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I attached a 1950's era Kodak Duaflex to my 10D so I can shoot through the viewfinder. Here is an example:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/granthamilton/165877679/

Here is the setup:



This is what I did:

I used a Dremel tool to carve some slots in the side of the junction box to accept the film winding knob and neck strap anchors of the Duaflex. I also carved an opening in the front so the lens is unobstructed. The PVC pipe fits into the junction box with friction and the downspout sleeve is rubber and is fricition fit as well. I painted the whole thing with flat black paint and used varying thicknesses of adhesive furniture sliders inside the junction box so that the Duaflex is snug. There is a large gasket inside the tube, just above the junction box on the inside to prevent light leaks. The hardest bit to get is the PVC pipe because it is sold in 10 foot lengths. I scavenged mine from a construction site dumpster. See the gouges in the pipe? I wasn't crazy enough to want to Bondo it to make it smooth. The other parts I bought for around $15.
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Grant

http://www.flickr.com/photos/granthamilton/
 
You obviously have too much free time on your hands. It looks intriguing, but don' t think it will catch on as a way to supplement your lens arsenal...robby
 
I think your sensor needs cleaning ;-)
What a great project. I love novelty stuff like this, nice job.

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I see you have other samples. These have a real "film look" to them, I love 'em.
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'The primary purpose of any business is to make a profit.'
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Grant,

Those shots have a lot of magesta (I mean magesty) to them. If your goal is to capture a feel of 70's photography, I think you've arrived.

I have to say, and this is entirely selfish, that I miss your Chicago shots from the lake. Coming back, ever?

jb

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I had a toy one when I was a kid that looked a lot like that. I could look over fences and around corners with it. Awesome :)

Which lens are you using actually attached to the camera body? I'm guessing it must be something of a tele, but also somewhat macro to get a good image of the focusing screen of the TLR camera.

My dad has an awesome old 2 1/4 X 2 1/4 Rolleiflex TLR that would be good in this application. But I would never dream of getting it dirty enough to get the proper "effect". The view through that thing, while square, is pristine even though that camera is far older than I am :)

And the actual photos taken with that camera are arguably better and cleaner than anything we can get yet from our DSLRs. Medium format film is kind of neat and the square format was fun.

Now I've got to go try to find that camera just to play with it a bit :)

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Jim H.
 
great stuff - that's a really nice gallery. I've experimented a bit with things like this - I made my own zeiss lensbaby with a pentacon lens and a cv boot. The pentacon also has the waist level viewfinder so I might give it a try.

Another fun project is to build a slit scan shutter onto a lens hood.
 
Just looked through the rest of the gallery and had to comment again. The compositions are fantastic - such clever use of the empty spaces. It's very inspiring.

The portraits of your daughter are wonderful too - lovely lighting - is it mostly natural light?
 
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