My first Leica was an M2 in 1959 it came with a 5cm 2.8 Elmar to which were added over time a 9cm and a 13.5cm. I never did get a wide angle 3.5cm, but what a nice viewfinder th...
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...
Ric Capucho guides us through has path to forcing the Contax T2 to work as a low light street camera
The Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim 35mm film camera (sometimes shortened to VUWS or UWS) was made in China and sold for not much money as a truly basic point and shoot with an unus...
19 January, 2016
The Road to Making a Pinhole Modified 35mm Compact Canon Camera – by Duncan Waldron
Here's a tale of a modest little camera that eschews almost all of the technology found in modern cameras (even more basic than an LTM...), and it just about fits the ethos of t...
3 November, 2015
Creating the (my) perfect camera – Guest Post By James Fox-Davies
A while ago I decided to customise a camera and lens, or more precisely a Leica M3 DS and a Canon 50mm f/0.95...
After giving up on the idea of a software approach to modifying the Mju II, I decided to go analogue, which is how I came across Hamish’s article. I followed his advice an...