Filmwasters
Which Board? => Main Forum => : Skorj April 13, 2009, 09:12:41 AM
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My father the photographer thinks I am a 'camera murderer' for what I am about to undertake. But, what is better; a MiB, never used, Polaroid 120 slowly rotting away, or cutting one up to accept a pack-film back and getting some use from it?
The saw is warming as we speak...
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cut it up, cut it up, cut it up!
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OK, if you insist...
Unmarked, bright and shiny:
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Sparkling (B-1/500 & f4.7 to f90):
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Accessories included original leather carry bag, Polaroid lens cloth, ND and O2 filters, hood, wink-light and (dead) selenium meter:
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I will try and document the process as best possible...
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The saw is warming as we speak...
A jury of your peers would never convict you (as long as they're these peers).
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These can be converted to take 4x5 sheet film holders (Razzle (http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~razzle/index.html) does it.
If you don't dismantle everything, put plenty of blue painter's tape on the inside to avoid picking little metal shards off everything...
The mod is done by milling a part of the back and removing the pressure plate door...
For those who don't have a lot of experience, attempting something like that is almost guaranteed to kill the camera.
Take into account the film registration distances or else you won't be able to focus properly...
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that is a pretty camera! good luck, will make a very nice packfilm cam if you can do it. i've thought about trying this myself.
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Work has started:
http://filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=2083.0 (http://filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=2083.0)
I will try and add as many photographs documenting the process as possible! Have fun, I am. Skj.
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I will try and add as many photographs documenting the process as possible! Have fun, I am. Skj.
Please do. I can't wait to see what happens next. This is like EastEnders except no one gets run over (at least I hope).
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i'd imagine the toughest part will be making sure the focal length remains the same...
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Over in the <Articles> section, more on the pain:
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I've thought about. I've been away, I've come back, I've thought about it some more, I'm sorry I just couldn't do it. :o
I just couldn't. I have everything crossed that it comes out OK.
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Could at least done it to an old 600 integral camera...
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that would be bizarre, and probably impossible, given the circuitry of the flip-top 600 cameras.
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The problem with the flip-tops is simply taking them apart without damaging anything. They're all held together with clips and you must need something like 6 hands just to take the shell out.
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yeah looking at my sun640, it's all one big piece of plastic. hmmm...got me thinking, though. i don't know how you would get power for the exposure though without the pack battery. plus isn't the ISO for 600 like 640?
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Finished! Next some test shots...
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It's pretty. Can't wait to see the test shots.
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Whooo!! Whadda dream!!