Argus Pinhole Day 2017
April 30 is Pinhole Camera Day across the globe. Being a member of the Argus Collectors Group, I wanted to make myself an Argus-based...
Century Graphic Polaroid Back
I saw a beautiful Century Graphic on eBay and had to buy it. The Century's are all 2x3 cameras, also called "baby Graphics" because of...
Leica 0
This is a Leica 0 replica made in 2000 . Leica made about 25 of these prototypes back in 1923 which were given to camera retailers and...
Chicago Cubs Leica
After 115 years, the Chicago Cubs have finally won the World Series of baseball. In honor of my home town team, I wanted to honor them...
Argus A2B
The Argus A2B was a variation on the original Model A. It came out in 1939 and added an extinction type exposure meter to the basic Argus...
Argus A
The Argus A was the camera that really made 35mm cameras popular in America. It launched in 1936 and in many ways tried to copy the...
Argus Instant Load 284
Argus was originally known for making the 35mm camera popular in America through their highly affordable A and C3 series cameras. But...
Make Your Own 126 Film
If you have a darkroom or changing bag, it’s pretty easy to reload 126 cartridges with 35mm film. Here’s what you need to know. Selecting...
Nikon camera lamp
I had a number of Nikkormat FTn cameras and they're pretty cheap on eBay, so I decided I would make one into a desk lamp. See my separate...
Argus flash lamp
I previously made a lamp from a spare parts Nikon FTn, but my Argus collection was getting jealous, so I decided to make an Argus camera...