tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post2899884472590277245..comments2023-12-23T08:37:50.433-05:00Comments on hula seventy: about this 'through the viewfinder' thingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-42795673973580503322011-02-05T10:35:05.217-05:002011-02-05T10:35:05.217-05:00TTV is a blast. I wanted the option to use more th...TTV is a blast. I wanted the option to use more than one vintage camera with my contraption, so came up with a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/4130785051/in/set-72157622910218916/" rel="nofollow">"trombone slide" PVC design</a> which works very well and is lightweight.<br /><br />If I may, an example of a shot taken with my contraption through a Duaflex:<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/4146636149_17f067e0e0.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/4146636149_17f067e0e0.jpg</a>Pixelsmithyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991082098058020942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-9731855259869151442010-01-25T14:27:16.079-05:002010-01-25T14:27:16.079-05:00What! I'm making one of these. I KNEW there ...What! I'm making one of these. I KNEW there had to be something like this. Here is my blog post photos gawking over my garage sale camera and viewfinder. I'm dusting that baby off and using your tutorial!<br /><br />http://www.mypennypile.com/2010/01/photos-100-garage-sale-camera.htmlMaryanne Gobblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828615069057687076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-74570050466605908172009-11-09T00:08:30.260-05:002009-11-09T00:08:30.260-05:00Hey! Great stuff, thanks. I was just wondering if ...Hey! Great stuff, thanks. I was just wondering if anyone you know has ever tried this trick with a Seagull TLR? It's the only medium format camera I have that isn't a Holga. The viewfinder is kinda tricky on these, ya know? Thanks again!Jessica Stambach Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700143590854395652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-74508428123272800052009-06-18T10:50:16.026-04:002009-06-18T10:50:16.026-04:00Thanks for this! I just inherited my grandmother&...Thanks for this! I just inherited my grandmother's argus 75 camera from the 50s (she was never without a camera, a trait my dad and I both have) and I am so excited to learn how to use it and this looks so cool as well, especially since I am not too sure about the whole respooling the film thing.marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04406206819981921178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-90373190689146677892008-12-28T13:27:00.000-05:002008-12-28T13:27:00.000-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this d...Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this detailed set of how to's. Much appreciated! I'm sure I must have one of these viewfinder cameras in my house somewhere, so I'm off to go look!Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358261311454047999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-33815519208320401942008-11-07T14:10:00.000-05:002008-11-07T14:10:00.000-05:00Hey Andrea, awesome article. I read it a couple o...Hey Andrea, awesome article. I read it a couple of months ago when you first put it up, but now the ttv bug has bit. For now I'm borrowing a Yashica from a photographer friend who wasn't using it, but I've already started keeping a casual eye on Ebay (uh oh)! I've got my first experiments up on my Flickr if you get a chance to check them out sometime.Jeremy Stockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588877690446354814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-74011136744019436922008-10-30T18:45:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:45:00.000-04:00Thanks, Andrea! I have to be tricky with the cont...Thanks, Andrea! I have to be tricky with the contraption because my 17-55 is about 78mm diameter and, well, that's huge. Currently I'm setting the focus and then moving stuff around until it looks right, which is probably wrong. But I have had huge glare and it's not always awesome :-/ Off to look at the template. Which I'm sure will not fit. But it's a template, right? So I must look at it... Thanks again!shethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567212669259642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-8815717253671463092008-10-30T11:25:00.000-04:002008-10-30T11:25:00.000-04:00this is so great!i'm laughing hysterically and cry...this is so great!<BR/>i'm laughing hysterically and crying (happily!) and am beside myself with excitement!<BR/>i spent the past two weekends trying to use my hand (while holding the duaflex??!!) to block out some of the glare.<BR/>oh my,<BR/>i can't tell you how incredibly inspired i am.<BR/>thank you thank you thank you!<BR/>now,<BR/>off to dump out those wheaties..<BR/>xo<BR/>jenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-75956916939479681212008-10-20T16:21:00.000-04:002008-10-20T16:21:00.000-04:00i've been wanting to try this for a while now...th...i've been wanting to try this for a while now...thanks for all the info :)H. Cameriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993235871289600446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-45787329976126820592008-10-05T03:26:00.000-04:002008-10-05T03:26:00.000-04:00thanks, all! soooo glad this has been helpful. so ...thanks, all! soooo glad this has been helpful. so glad.