Re: Little lens AND Toy cameras

From: PhotoGecko Austin <gecko@photogecko.com>
Subject: Re: Little lens AND Toy cameras
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 23:01:08 -0500

> These are only made for 35mm models, but we're having great fun with
> the one we bought last week. Kris, this might be just what you're
> looking for!

I just got an optical assembly which I can put in front of an existing
camera lens to make the image fu*ked up like toy cameras. This optics
is given a decent product name but I won't call it by its name because
it's very crappy for its intended application. This is very nice,
however, because I can put it on a digicam to take Halloween party
pictures, on a 35mm SLR to burn a film with silly things, and on a MF
camera for somewhat more serious work.

I jsut got this and didn't figure out the best way to work with it.
But here are some examples I just took on my desk:

http://silvergrain.org/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=36

I can adjust the degree of blur and distortion by changing the
aperture of the main lens as well as the axis of mounting this optic
in front of a regular lens. This "toy adapter" doesn't have any
controllable dial.

--
Ryuji Suzuki
"You have to realize that junk is not the problem in and of itself.
Junk is the symptom, not the problem."
(Bob Dylan 1971; source: No Direction Home by Robert Shelton)