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Enter the world of film hacking, and prepare to make images from nearly any vintage camera regardless of format.

Film Hacks

A “film hack” is quite simply the creation of a work-around to be supply film in a certain format using film of a different format.  These are typically done out of necessity to enable a camera use of a camera that uses a discontinued or rare film format, and range…Continue reading “Film Hacks”

Hacks

Hacks – Polaroid Pack Film from Polaroid Integral

26 Apr 201830 Apr 2018
Difficulty Level: 6- Absurd NOTE - This is what I would consider a "Risky Hack" given the cutting of mediums that contain liquid chemicals.  As such, I would discourage the…
Tools

Tools – The Sheet Film Trimmer/Slitter

24 Apr 2018
As a film hacker, I'm used to having to maneuver a good degree of tweaking to make a final product that works as intended. I'm also used to having to…
Tools

Tools – Ilford Ortho Plus Film

19 Apr 201819 Apr 2018
Sometimes, film manufacturers have a tendency to unintentionally dissuade usage. Before I ever got into shooting pack film Polaroids, I had no idea what the purpose of Fuji FP-100C fim…
Hacks

Hacks – Five (plus) Fun Ways to Keep Shooting Packfilm Polaroid Cameras

19 Apr 201826 Apr 2018
Regrettably, the 11th hour for fans of Polaroid Pack film cameras arrived a couple of years ago with Fuji's announcement that it was discontinuing the production of it's FP-100C product. …
Gallery

Folio – Ferrania 200 / Konica Centuria 200 in 616 Half Frame

19 Apr 2018
In the world of vintage film hacking, there are occasions where your goal is to get a camera using an obsolete format to render a quality image that emulates what…
Gallery

Folio – Ilford FP4+ in 616 Half Frame

19 Apr 2018
One doesn't have to be in the hobby of film photography for too long before they discover emulsions they like.  For myself, Ilford's 125 speed FP4+ has grown to be…
Hacks

Hacks – 116/616 from 35mm (135)

19 Apr 201823 Apr 2018
Difficulty Level: 1 - Easy In the world of film hacking, if such a small niche can even be called a "world," the usual approaches are to create a replacement…
Gallery

Folio – Ilford HP5+ in Polaroid Type 20 (Swinger Model 20)

12 Apr 201812 Apr 2018
With a few lessons learned from my first experience with the Polaroid Swinger Model 20, I set to work to improve on the results of my first batch, finding another…
Hacks

Hacks – Polaroid Swinger Model 20 from 120 Film

12 Apr 201820 Apr 2018
Difficulty Level: 1 - Easy Polaroid can be a bit of a ubiquitous label, making for some particular confusion when the inevitable question arises "Is film still available for this?"…
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Confessions of a Film Hacker

10 Apr 201810 Apr 2018
The term "hacker" has all sorts of sinister connotations.  One pictures a shady character working under the radar to find a way to crack a puzzle that he wasn't supposed…

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