Quarter frame 35mm cameras?

Donald Qualls · Nov 9, 2021

jsmoove said:
@Donald Qualls Was it https://www.freestylephoto.biz/3541-The-Ultimate-Quad-Cam-Black-35mm ? This looked great but they don't seem to be around anymore.

That was probably one of the ones I've seen. I also recall that there was a fairly accessible mod for the original Action Sampler shutter that would shoot one lens per shutter release press, and not unlock the film advance until the 4th had been fired. That would really do what you're after, but I can't find it with a quick Google.

jsmoove · Nov 9, 2021

@Donald Qualls
Maybe https://www.flickr.com/groups/1785736@N23/ ?

Donald Qualls · Nov 9, 2021

That looks like one of the cameras that had that capability, @jsmoove -- but once again, most likely only available on "I can't test this"bay.

jsmoove · Nov 9, 2021

Yeah...im not a big fan of ebay either. Well do let me know if you remember others.

Bazza D · Nov 9, 2021

I have some push on lens covers that let you mask off the lens to 1/4 instead of a half like the Polaroid one. One side is always blocked of then there is another cover that rotates and has an indexing line. I got them with some stuff I bought. I believe these fit 52mm front lens diameter.

Cholentpot · Nov 9, 2021

AgX said:
The cameras I referred to were made this way just to save costs, it had no other benefit.

Some of them. Something like the Pen F has many benefits. It's small, it has a high flash sync, it's native portrait oriented, there's no prism hump.

AgX · Nov 9, 2021

I had it explicetely about full-frame SLRs, modified to half-frame, not about the Pen F.

jsmoove · Nov 9, 2021

@BAC1967 @Bazza D
Maybe a splitzer/mask cap is actually a good idea....how are 4 images exposed without winding the film?
Are there examples somewhere of 4 images done with one of these thingies?

gone · Nov 9, 2021

I once bought a Leica R3 w/ case and goodies online, and inside was a P&S silver plastic camera that had the 4 image per frame setup. Two on the top, two on the bottom. Just now I went to eBay to see what they were called (Cheapskate II?), but can't find them.

That format gives you a LOT of exposures per frame, and might be great for a lot of things including head shots. Hopefully someone can tell me what they were called. We never used ours, and it was lost in a move.

gone · Nov 9, 2021

Found it. The camera is worth buying just for the viewfinder and rewind crank alone. Hope you have tiny, doll like hands.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194458676310?hash=item2d46a3ec56:g:dsIAAOSwMlhhcx7E

This is a cool camera too, but too posh. Is that the English word for upscale? I like it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224648222091?hash=item344e13d58b:g:7nYAAOSwMm1hYxf0

Bazza D · Nov 9, 2021

The cap I have goes in the end of a lens hood. It has a quarter and half masks. Both of the masks move and have index marks. I've never used it put I imagine you make an exposure, then adjust what portion is open depending of which quarter you wish to expose next. You would need a camera that does multi exposure so you do not wind the film as you shoot. It seems an inexact method. I'd be happy to mail you one of the ones I have if you like. I have two and I doubt that I will use them.

BAC1967 · Nov 9, 2021

jsmoove said:
@BAC1967 @Bazza D
Maybe a splitzer/mask cap is actually a good idea....how are 4 images exposed without winding the film?
Are there examples somewhere of 4 images done with one of these thingies?

I think you can do multiple exposures per frame on most 35mm SLR's but it's been a while since I did this, a long while, so maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong. You take the first shot, take up slack in the rewind crank. Then press the button on the bottom like you're going to rewind the film but while holding the button and holding the rewind crank from moving you cock the lever like you are advancing the film. This will cock the shutter without moving the film. Take your next shot then repeat. It's a bit of a chore for each shot, not going to get your 0.66 frame rate.

macfred · Nov 9, 2021

Those are nice too ...

https://www.ebay.de/itm/184976246458?hash=item2b117186ba:g:5moAAOSwxB9geM6d

https://www.ebay.de/itm/402650429564?hash=item5dbfd5f87c:g:R6gAAOSwYCNgBZvx

jsmoove · Nov 9, 2021

@Bazza D Thanks for the offer....I'm not sure what im after just yet, I think I need the edges of each photo in the quad to line up flush as opposed to blended/blurred, which is what I see in some of the splitzer examples, as you say its not an exact method so doing it by hand may prove difficult to get the results im looking for. I may take you up on that in the future though.

