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Camera Modifications

6 January, 2020

That time I shot Instax film in a Mamiya 6, upside-down – By Gilbert Townshend

By Gilbert Townshend

I have over the past five years developed either passion or an obsession for instant films, depending on who you should choose to ask. Growing up just on the cusp of the digital...
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12 August, 2019

That time I shot a Toyo 4×5 with a Fuji XE3 stuck to the back – By Martin Norton

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I have shot all manner of cameras over the years, and have long had a love affair with Large Format photography, I’ve even built my own 4x5 cameras. I do admit to sometimes find...
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15 July, 2019

That time I shot homemade red scale in a pinhole-modified Zorki 4 – By Alex Purcell

By Purcell

I guess this all started when James Guerin of RealitySoSubtle posted some photos taken with one of his 0.1mm pinholes, on a digital APSc camera. Until then, despite having tried...
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5 July, 2019

That time I shot freelensing with a Camedia D-435 and an Olympus OM 50mm – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

At the bottom of John Scott's fun gaffa tape pinhole lens post is Hamish's invitation for contributors to a new series entitled "That time I shot with a...". Essentially, any so...
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24 June, 2019

That time I made the Sonblad – The Poor Man’s Hasselblad CFV II – by Simon Forster

By Simon Forster

Got to love those guys and gals at Hasselblad as they have just announced a second generation digital back for possibly the most iconic camera ever made. Click here to watch the...
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6 June, 2019

That time I shot with a Leica and gaffa tape as a “lens” – By John Scott

By John_S

Photography, cameras, techniques. I love everything about photography. There was a time when I was really into Lomography photography. The simplicity of taking a photo via a in ...
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27 November, 2018

Adding Manual Shutter Speeds to the Yashica Electro 35 Series Cameras – by BY CAMERADACTYL (Ethan)

By cameradactyl

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 victim of my own mild success, bab...
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23 October, 2018

How to Calibrate a Canon P Rangefinder (in my case, for use with Soviet lenses) – by Cameradactyl (Ethan)

By cameradactyl

I am a fan of quirky old soviet cameras.  I have had, loved, and broken a few Zorki 4 cameras over the years, and I love their lenses.  I own Jupiter 8, 9 and 12 lenses (50mm f2...
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