Saturday, March 30, 2013

FilmmakerIQ.com: Modding a Vintage Camera to use Digital

FilmmakerIQ.com
Modding a Vintage Camera to use Digital
Mar 30th 2013, 11:00

This is cheating right?

Here I've decided to do the project on a 1916 Kodak Autographic 3A Special. You need a camera with some sort of bellows, or a focusing lens apparatus. For instance, I would really love to convert a Kodak Instamatic, but it's got no adjustable lens or bellows, and the back is so small that it would look rather awkward after modification.

A significant part of the experience is the joy of going out and using the modified vintage camera. Plus it gives the camera a "second life". Its previous owner might have put but a few dozen rolls through it at the most, unless his name was Gary Winogrand, however, you'll be able to shoot a few thousand free exposures digitally. I think it's better than just ripping off the lens and mounting it onto a Micro 4/3, or letting it collect fungus on a shelf.

This camera was originally purchased at the now closed Photographer's Place in Manhattan's Soho district for $45 in the 1990?s.

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