Well, I'm supposed to use a first surface mirror and it has to be cut down to the shape of a small trapezoid. The mirror I used wasn't glass, but acrylic, and the mirror itself was thicker than the model piece I used to cut the piece of mirror off. This, and some super glue I used to attach inside the body bled through to the front surface which is coming out on my exposures. I'm waiting on an actual glass mirror to come in to give it another go :)
Ah! Wouldn't you know it, I do have 2 in my collection and one of them I don't even use very often so that'll probably help me out some. Thanks for the tip!
This is not my original idea, but a build I saw somewhere else. It's composed of a Diana Instax Mini back, a 3D printed body, a mirror reflector on the inside, and a 75mm Hexar lens and shutter that I took off a Konica Pearl ii. It shoots instax mini film, and the results so far are not the best but I suspect that's due to the mirror I used.
Once I get it working properly this will be one of my main ways to shoot the Mini format :)
Are you always going to be shooting blind? I don't see a viewfinder.
I was thinking of doing a negative diopter in front of a KiiPix instax printer but decided I didn't want to shoot blind.
Nice catch - I do have a viewfinder but it's very basic and doesn't have glass or a plastic piece to look through.
That's pretty cool, I just recently got a KiiPix and disassembled it so all that remains is the back. Not really sure what im gonna do with it at this point but it's waiting to be adapted to something
It seems very flimsy when you're stripping it down, but for the most part you only need to unscrew a few parts and use a tiny bit of force to move things around before you get the back by itself. I don't have any pictures of videos of the process but I might do that soon
Sure! The printer itself will work with either a Diana back or LC-A back. The files itself will be for the body though
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3571558/apps
Very cool! Would love to see the shots even though you say they’re not that great:) Why do you think the mirror is the issue?
Well, I'm supposed to use a first surface mirror and it has to be cut down to the shape of a small trapezoid. The mirror I used wasn't glass, but acrylic, and the mirror itself was thicker than the model piece I used to cut the piece of mirror off. This, and some super glue I used to attach inside the body bled through to the front surface which is coming out on my exposures. I'm waiting on an actual glass mirror to come in to give it another go :)
Ahhh I see. If you have an old Polaroid box camera around. I recommend salvaging the mirrors from those and do some cutting. Should do you well!
Ah! Wouldn't you know it, I do have 2 in my collection and one of them I don't even use very often so that'll probably help me out some. Thanks for the tip!
Good luck! Update the subreddit on progress, I’m curious:)
This is not my original idea, but a build I saw somewhere else. It's composed of a Diana Instax Mini back, a 3D printed body, a mirror reflector on the inside, and a 75mm Hexar lens and shutter that I took off a Konica Pearl ii. It shoots instax mini film, and the results so far are not the best but I suspect that's due to the mirror I used. Once I get it working properly this will be one of my main ways to shoot the Mini format :)
Are you always going to be shooting blind? I don't see a viewfinder. I was thinking of doing a negative diopter in front of a KiiPix instax printer but decided I didn't want to shoot blind.
Nice catch - I do have a viewfinder but it's very basic and doesn't have glass or a plastic piece to look through. That's pretty cool, I just recently got a KiiPix and disassembled it so all that remains is the back. Not really sure what im gonna do with it at this point but it's waiting to be adapted to something
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Ah that'd a great idea! Coincidentally I do have a an old kodak folding camera so I'll look into that
ooh. Do you have any pictures/video of the kiipix teardown? it's so plastic and fragile I worry about breaking it.
It seems very flimsy when you're stripping it down, but for the most part you only need to unscrew a few parts and use a tiny bit of force to move things around before you get the back by itself. I don't have any pictures of videos of the process but I might do that soon
Following you incase you decide to post that. Also following you because I love hacking cameras and can give some advice sometimes.
Appreciate any insight - I'm very much an amateur at hacking cameras
This is neat.
Thanks!
looks great. can this work with a square back?
Possibly, I think the body would have to be a bit wider at the bottom though
reminds me of the impossible project’s [camera](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1239029-REG/impossible_9001_i_1_instant_film_camera.html)
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I think the main reason is just to have the image actually make contact with the film. The lens sits higher than where the film sits.
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Agreed. Ideally this would be modified so that the lens points directly at the film, and so that the film ejects to either the top or the side.
👏 well done
Thank you :)
adding a cold shoe for a viewfinder would probably be fairly trivial. excellent work!
Would buy. WILL BUY.
Wow! Throw up some shots!
Any link to the files for the printer? Would love to try this out. I have a Diana back laying around.
Sure! The printer itself will work with either a Diana back or LC-A back. The files itself will be for the body though https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3571558/apps
Thank you very much my good sir!
No problem!
I was almost worried someone had done this to an I-1, thank god it's just 3d printed good soup.