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Solida I / Canon 40D mashup

Today I figured I could construct some kind of 'lensbaby' by ripping apart an old Franka Solida I camera (made in 1931)

 

The shutter was broken. I had to take it apart to open the shutter blades. As you can see I have not really paid attention to the markings and dials when putting everything back together.

 

I glued the bellow to a leftover M42 macro ring. Using my trusty M42 to EF adapter I can attach this monster to my Canon camera.

 

Some recent shots:

www.flickr.com/photos/ilbertbextor/3387479699/

www.flickr.com/photos/ilbertbextor/3387460589/

www.flickr.com/photos/ilbertbextor/3388124158/

 

Pictures have very low contrast and the colours are nothing short of bland. After post processing the result is somewhat decent though.

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Uploaded on March 19, 2009
Taken on March 19, 2009