I'm toying with the idea of converting one of my cameras (A Ricoh XR-10) to shoot half-frame as a wee project... SLR bodies are pretty cheep these days, so...
... Cameron, Don't know anyone who tried it "at home" but found a website that does it for a price. They are at: www.procamerarepair.com Its not cheap. Dave...
... does it for a price. They ... I was tempted in the past to splash out on one of their cameras, but as all of my lenses are PK mount, I couldn't really...
The conversion seems to be useless if you cannot change the lens, cause not ony the frame modification, the distance between the lens and the focal plane is ...
I'd say it depends if it is in full working order, or even guaranteed to work. I bought a Pen EE, a Pen EE-S, and an EE-3 all in one lot off eBay for...
As well as being interested in half frame cameras, I also collected Russian and Soviet models, Just recently I came into possesion of a Zenit MT1 Medical...
Hi, everybody! I'm a "halfer" with (up to now) four half frame cameras: an Olympus Pen EE2, an Olympus Pen EES2, a Ricoh Auto Half and a Fujica Mini (meter not...
... Hi Sergio - I find it interesting that you have a Ricoh Auto Half. I used to have one, but it disappeared somewhere. I was able to get some real quality...
I have just had a look at my Fujica half 1.9 and it would appear that there is no manual option, I presume the aperture scale is for flash use,it does,however...
... Hi, George. I just got the camera and it works (at least looks like to), but I have not yet finished and processed its film... Now I'm shooting mainly with...
Hello, I am a new member of this group and to half-frame photography itself. I was just window-shopping in the camera market in Karachi, Pakistan and saw PEN...
Welcome to the group! Good to see some activity. I have had the same focusing "problem" with my Demi S but its usually my fault! Dave Anderson Oak Park,...
Welcome to our little group of half frame fanatics, still selling film cameras in Pakistan I take it. lucky you, as we have gone digital mad here in the U.K, I...
Hello: I have been a member of this group for a while now, but this is the first time I have posted any messages. I am a fan of the half frame format. I have a...
Hello Dave, Thanks for the mail. Yes it will be good to see some activity in this group, though, film is dying gradually and people don’t know about...
Hi, Mark. I have a Fujica Mini too, but its meters needle is not working (but the meter works... I got readings using a multimeter). As I could understand from...
Hi Sergio: Thanks for the link for the Fujica Mini instructions. That was very helpful. Have you used your Fujica? I am in the middle of a roll of film on mine...
Hi, Mark. ... Not yet... its meter is not working and I can't set f/stop on lens to guess exposition. :( ... Yes, the diafragm is fully working. ... Now I'm...
Hi Sergio: The big problem with many of these old half-frame cameras is that they used selenium meters and many of the meters have died now. I kept trying and...
Hi there, i'm new here. I'm looking for Mr.Geoffrey Tyrell, photograph in Aylesbury, UK, in the 70's. I'll ask him some questions about the photos taken at the...
Hi, Mark. Finally I finished the first roll on my Fujica Mini. All photos were taken with guessed f/ stop and guessed exposition. The camera worked pretty well...
I have just looked at your photos taken with the Fujica half frame,very nice. What film did you use and were they scanned from prints,slides or directly off...
At long last, after waiting months to be approved, here I am! I'm Dean, from BC, Canada. I've been shooting half frame since the late nineties, when I...
... Sorry for slow response, I'm not sure where our moderator is. Years ago I wrote something about the spammers and next thing I knew I'd been given...
... Greetings Dean from BC: You are the first half frame user I've encountered that uses one of the Yashica Samurai style cameras. I have a couple of them...
The Samurai is a fine camera,I used mine on an extended South Island (NZ) trip last year using it to shoot slide film (Velvia 50)the results were excellent...
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