During college I became obsessed with lo-fi “toy” film cameras, an obsession that I still have to this day. The Yamasheta was my first foray into the world of toy camera photography, and is still one of my fave cameras in my collection. In this episode of my YouTube series FILM FRIDAY, I take a close look at this camera and some of the photos I’ve captured with it over the past decade and a half.
Making a Magnifying Glass Lens
I’ve always wondered what using a magnifying glass as a lens would look like, and this summer I decided to give it a try. I’ve seen people online hold a magnifying glass up to an exposed camera sensor or lens for trippy freelensing experiments, but I really wanted to see how close I could get to building an actual lens. The build was super simple: all I did was tape a magnifying glass to a macro tube and attach it to my camera. Here’s a tutorial video I made for my company, showing my process.