After a few years of shooting, and 2 or 3 hundred rolls of film I felt my experience was growing, and my GAS with it. I'd…
Making, Measuring and Testing the “Optimal” Pinhole: Pinhole Adventures Part 3 – by Sroyon
October 26, 2020There’s a scene in Jurassic Park where Dr. Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) gives the park’s creators a lecture on ethics. He ends with the famous line, “Your scientists…
Making and Using a Cardboard Camera: Pinhole Adventures Part 2 – by Sroyon
October 5, 2020When you get right down to it, there are only three things a camera needs to do: form an image, record that image, and be otherwise…
Nine Homemade Cameras: Pinhole Adventures Part 1 – by Sroyon
September 21, 2020Aren't humans amazing. We develop sophisticated technology – high-resolution sensors, superfast lenses – to record images. But we also make, and express ourselves with, the simplest…
Cameradactyl OG – 5×4 Large Format Snapshot Camera Review
July 13, 2020The Cameradactyl OG is a camera I have been meaning to write about since, well, ages ago (sorry Ethan). It's also my first large format camera…
FauXPAN, Just Another DIY 35mm Panorama Camera – By Freeman Lin
June 22, 2020It was Day 6 of COVID-19 isolation, I was feeling more and more restless. Being one of the lucky ones, I could still work from home,…
CAMERADACTYL Brancopan 35mm Panoramic Camera: A Preview with Pictures – By Ethan
December 17, 2019I'm Ethan, I make cameras at Cameradactyl.com. A few months back I finished the initial prototypes for a new camera, the Brancopan, which is a 35mm…
Panomicron Oxygen review – A 3D Printed Hasselblad Xpan Alternative
December 24, 2018I’ve recently bought myself a Panomicron Oxygen - a panoramic 35mm film camera that’s the same format as the Hasselblad Xpan, but at a fraction of…
35mm Accessory Viewfinder for the Budget Conscious / The Wonders of 3D Printing
July 1, 2018In the last few years there seems to have been loads of innovation around the democratisation of manufacturing, with 3D printing being - at least to…