Topic: Homemade Camera Podcast

[jojonas~]

Now here's a podcast right down my alley!

http://homemadecamera.com

I thought I'd recommend it as I know I've always been in good tinkering company here


There's some discussions and photos on their flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/3976524@N23/
Maybe someone else here will join their challange of building a ~80mm lensed camera. I know I will! 

[Francois]

And now I'm itching to get back in the workshop...

[John Robison]

Interesting. Maybe now is the time to join flicker. Love these homemade cameras and I have a few to present also including a shoestring budget 4X5 (and it ain't a pinhole).

[jojonas~]

shoestring budget is my kind of budget!

[Francois]

Ahh! The joy of dumpster dived photo gear

[John Robison]

shoestring budget is my kind of budget!

Indeed! I have a light weight homemade 4X5 that is using a 130mm f7.7 Kodak Anastigmat with front cell focusing to 6ft. It came from a 1a folder that has a 2.5X4.5in. neg size. That translates to a 5in. diagonal but it seems to cover 4X5 acceptably and was free. The rest of the camera is made from about $5 worth of hobby plywood and 3/16 black on black foam core. The total weight with film holder is 1.5 lbs. or 680gm.
If I use photo paper as negatives I can run it cheap and even work under safelight.

Of course with paper negatives you are working with about ISO 6~12 so I guess I should include the weight of a tripod in the kit.

[Francois]

Which incidentally weighs probably more than the camera itself 

[John Robison]

Which incidentally weighs probably more than the camera itself 

Now you made me go and check. I have a compact Slik Sprint 150 and it weighs....drumroll please.....
2lbs. 5.3oz. or for metric folks 1058gm. So, surprisingly less than a pound more than the camera w/filmholder. A whole 4x5 kit with bag of less than 8 lbs. (I only have 6 filmholders so that is the most I carry.) I just love do it yourself stuff.

[Francois]

Talking handmade cameras, I just found this
https://makezine.com/2018/04/18/diy-aluminum-camera/

[jojonas~]

Good going John!

Talking handmade cameras, I just found this
https://makezine.com/2018/04/18/diy-aluminum-camera/

when it's not about the ergonomics!! Impressive work though

[Francois]

Well.... ergonomics are definitely not everything. Just look at the Argus brick

[jojonas~]

now this really fits my shoestring camera building ideology

copy pasta from the latest episode blog post:
the Garbage Cam Challenge
wherein each participant creates a camera (pinhole or lensed) from junk laying about the house and uses it for various upcoming photographic assignments. No part of the camera can use a part that was designed for use in a camera with the exception of 35mm film canisters for film transport.

[Francois]

Somehow, I have a feeling this might be an homage to Miroslav Tichy 

So far, I'm having trouble with my 80mm project as I have both parts that I need that are on a boat coming from China and I need to find a cheap optometrist who is willing to sell me the lowest grade uncut lenses for a good price... my lens suffers from myopia 

[zapsnaps]

I really like Tichy's work. He makes me feel normal.

I'm sure it doesn't count as hand building a camera, but I am going to attempt to nail an Instax wide holder onto the back of my turn of the century plate camera on Sunday. That & pinhole day, I'll be busy.

[jojonas~]

I hope your goods arrive safely, Francois

I really like Tichy's work. He makes me feel normal.

I'm sure it doesn't count as hand building a camera, but I am going to attempt to nail an Instax wide holder onto the back of my turn of the century plate camera on Sunday. That & pinhole day, I'll be busy.

that's what I like about these guys, they're very inclusive with talking all about just adapting lenses to other cameras, modifications on gear and complete rebuilds and new cameras from scratch.

[Francois]

I must admit that the diy aspect is a nice change from the buy buy buy aspect of the fpp podcast.
When it's diy there can't really be gas.