Modification of the Wolverine Pro Film Scanner
The Wolverine Scanner (also sold as Reflecta, Somikon, Winait or similar) for Super 8 and Regular 8 Film fills a gap in the market because it is affordable. Unfortunately, however,…
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Elmo Album – the luxury “click & whir”. A repair report
Die "Elmo Album" ist eine recht seltene Super 8 Kamera — und das ist schade, denn sie hat einige wirkliche Besonderheiten. Das besonderste (und zugleich heute irrelevanteste) ist wohl, dass…
Lightening up too dark black&white reversal films
Perhaps others here also know the chronic problem of too-dark b&w reversal films. At least for me, b&w reversal films turn out much more often too dark than too bright.…
DIY Tape Roller
Those who splice their film with tape know the air bubbles that occasionally gather under the adhesive film. From Würker (and later Wittner) there was the practical tape roller with…
Making the Agfa Microflex ready for Provie and E100D
For some time now, one of my cameras piling up is a Agfa Microflex 100, which seems to be still working flawlessly. At the very least, test shots with…
New hoses for the Lomo tank
The hoses of the Lomo tanks often become brittle over time or have kinks that remain. Unfortunately, the hoses of all Lomo tanks do not have a standard measure, so…
Warming plate as tempering aid
Anyone developing color films is faced with the challenge of tempering chemistry as accurately as possible to the required temperature, usually 38°C (100.4 F). While chemistry bottles can be tempered…
Cost-effective digitalization of Super 8 frames
Various special lenses for 35 mm reflex cameras were offered "at the time" to photograph Super 8 individual images. With these special macro lenses, the format-filling reproduction of Super 8-…
3D printed Super 8 cartridge opener
I opened my first cartridge in daylight with a saw... Everybody developing Super 8 films on their own sooner or later faces the task of opening the Super 8 cartridge…
The built-in turntable
Everyone who works with the Lomo tanks probably knows the problem of film jamming and improper winding, often leading to double layers, which then do not get developed properly. Using…