Doing the mods has been a lot of fun, but having a fully working oval aperture is a game changer. This Helios 44-2 has been modified to take an oval shape and has a smooth aperture that ranges from f/5.6 to f/11 USEFUL LINKS: Get a Helios 44-2 58mm f/2 M42 on eBay Look for a Cat Eye Helios 44-2 on …
Spring and summer have been fun. For the first half of June I was swamped during the pre-production and production for The New Romantics' pilot episode - which had very long days, but the footage looks really good - followed by a two-week break all the way back home in Brasil. The last time I'd been …
This is a long post about thinking I was smart when I was stupid. It could've had terrible consequences but I was lucky enough to get through without losing money in spite of taking all the wrong steps. By the end of May, some of you might remember a couple LOMO BAS Squarefronts popped up on eBay. …
Here's a quick trick for the widest possible taking lens when using 2x stretch anamorphics. There's a little bit of hacking and slashing, but not much, I promise. USEFUL LINKS: Get a 63mm f/2.8 El-Nikkor enlarging lens on eBay Get a M39 to M42 ring on eBay Get an M42 to EF adapter on eBay Get M42 …