<BR/><BR/>leah, the black framing comes from a combination of both. the image is surrounded by a sea of black. when you go into photoshop (or iphoto or whatever), you crop it down to leave a much tighter black border. hope that makes sense! <BR/><BR/>russ, great to see you here! honored, actually! (and yes, ttv IS fun, beyond fun)<BR/><BR/>kendra, I hear you. I suppose that's why I've waited so long to post a tutorial here. :)andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932895308629536422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-64579666493756222662008-10-01T00:08:00.000-04:002008-10-01T00:08:00.000-04:00I LOVE ttv. I'm glad its getting some extra attent...I LOVE ttv. I'm glad its getting some extra attention - yet I dread the day that the world catches on...I Love when people look at me like I'm crazy and ask what it is :).Kennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787081134415379343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-32454825507993417142008-09-25T19:51:00.000-04:002008-09-25T19:51:00.000-04:00I want to thank you for posting about this! I had ...I want to thank you for posting about this! I had seen a little bit floating around but the instructions and links are great. The exciting news is i have had a YashicaD sitting on a shelf for almost a year and i had no idea what gold i possessed. <BR/><BR/>I also linked to this post on my blog. If you prefer i didn't, of course i'll take it down.Violet Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749856165950600549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-10611810569753095842008-09-19T17:50:00.000-04:002008-09-19T17:50:00.000-04:00thankyou for putting this up. I have been looking ...thankyou for putting this up. I have been looking for something like this. I have been following pics like this going... they have to be shooting thru something and never have time to look it up... and now I know and luckily I have the Kodak camera, now all I havw to do is make the contraption... sooooo now I get to try.. thanks againMexanesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283866824564577251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-73576943508966897462008-09-19T09:52:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:52:00.000-04:00thanks for the props!ain't Ttv fun?r!thanks for the props!<BR/><BR/>ain't Ttv fun?<BR/><BR/>r!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-34678658778714592142008-09-18T22:52:00.000-04:002008-09-18T22:52:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for all the info. I have been strug...Thanks so much for all the info. I have been struggling with my cameras (a Kodak Duaflex II and my Sony Alpha 100) since I got the twin lens reflex camera earlier this summer. It looks cool, and I like the finished products from other people, but I had no idea what I was doing. This will help me more than you know, so thank you thank you thank you! I've bookmarked this post :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875843561389199651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-19202833598129932662008-09-18T10:35:00.000-04:002008-09-18T10:35:00.000-04:00WOW. Just wow. I cannot believe that you posted al...WOW. Just wow. I cannot believe that you posted all of this info. Not four days ago I was scouring the internet trying to learn about this acronym, that I learned, well, 4 days ago. and i dont do it, but i am trying to learn other things and find that it is very rare to find people generous with knowledge - a worldwide problem i think. it really irks me. thank you so much for sharing, being a model to the community of photographers and bloggers!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-34150354591043694912008-09-17T07:58:00.000-04:002008-09-17T07:58:00.000-04:00totally inspiring, I had an impatient cowboy try a...totally inspiring, I had an impatient cowboy try at it and its so much fun.<BR/>I really need to try A LOT harder.<BR/>Thanks for sharing.Amy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944145361184009214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-2457347603021438562008-09-16T19:51:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:51:00.000-04:00good gawd. thank you. i have been wanting to do th...good gawd. thank you. i have been wanting to do this for oh so long. but. but. the tutorials confused me. this one i understand. thank you. <BR/><BR/>one question. does the viewfinder from the old camera give the ultra neato black frame or this that photoshop action time?leah - moxiethrift on etsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537109684901948746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-61830236509649544852008-09-15T19:45:00.000-04:002008-09-15T19:45:00.000-04:00Its me M I can't be bothered to log in as its 1/4 ...Its me M I can't be bothered to log in as its 1/4 to 1 in the morninghere.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your considered reply. I understand what you mean about the cost of film - especially as a woman with about 30 unprocessed reels of medium format waiting to be processed! <BR/><BR/>I am actually in the process of changing my life - hopefully so I can process all these films ! I'm interested to read that you feel digital has made your film photies better. I'm afraid that I've seen people move from film to digital and frankly their picture quality has gone down... but I'm glad its not always the case.<BR/><BR/>M<BR/><BR/>www.creativevoyage.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-57622979153943359002008-09-14T23:12:00.000-04:002008-09-14T23:12:00.000-04:00Great tutorial friend!No TtV for me this week -- I...Great tutorial friend!<BR/><BR/>No TtV for me this week -- Ike put a crimp in those plans. Back again next week!<BR/><BR/>K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-72498239514308478042008-09-13T12:37:00.000-04:002008-09-13T12:37:00.000-04:00now you've done it. I had never even heard of this...now you've done it. <BR/><BR/>I had never even heard of this. I checked out the flicker group (and I more than love your shots) now as soon as my girl wakes up I'm off to find me a 2nd camera. I have to try this. My mind will not let it go. <BR/><BR/>thanks alot. (I really mean that. In a good way).mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16131021823338087827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-75987755275396024322008-09-12T14:42:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:42:00.000-04:00OH WOW! I just won a lovely duaflex on ebay recen...OH WOW! I just won a lovely duaflex on ebay recently because I think they're adorable and this makes me even MORE excited! I'm going to experiment with one this weekend! <BR/><BR/>Thank you thank you for the explanation! I've never heard of TtV, what a great idea. Fabulous!