@BAC1967 Thanks for this information....I had no idea that you could do this, will look into it further.

jsmoove · Nov 10, 2021

Stereo attachment!
Would only need to cover one side at a time to take two separate photos
https://retinarescue.com/retinastereo.html
I wonder if there are other lens types that come in attachment form?
Doubt they come in quad format.

-Apparently theres a whole new world out there of 3d lens attachments....I had no idea

jwebs94 · Jul 24, 2023

jsmoove said:
I only recently learned about the lomography action sampler camera....are there other cameras that expose 4 separate images on a single frame of 35mm film? Or is it the only one that can do this?

I had one in the late 90s/early 00s. It's why I searched and found this thread. I can't remember what it was. Trying to find the brand to see if I can find an old one on Ebay.
I was going through old photos recently and found photos with 4 distinct images exposed on the print.
But interestingly, it looks like I only ever shot one roll with it. If I figure it out, I'll be back! lol

jwebs94 · Jul 24, 2023

jwebs94 said:
I had one in the late 90s/early 00s. It's why I searched and found this thread. I can't remember what it was. Trying to find the brand to see if I can find an old one on Ebay.
I was going through old photos recently and found photos with 4 distinct images exposed on the print.
But interestingly, it looks like I only ever shot one roll with it. If I figure it out, I'll be back! lol

--I'm starting to think it was a Nickelodeon PhotoBlaster, I will look at the photos again to see if the frames on the top and bottom were similar enough that it was actually shooting 2 at time or with a minimal delay.

ETA: The more I read about it, it is the PhotoBlaster. Something I read made me think it takes two photos at a time but it doesn’t. You get four distinct photos per frame.

Eric Klingberg · Jul 25, 2023

jsmoove said:
I only recently learned about the lomography action sampler camera....are there other cameras that expose 4 separate images on a single frame of 35mm film? Or is it the only one that can do this?

I believe this is the camera you are looking for:

Lomography - The Nickelodeon PhotoBlaster

The Nickelodeon PhotoBlaster is built for fun! A word of advice though: you have to approach this camera in the right frame of mind and it will deliver.

www.lomography.com

Europan · Jul 25, 2023

There were a few movie cameras that you load with 35-mm. stock to expose a quarter image. Barnes’ 1914 double 17.5-mm. system (Eastman-Kodak employee) was revived as Double-Eight.

xkaes · Jul 26, 2023

There are plenty of 1/4 frame 35mm cameras -- but they are not all 1/4 frame as you might expect. Some take all four pictures at once, some in sequence, and some completely separately -- like the PhotoBlaster. There are also cameras that take MORE than four images on 35mm film, such as NINE (three rows of three lenses) or even FIFTEEN images. How about four panorama shots on one 24x36mm piece of film? Check out:

http://www.subclub.org/shop/35mmmisc.htm

Xylo · Jul 26, 2023

And there's the Lomo Supersampler that takes 4 vertical shots on a single frame.
And the Lomo Pop9 that takes 9 identical photos on a frame, and their Oktomat that took 8 photos on the same frame.

xkaes · Jul 26, 2023

Xylo said:
And there's the Lomo Supersampler that takes 4 vertical shots on a single frame.
And the Lomo Pop9 that takes 9 identical photos on a frame, and their Oktomat that took 8 photos on the same frame.

As is mentioned in the link I provided above, the Super Sampler provides four 8x24mm images across a normal 35mm film frame. If the camera is held vertically, you have horizontal panorama pictures.

Xylo · Jul 27, 2023

And the best part is that the camera has two sequence speeds. The slowest one is the most useful as you can move the camera to capture more stuff in the sequence.

I have a metallic teal blue one

I must say that they are not the most robust piece of gear but they're a lot of fun.

Quarter frame 35mm cameras?

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