Recent content by bud007

Background/problem: This was my go to camera a couple of decades ago and I recently picked it up again. I recall I was just starting to have some issues, but not a lot of details. Loading a roll of film in, the counter was not reseting to "S", so still showed frame 2 or 3 or some such thing. I...

I think the real "trick" with this is the careful application of epoxy, rather than the shape of the part... but you need something to affix to the sliding lever and hook the spring to and a little bit of plastic works. After working for a few days, my first attempt failed when the spring...

Yeah, I'm with you on the imperfections. The stamp ink pad was a Tsukineko Stazon black, which is something my wife had (she makes greeting cards occasionally as a hobby): https://www.amazon.com/Tsukineko-SZ000031-k-Jet-Black/dp/B0013L5SDY It's undersized, so required me to dab the stamp...

The wooden block is sizable, so I could easily create a mount on the side of the block for "rockers" that I 3d print... then I can tweak the 3d print to dial in the size/clearance. Could be tricky to match the curve exactly of the block, but hopefully that curve is something akin to a nice round...

Ah... so I should have designed a bottom and side border or similar that I don't ink? Or would this be part of the wooden block?

The block is curved, so applied by rolling horizontally. Problem is it's unbalanced - almost everything is on the top of the block, so makes it hard to apply in a level manner. Good tip ono the "something soft underneath". Putting some craft foam underneath the paper helped quite a bit - doing...

Well, the rubber stamp idea was a mixed bag. On the positive side, the look and font reproduction all worked well. However, in use the stamp was very unwieldy - really hard to get a consistent imprint due to the size and shape. I'm thinking about breaking up the single stamp into a couple of...

I think I figured out where I got confused. I went into this project thinking the postcard was the same size as the negative - (the negative being 3.25" x 5.5")... so assumed that was too small to mail, not realizing the actual postcard is bigger than the negative by half inch (3.5" tall, so ok...

umm... wow... I swear I looked this up, but I think you're correct... so a vintage card can be mailed.

I attempted a label and it did print fine. Technically that made the double weight photo paper too thick for a postcard, but that could be gotten around by simply using a thinner photo paper. The bigger issue for me was how it felt in the hand. Even though I trimmed the edges with a razor, it...

I keep trying to convince myself that imperfections in what I'm doing actually help make it more authentic :smile:

Yeah, good catch on the type being too big. I'm using type vs handwritten because, for better or worse, the 1908 card I chose to emulate had type (creek bridge card partially shown below). If I scale everything to compare type sizes (image below).... yeah, the font size I used was maybe twice...

Here's the final 4x6 on Ilford Portfolio Pearl. This shows the live edge on the negative all the way 'round and I think helps with the retro impression. I'm happy with the look and the couple people I showed it to mentioned "it looks old". Interestingly, the Ilford 4x6 paper is intended to...

Here's a scan of successful print for one of my goals - negative shot in Kodak 3A and contact printed on modern 4x6 double weight paper: Since my negative is only 3.25" tall, when I printed I masked it to 3" tall, so 1/2" white boarder all the way around. I put the gray background behind the...

Super Fujica-6 Couple of weeks ago in San Juan...