One day I was going through a bag of knackered old point and shoots looking for a decent donor lens to use on a cardboard camera I was making (as you do) when I noticed that nea...
I wondered if it was possible to use the gorgeous viewfinder of this humble lump of plastic on a real camera such as the LEICA IIIa which has a definitely crappy viewfinder - at...
25 July, 2016
Basic Optics For Photographers In 9 Diagrams – by Aukje
If you have read some of my posts here, you know that I am a newbie where it comes to film photography. This time I thought I would share something about optics, a subject that ...
I’ve got a bit of a habit for not just picking up a camera and shooting with it. Instead, I spend a lot of time thinking about how I can modify them to improve the styling, erg...
17 July, 2016
Specialist Film Camera Repair & Modification Companies
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a chap called Matt who suggested it might be nice to create a list of reputable camera repairers. Specifically film camera repairers.
Rather...
6 June, 2016
3D Printed Yashica T4 lens conversion
If you have a broken Yashica T4 and lack the budget or inclination to send it for an all singing all dancing MS conversion, this strikes me as pretty much the most obvious alter...
Film photography doesn’t need to be difficult, in fact in many ways I think it can be much easier than digital. I've had a few people ask me recently how I have the guts to shoo...
Ric Capucho guides us through has path to forcing the Contax T2 to work as a low light street camera
