• Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim Repair From alspix in alspix stuff (442 days old)

  The vivitar ultra wide and slim is a great camera, small, lightweight and generally pretty robust for what it is. It does however have one nasty design flaw. The wind-on mechanism relies on a "keyed… more

• Opening a Polaroid 600 camera From alspix in alspix stuff (607 days old)

  Depening on how you look at it, these Polaroid 600 cameras are either a wonder of great design, or a right pain in the arse. The are assembled without any screws whatsoever! Getting inside one was a b… more

• Praktica SLR Light Meter Circuit From alspix in alspix stuff (820 days old)

  There's been a bit of discussion lately on the flickr Praktica group about light meters, batteries, accuracy, repair etc. If you've got an old Praktica SLR - a TL3, MTL3, MTL5B, TL5 in fact pr… more

• C-41ophobia - The Irrational Fear of DIY Colour From alspix in alspix stuff (944 days old)

  Pretty soon after starting to do my own B&W film processing I started wondering about colour. Is colour film processing at home possible? How easy is it? Can I do my own films cheaper than the lab… more

• Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim Multi-Exposure and "B" Mod! From alspix in alspix stuff (958 days old)

  Here's a mod that will turn your Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim into a multi-exposure, low-light shooting, blur soaked Lomo killer! The multi exposure mod lets you re-cock the shutter as many time… more

• Lens Reversal Macro From alspix in alspix stuff (963 days old)

  The other day I thought I'd try a little macro experiment with my new Pentax dSLR. Many years ago I bought a M42 reversing ring for just such antics on my Praktica film SLR, and I'd just bough… more

• Redscale Technique From alspix in alspix stuff (1165 days old)

  Here’s the results of an experiment using the “redscale” technique. This involves exposing colour film backwards, i.e. emulsion side away from the lens. It's actually very easy to expose the fi… more

• 35mm Sprocket Counter Clicker From alspix in alspix stuff (1214 days old)

  The Clicker.... or should that be Clickr... :D I've read a few posts on flickr where people have tried using one of these plastic clickers to count sprocket holes but it has failed. Once you know … more

• Filmbox Pinhole Camera From alspix in alspix stuff (1368 days old)

  Here's another 35mm pinhole camera, this one was actually made before the matchbox pinhole, but the construction principles are very similar. Read the instructions for the matchbox pinhole first. … more

• Olympus Trip - Manual Modifcation From alspix in alspix stuff (1377 days old)

  I wanted a small, cheap 35mm shooter with manual controls. One of these days I'll get myself one of those nice little 70's compact rangefinders but they cost more than a tenner!! ;-) so for now, I'm m… more

• Matchbox camera Shutter From alspix in alspix stuff (1380 days old)

  Here's a couple of photos of the shutter I'm currently using. It's made from a couple of bits of scrap card. One has a quite large hole cut in the centre which fits over the pinhole (I didn't cut thi… more

• Matchbox pinhole - some colour shots! From alspix in alspix stuff (1396 days old)

  Here are some results from the first roll of colour film through the matchbox. I used some Kodak Plus 200 "free" film. Here's a couple of close-up images, the huge depth of field really … more

• Matchbox Pinhole From alspix in alspix stuff (1421 days old)

  My first couple of 35mm pinhole cameras attempted to be panoramic, wide angle affairs, but this time I thought it would be nice to get back to the classic square format.Here's my latest contraption wh… more

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