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17 January, 2025

Wollensak 5″ f/3.5 Projector Lens Adapting Journey (and Failure)

By Sebastian Shields

I ran into this lens during a trip to bop around the local thrift store with friends one afternoon. I picked it up off of a Revere 553 Projector, of which I have, surprisingly, ...

28 December, 2024

A Portable Scanner for Free – Another Quick Tip

By Geoff Chaplin

This is a follow-up to my previous note “A Portable Light Box for Free”. After developing my film in a bathroom following a location shoot away from home I want to...

14 December, 2024

How I modded Lomo LC-A+ into half-frame camera

By zhenyaetoya

I made a half-frame mod for the Lomo LC-A and LC-A+, inspired by a clipping from the Russian magazine “Foto&Video,” issue #8 from 1999. This mod has been brewing...

10 December, 2024

Rangefinder with glasses? A mod made from necessity

By Christie Harkness

Anyone who is a glasses wearer and rangefinder enthusiast then this issue will be familiar with you. A quick google search for ‘rangefinder camera with glasses’ wi...

23 November, 2024

Two cameras with a common shortcoming

By John Furlong

LOMO LC-A I’ve owned a LOMO LC-A for some years and enjoyed its inherent ‘quirkiness’ – both in the image quality and operation: – the easy to ...

5 November, 2024

My Square Story – Making my own 24×24 35mm Cameras

By Alexander Seidler

It is a long story. Longer than I expected. Yes – I didn’t expect anything but learning to frame and playing with a different aspect ratio. It is also story of Gea...

15 October, 2024

Can a Polaroid pack camera shoot 4×5?

By Jim Skelton

The short answer: sort of… A Polaroid pack camera comes with a 114mm lens and basically covers a 3×4″ image. I was curious as to whether it could shoot 4×5...

3 October, 2024

More Adventures with C-Mount Marble Macros

By Dave Powell

This is my last article (for now) in a series about macro photography using C-mount cine lenses. (The first article is here and the second is here.) In the first, I tried three ...

Marco Andrés on Argus C44R – The American Rangefinder
Glad that you brought this USA camera manufacturer to the fore. Even if, as you say, the camera is difficult…
Jeffery Luhn on Imago Absentia – A Portrait of the Absent
Bradley, Thanks for your comment. I've done a few shots of current family members in poses similar to vintage photos…
Gary Smith on Argus C44R – The American Rangefinder
According to McKeown's 2005/2006 Guide, the C44R was produced between 1958 and 1962 however it is a modified C44 which…

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