The Kodak Instamatic 500 might look like a common Instamatic camera. Boxy, thick, pocketable and simple, quickly loaded with a 126-film cassette. But once you take a closer look...
'Sharp lenses' and 'cheap lenses' is a Venn diagram with a very small intersection. In search of such a short-telephoto lens for equestrian photography, I started looking at the...
5 July, 2019
That time I shot freelensing with a Camedia D-435 and an Olympus OM 50mm – 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...
I started collecting parts for a summer project with my son. I’ve been wanting to build a Goodman 3D printed medium format camera for a while and finally took the plunge on orde...
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...
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 ...
28 December, 2018
Hacking Nikon L35AF ‘Pikaichi’ lens into the body of an Industar 50-2- by Charles Higham
If you've got a dodgy or non-working Nikon L35AF 35mm compact film camera lying around, or are willing to buy one, you might be prepared to throw caution to the winds and destro...
I had a request from my friend Ollie to look into some possible donor cameras he had to make a new conversion.
The final lens can be seen above, but the pre-existing parts and ...