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Hi all,
It’s been a while since I started a new build thread, so I thought it would be good to share this one.
As my Kiev88 ate its’ own shutter ribbons a few months ago, it’s been sitting on my shelf in the workshop. I took its’ lens a while back and mounted it to my test bed Instax Wide camera with electronic global shutter;
Whilst it doesn’t quite cover the whole sheet, it’s a step up in quality from the original lens!
Back to the ‘36’, I’ve always wanted a Hasselblad SWC, but couldn’t justify the price, and have wanted to build my own instead. I picked up a Schneider 47/5.6 a few weeks ago to use on my superwide SnapShot, and realised that I now have all the components for my own SWC-ish.
I designed these components last night, and took them off the printer about an hour ago, so there are still some tweaks needed, but the overall system is feeling awesome already!
There are three basic components to the system, which are all interchangeable;
1) Lens/Helicoid plate - This is currently a flat 3mm acrylic plate, with my SnapShot M65 helicoid bonded to it. The plate is then secured to the main body by 4 thumbscrews for a secure mount.
2) Main body - This is 3D printed and is essentially a spacer to mount the lens the correct flange distance from the film plane. I’ve printed this one 10mm deep, which allows me to wind in the helicoid when I’m not using the camera to make it as slim as possible. The rear face of the body has 4 strong magnets embedded to secure the rear plate.
3) Rear plate - I currently have 2 rear plates. One is designed to mount flush to the face of the Kiev88 film back, and is secured using very strong industrial double sided tape (the same tape I use to secure my bellows to the end plates). The other plate is designed to mount the original Kiev ground glass/fresnel and popup surround. They both have embedded magnets and light baffles, to allow me to switch between focusing on the ground glass and exposing the film. The helicoid is also marked up at infinity, 10’, 6’ and 4’, so I can focus by distance rather than using the glass.
I should be getting a Hasselblad back tomorrow, so I can make a rear plate for that, along with an RB67 back early next week to do the same. I’m also currently printing the removable grip, which is secured to the main body with embedded rivnut mounts. The grip has a hole through the middle, to pass a shutter release cable through, along with a mount point for a neck strap. Next after that is a removable tripod mount.
As the whole camera is modular, I’m planning on designing alternative lens/helicoid plates to allow lenses from other systems, like Mamiya Press/RB too. At the moment, the lens would need to have its’ own shutter to be mounted, but I’m hoping to deal with that down the line with the new global electronic shutter I’m working on ;0)
It’s been a while since I started a new build thread, so I thought it would be good to share this one.
As my Kiev88 ate its’ own shutter ribbons a few months ago, it’s been sitting on my shelf in the workshop. I took its’ lens a while back and mounted it to my test bed Instax Wide camera with electronic global shutter;
Whilst it doesn’t quite cover the whole sheet, it’s a step up in quality from the original lens!
Back to the ‘36’, I’ve always wanted a Hasselblad SWC, but couldn’t justify the price, and have wanted to build my own instead. I picked up a Schneider 47/5.6 a few weeks ago to use on my superwide SnapShot, and realised that I now have all the components for my own SWC-ish.
I designed these components last night, and took them off the printer about an hour ago, so there are still some tweaks needed, but the overall system is feeling awesome already!
There are three basic components to the system, which are all interchangeable;
1) Lens/Helicoid plate - This is currently a flat 3mm acrylic plate, with my SnapShot M65 helicoid bonded to it. The plate is then secured to the main body by 4 thumbscrews for a secure mount.
2) Main body - This is 3D printed and is essentially a spacer to mount the lens the correct flange distance from the film plane. I’ve printed this one 10mm deep, which allows me to wind in the helicoid when I’m not using the camera to make it as slim as possible. The rear face of the body has 4 strong magnets embedded to secure the rear plate.
3) Rear plate - I currently have 2 rear plates. One is designed to mount flush to the face of the Kiev88 film back, and is secured using very strong industrial double sided tape (the same tape I use to secure my bellows to the end plates). The other plate is designed to mount the original Kiev ground glass/fresnel and popup surround. They both have embedded magnets and light baffles, to allow me to switch between focusing on the ground glass and exposing the film. The helicoid is also marked up at infinity, 10’, 6’ and 4’, so I can focus by distance rather than using the glass.
I should be getting a Hasselblad back tomorrow, so I can make a rear plate for that, along with an RB67 back early next week to do the same. I’m also currently printing the removable grip, which is secured to the main body with embedded rivnut mounts. The grip has a hole through the middle, to pass a shutter release cable through, along with a mount point for a neck strap. Next after that is a removable tripod mount.
As the whole camera is modular, I’m planning on designing alternative lens/helicoid plates to allow lenses from other systems, like Mamiya Press/RB too. At the moment, the lens would need to have its’ own shutter to be mounted, but I’m hoping to deal with that down the line with the new global electronic shutter I’m working on ;0)
