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27 March, 2023

Polaroid Pathfinder – Shooting 120 Film In My Father-In-Law’s Essentially Obsolete Camera

By Brashtown Czar

My father-in-law is a bit of a packrat. He loves people and he’s always got relevant questions, stories, and of course stuff in his hoard. Tell him what you’re interested in, an...

13 March, 2023

Building a Darkroom with Little to no DIY skills – by Laura Cogan

By Laura Cogan

The title suggests I can't do DIY which is not entirely true. I have been known to wield a hammer from time to time but while the results are functional they're not particularly...

21 February, 2023

That Time I “Half-Framed” a cute Kodak Flash Bantam camera (Part 2 of 3)

By Dave Powell

Part 1 of this three-part mini-series detailed how I converted a lovely little Kodak Flash Bantam camera to shoot half-frame images. It was fun and (more-or-less) easier than ex...

14 February, 2023

That time I “Half-Framed” a cute Kodak Flash Bantam camera (Part 1 of 3)

By Dave Powell

I’ve long wanted a half-frame 35mm camera. Doubling one’s images per roll is especially great now that film costs more. I’m an inveterate tinkerer, though, and preferred to conv...

25 January, 2023

Lens Conversion – Nikon AF600 to LTM/L39 with a ‘Rod’s Gear’ Housing – By Andreas Mass

By Andreas Mass

When I was looking for a potential lens or rather a nice broken camera to retrieve a good lens from I stumbled on some articles here covering the Nikon AF600 (also known as Lite...

18 January, 2023

That Time I Built an “Air-Gap Meniscus” Lens – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

Long ago, I tried to shoot landscapes using a macro-close-up filter as a lens. I taped the filter to the front of two nested cardboard “focusing tubes” and attached them to my F...

8 November, 2022

Baby’s in Black – Swapping Body Plates on the Autoreflex T3 – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

The first camera I owned and used extensively was a Konica Autoreflex T3; a real brick of a camera. I was always a big advocate for the T3, and used it extensively for 20 years....

14 October, 2022

How I made a focus-free lens for Micro 4/3 – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

I have a plan to go on holiday to Paris with my daughter the year of her 10th birthday. I know exactly which (film) cameras I will bring. I have prepared a gift for my daughter ...

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Andrew on Wider Isn’t Always Better
I still like wide angle lenses but realize they are most effective when used sparingly. Often that definition of 'sparing'…
Andrew on Wider Isn’t Always Better
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Daniel Martínez Barber on A Pair of Unusual Lenses Adapted to a Fuji GFX 50S
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