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Hand painted Lucy fan art coffe table. I started a new home for just this kind of junk... http://thriftstorelore.posterous.com/
film waster & instant junkie
Building a pinhole lens for my Polaroid 600 SE.
I had a bayonet mount for the Polaroid 600 SE that I took from a re-purposed 127 mm lens. I decided to put the mount to use by making it into a pinhole lens for my 600 SE.
First off I mounted it to the camera to get some measurements. Focal-length, distance from where I intended to mount the pinhole to the film surface. Image circle, I measured along the diagonal of the 600 SE film back to determine how big the image diameter needed to be.
Over to Mr. Pinhole to calculate the ideal size of my pinhole, as well as to determine some useful info like f stop and angle of view.
Cutting the lens barrel down to just the grip and bayonet for a cleaner look, I then sanded the surface to leave a polished aluminum ring around the outside of the mount.
Tracing around the inside of the barrel on a piece of 1/16" ABS plastic, which I then cut out to use as the cap.
A pinhole plate I had from a previous project was the correct size. Making your own pinhole is super easy, to get an accurate measurement I use this method.
With a hole in the center of the ABS cap, and using another ring of ABS plastic, I mounted the pinhole plate using ABS cement.
To fabricate a shutter I used a teardrop shape of ABS drilled and bolted it to the cap so it could be swung side to side to open and close.
A little black automotive silicone around the inside seams to fend off any light leaks.
Here it is mounted on the camera.
Here are some test shots.
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Replacing the covering on a polaroid SX70
I ordered a new covering from Aki-Asahi. Great place to get leatherette for a number of cameras. You can see the process below.
First removing the old covering, A dirty and time consuming job. Use any straight edged utensil to pry up and remove the old covering...
Next clean and remove any goo left behind by the adhesive. Use rubbing alcohol to clean the cameras surface. Peel up a piece of the new new covering, start with the bottom of the camera. Brush the back with rubbing alcohol to allow for repositioning before the glue sets. Place each piece firmly and smooth out any air pockets.
Let dry for 24 hours and you are good to go.
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Adapting a Canon FL 55mm f1.2 to EOS EF camera mount.
I Picked up a Canon FL 55mm f1.2 with the intent of converting it to an EF mount for EOS system. I documented the process, except for the element cleaning...
First off is to strip the lens of its FL/FD mount and the auto aperture apparatus. Remember to save the three screw that mount the auto aperture mechanism to the lens body.
I used an M42 to EOS adapter for the EF mount.
Determine where the TOP part of the adapter is when mounted to an EOS camera, so the lens is upright when mounted to the camera. (marked here with a sharpie)
Use the removed auto aperture mechanism as a template by marking the mounting screw holes on the underside of the M42 adapter.
Mark and drill holes for the mount screws.
Remove the A M aperture select ring. Do so carefully as there is a tiny ball bearing located between the lettering on the ring and the lens barrel. The tiny bearing is held in friction with the removed ring by the tiny spring seen below.
Use the A M aperture select ring as a template for a 1/16th inch thick spacer to fill the space between the EF mount and the A M aperture select ring, when the lens is reassembled.
Reattach the A M aperture select ring with ball bearing in place. Attach your EF mount to the lens barrel an trim up the spacer you made. De-bur the area around your mount screws so as not to damage your camera.
Attach it to the camera and you are ready to go.
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Trees to Know in Oregon
A great book from Oregon State University, printed in the late 60's. Full of great illustrations by Hugh Hayes.
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PolaPulse strobe light
Thrift store find. A strobe that runs on the battery from your polaroid film packs. polaroid dance party at my place.
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A positive jam... man.
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Family Archives
I have been scanning like crazy...
My Mothers family history is getting a digital upgrade to allow extended family members to access the photos and information held within. After my Grandmother passed at the beginning of the year my mother gathered all the family photos left behind. After some much appreciated organizing on her part she passed them along to me for scanning and archiving; they will eventually reside on a flickr page of their own for organizational and accessibility reasons. It is amazing to look through all the photos of people you never knew , and some you did but not all that well. And pouring over early photographs will always interest me... Heres a look.
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