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New York

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Instax Magician

Following the London trip, I flied to New York. The first thing I’m not used to is the hotel room is very small. It made it difficult to do anything. I walked along the street in Time Square. It is … Continue reading →

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A trip to London with Instax Square

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Instax Magician

These were taken in October 2019 during a trip to London. It is my first time to London. It is a refined city and everywhere are historical buildings. Even the offices and retail shops are frequently situated in historic sites. … 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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Lego + expired film II

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Instax Magician

Shooting with expired films is an indulging experience. The pictures are so unique and there are always surprises. I particularly like shooting expired films with people. It reminds me a proverb in Chinese: With clothes the new are the best, … Continue reading →

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Lego Instant Camera shooting with expired films

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Instax Magician

So old camera should use old film. It makes a lot of sense, right? For my 100 years old Lego Instant Camera, I gonna use some “really old film” – Fuji Instax Mini film expired in Mar 2014. Merely from … Continue reading →

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Instant back in time – Shooting with a 90 years old Lego Instant Camera

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Instax Magician

This is probably the oldest Lego Camera in the world This is my latest attempt to revive a 90 years old camera using Lego bricks together with instant films. Not too many people would have experience to use a camera … Continue reading →

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Lomo Instant Wide Modification

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Instax Magician

I have been working on this Lomo’ Instant Wide – Magician edition for awhile and just released officially today in Lomography magazine. If you are interested to get one, please feel free to leave a message in this blog. 🙂 … Continue reading →

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Easter holiday trip

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Instax Magician

As a tribute to my trip, I shoot this in the nice restaurant with my family and friends still having dinner. The sunset is too short. Hope we can do more instant pictures shooting next time.

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