A Few New Photos Taken with the Linear CCD Back

I finally put together the 3D printed prototype and took a few photos last weekend. The flange distance was way off and it was quite hard to get the right focus. The CCD had quite a few dirt specks on it and it produced this weird streaking pattern when using a a small aperture. Also the sensor saturates easily, leaving lots of white streaks and artifacts. Nevertheless I was excited that I could finally fit it on my Bronica medium format camera body.

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First Photo Taken with the Linear CCD Camera

We have made lots of progress on our linear CCD project since the last article. Last week we spent some time and made a cardboard enclosure for the sensor and tired to take a photo. The good news is we did get a presentable photo, despite the obvious focus issue. The lens was a Nikkor 50/1.8 since the batteries in my Bronica were dead and the camera would not operate without it. The photo has a strong vignetting due to the lens’ small image circle. The camera was only a prototype, held together by hot glue and type. We will eventually design and 3D print an enclosure to house the […]

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Summer Days – A Roll of Expired Fuji Superia 200

Earlier this year, my parents found out a crappy Huqiu SLR, together with it a roll of Fuji Superia 200. As shown on the box, it has been expired for more than a decade. I have wanted to try this roll of film since I got it, for I have never tried expired film before. Recently, I finally got the chance. To be honest, I was quite surprised when I received scans from the lab, for it well exceeded my expectations. As far as I know, it has been sitting in our attic for years, and has been baked on many summers days. Temperatures here can reach 40 degrees in the […]

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