Author Archives: Instax Magician

Take another year to finish a roll with Kodak Retina iia

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Instax Magician

I’m the type of slow photographer. This time I used more than a year to finish this roll of 35mm film. I still remember the first picture I have taken in Taiwan during X’Mas 2018. I just finished the last … Continue reading →

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Shooting 35mm film on Yashicaflex

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Instax Magician

Recently my friend has tried to use my 135 old Pentax camera that I brought online. It turned out the camera has some issues and she stopped shooting that roll. I have extracted the film out and tried to use … Continue reading →

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Moments like these

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Instax Magician

Tonight I had dinner with my family and my good friends. Nice restaurant, good food, great accompanies, interesting conversation, joyful moments and dim light. I just felt the impulse to take pictures. People who indulge in old cameras would understand … Continue reading →

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HMV has gone; these are our last instant pictures

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Instax Magician

I took this pictures in HMV last year to test out the world first modified Instax Square camera. The results was quite good. But at that time, a staff warned us that we cannot take pictures in the shop. He … Continue reading →

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World First Instax Square SQ6 modification with a Voigtlander lens

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Instax Magician

These days I felt in love with the Fuji Instax Square camera. In the era that Polaroid still made new cameras and films, I was only a small kid. Occasionally I had one or two Polaroid taken in the restaurant … Continue reading →

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Took a year to shoot a roll with Canonet QL17 camera

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Instax Magician

I got this Canonet QL17 last year from a flea market. It is actually a flea market counter setup by a camera shop during Chinese New Year time. Got this at a very low price. The camera is workable but … Continue reading →

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Black and white pictures with Lego Contessa Nettel camera

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Instax Magician

Suddenly I wanted to take some black and white pictures with my Lego Contessa Nettel camera. It seems to be a perfect match of black and white pictures with a century old instant camera. It also fits people’s impression of … Continue reading →

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Lego camera to the beach

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Instax Magician

It is not the first time I take Lego Instant Camera – Contessa Nettel to the beach. With a camera with 100 years old, we really need to understand its characteristics to realize its full potential. The old lens made … Continue reading →

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The blossom

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Instax Magician

Recently I purchased two plants at home. I’m obsessed to take some instant pictures for them. Focusing and composition are challenging as the objects are so close. The viewfinder are likely to have some biases. I’m using again the Lego … Continue reading →

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Shooting with modified Mini 70

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Instax Magician

I like shooting with my modified Instax Mini 70 as it is so light and convenient to carry around. Its outlook is modern yet its pictures looks old, thanks to the Ross London F3.8 lens.   Refer to “Instax Mini … Continue reading →

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