensively for 20 years....
14 October, 2022
How I made a focus-free lens for Micro 4/3 – by Tobias Eriksson
I have a plan to go on holiday to Paris with my daughter the year of her 10th birthday. I know exactly which (film) cameras I will bring. I have prepared a gift for my daughter ...
I’m ashamed to say it’s been many years since I developed a film or went near a proper darkroom. I say ashamed because from secondary school onwards photography was my passion.
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