DIY - Kodak Instamatic 33 Lens Modification - Nikon Mount

DIY Lens Modification of a Kodak Instamatic 33

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This is the resulting image using my Nikon D200 and a modified Kodak Instamatic 133 plastic lens.  I have been crazy about the look and feel of the Holga toy camera images and want to try everything on my D200 and D700 to see if I can get the dreamy, grainy effects of the toy cameras.   I am bummed that I can not do an in camera 1:1 ratio.   That process will have to remain in post processing for now.

My husband modified the lens pretty quickly and well roughly but it works.. we will try again with another $1.00 plastic cam find.  

In Camera: 

I set the Tone Contrast to High, Sharpening to high, BW mode, ISO 1250

In Adobe Photoshop CS3:

I punched the curves a tad to brighten my highlights and darken my shadows.  Selective high pass sharpening and cropped to 1:1 ratio. 


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