Conv001
Right, the test roll is back from the developers for the Brownie 127 into 35mm conversion. Not stunning results..... Three problems arise. One: light leak. I think, despite taping up, light has got in from the red frame counting window. Remember, this is 35mm film unprotected by the paper backing that 127 film would have had. Two: Soft focus. OK, it is not Zeiss Ikon territory, but I had better results with my original Brownie 127 in terms of clarity. This may be because the film is not laying exactly on the film plane (but I thought it close enough) or perhaps a poor lens, or maybe camera-shake. Three: the electrical insulating tape I used to secure the 35mm home made film gate (127 film is larger) came loose, with a flap intruding into the film gate opening. I feared that might happen. Anyway, here are some results. I cropped out the black 'shadow' from some images, but the light leak remains evident to a lesser or greater extent. That is probably down to the amount of time a particular frame remained exposed to the red frame window before being wound on.
Conv001
Right, the test roll is back from the developers for the Brownie 127 into 35mm conversion. Not stunning results..... Three problems arise. One: light leak. I think, despite taping up, light has got in from the red frame counting window. Remember, this is 35mm film unprotected by the paper backing that 127 film would have had. Two: Soft focus. OK, it is not Zeiss Ikon territory, but I had better results with my original Brownie 127 in terms of clarity. This may be because the film is not laying exactly on the film plane (but I thought it close enough) or perhaps a poor lens, or maybe camera-shake. Three: the electrical insulating tape I used to secure the 35mm home made film gate (127 film is larger) came loose, with a flap intruding into the film gate opening. I feared that might happen. Anyway, here are some results. I cropped out the black 'shadow' from some images, but the light leak remains evident to a lesser or greater extent. That is probably down to the amount of time a particular frame remained exposed to the red frame window before being wound on.