<BR/><BR/>PS: Your photos are wonderful. :)Amy Kingmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319578862509390223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-45643993877433353012008-09-11T20:50:00.000-04:002008-09-11T20:50:00.000-04:00awesome!!awesome!!Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536768616167362332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-47791210471126753492008-09-11T17:53:00.000-04:002008-09-11T17:53:00.000-04:00thanks, everyone! this thing took FOREVER to write...thanks, everyone! this thing took FOREVER to write. glad to know it wasn't totally in vain. for those of you just starting out, good luck! and please do keep me posted!<BR/><BR/>killerxvm, I am so looking forward to loading her up! I've worked with 35mm and 120 film before but this will be a completely different experience. can't wait to jump in! yes, old cameras are my favorite! nuttin better. :)<BR/><BR/>astray, omg. that's the best link. I am all over it, can't wait to try it. beats having the film re-spooled for you, that's for sure. thanks so much for the info!<BR/><BR/>angela, I should have known to check b&h! actually, I'd heard that 620 film was impossible to find so I just went right to plan b-- respooling 120 film to fit my camera. I think I might have to try it both ways, just to see. so glad you told me, though! thank you!<BR/><BR/>m, not a stupid question at all. actually, I am allergic to film. deathly allergic. and must remain at least fifty feet away from it at all times. um, not really. I've been waiting for a comment like yours, really. just waiting. almost addressed it in this post because I just KNEW someone would bring it up. and I feel strongly about this, so here we go. first of all, for the record, I love film. quite passionately, actually. which is why your 'allergy to film' bit is so funny. and I really believe that nothing can (or ever will) replace the feel and look of film. actually, I've been shooting film for years now and probably feel more comfortable with it than anything else. but here's the thing: why does it have to be one or the other? why does it have to be film OR digital? why is there not room for both film AND digital? why not use these fantastic old vintage cameras in as many different ways as possible? why not load them up with film AND shoot through their viewfinders digitally? why is there not room for both? why is there not room for experimentation here? I have run into this sort of resistance before and quite frankly, I just do not understand this way of thinking. yes, the discipline of film does seem to lead to thoughtful shooting. however, that doesn't mean that I don't shoot just as thoughtfully and carefully with a digital camera. plus, there's just no denying the sense of freedom that comes with shooting digitally. immediate results have meant more experimentation for me, which has led to a deeper understanding of basics like aperture and shutter speed. I'm more likely to take risks with composition, subject and color as well. and as an amateur photographer who is basically self-taught, this has made all the difference in the world. and my film shots are that much better now because of it. sadly, I could not/cannot afford to do this with film. I wish I could, I really do. I'd love to learn how to develop film on my own, I think there are worlds to be learned in the darkroom and someday I will but until then, digital photography is helping me get over. I can afford a couple of rolls of film here and there (and the processing that goes along with it) but I can't afford to shoot the same volume as I do digitally. I'm not saying that film is not worth it. on the contrary. I just can't always keep up with the time and money involved. so I do what I can, when I can. I develop rolls when I can, shoot film when I can and in between, thank God for digital. and while these cameras are 'perfectly serviceable', they're not the easiest. 620 film has been discontinued and has to be special ordered. 120 film has to be re-spooled to fit. and you have to find just the right place to process this kind of film. and while I am lucky to live in a city where I have access to these sorts of resources, many people don't. hence the growing interest in shooting using the ttv method. and another thing-- the shots you get shooting ttv style have a really different aesthetic than the film shots you get from using the same camera. totally different. this is what's exciting to me, exciting to so many others. ttv is one part holga, one part diana, one part lomo, one part I don't know what. and I love that. again, this is absolutely not meant to be a substitution for film, just another process, another point of view. believe me, I can't WAIT to load up my argus seventy-five with film. can't. wait. I'll enjoy that process as much as anything I've done and probably learn just as much, if not more. thank God for variety. thank God there are film cameras and digital cameras and medium formats and large formats and 35mms and polaroids. thank God for all of it. because there's room for all of it. there really is.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932895308629536422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-82541717608104519072008-09-11T14:07:00.000-04:002008-09-11T14:07:00.000-04:00thanks for sharing, very helpful!thanks for sharing, very helpful!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947347600803053856noreply@blogger.com