Fabrice on Film

I designed this little adapter for my 126 Fex Indo camera (the infamous   Fex Indo Compact 126 XR ! Because it's a super cute camera, that's why.).   As such, I don't know if all the designs are identical throughout 126 cameras. You'll have to hack off the protruding part of your 35mm film canister with a saw, and then fit this adapter onto it. Oh, and you also have to have an empty 35mm canister and then spool the unexposed film onto this empty spool before loading (in the dark obviously). Also, you might have to wind back into the canister it in the dark. I therefore recommend it for hardcore photograph tweakers rather than for first timer photo gear hackers.   Above tests were done with GP unperforated 135 film, I haven't tried with perf film but wonder if it might tear the film up. But if you want to shoot square format 35mm film with fun results, or just look cute hanging out with a Fex Indo toy, try it out! And let me know how it went. BUY THE 35MM ADAPTER FO...

I was planning on trying a format I have never tried before, the Disc format.  But the Disc camera I have... let's just say it looked a little lame. Not only that, but everyone I talked with except a few experimenters and risk-takers was being critical of my project to shoot Disc format...  Of course, when you see what the cameras look like, I can understand that the gear doesn't appeal to most. So I planned to give it a new look, a look none of these usually boring cameras had ever had before. To make it a little more "wow", a little sexier to use and to be seen with. By luck, I had just ordered some sample iridescent adhesive sticker samplers that I thought would do well and were the right size. I went through the process described in my previous post about the Kodamatic, carefully measuring the protrusions of the camera's body, tracing cutting lines with the AxiDraw V3 and cutting them up with either a cutter and a ruler, hole punchers and an Olfa rotary cutter...

After photographing for over 25 years, I realized the ideal camera(s) for me has to have the following: -Very small in size / light -WYSIWIG viewfinder if possible -Manual focusing capable -Cell / under or overexposure indicator -Freedom to shoot - aka not having to worry too much about reaching the end of the roll too fast -Give me an "analog photography" feel - aka the results need to feel like film -Double Exposure capable -Interchangeable lenses These are my 8 Golden Rules for me to fall in love with a tool and incorporate it in my workflow. Therefore, my favorite cameras to own and use are the following: 110: -Pentax Auto 110 - 6 out of 8 Golden Rules, one extra point for being a SLR that fits in a jacket pocket and giving out outstanding results 35 half-frame: -Olympus Pen F (with two lenses) - 8 Golden Rules attained! - extra point for the freedom brought by half-frame (72 exposures...)     35mm: -Minolta X-300 - 8 Golden Rules attained! Medium Format: I'm still s...

  With the Fabrice on Film blog, I intend to share my process and my journey as a film photographer and filmmaker.  Experiences with equipment, with different types of film brands, labs, share personal insights and processes will be logged here as much as I can afford to, time-wise. Thank you for reading, and keep shooting the right stuff. Image credit: Joshua Newton / Unsplash