building the gakkenflex ‘mook’ tlr
So we finally had some free time to build a Gakken Mook TLR, and what a fun little project it was. Building a camera from scratch is always a great way to learn about how a camera works, something that they just don’t teach kids in art school any longer. More importantly, with the Gakken you get to learn how the shutter on a camera works, and that is where the fun begins…
January 22nd, 2010 |
Got mine for 2 months now but still scared to open it and to read japonese instructions!
Unable to find any french who built it so your aticle, even in english, will surely help
January 21st, 2010 |
I love my Gakkenflex! Lots of fun to build (except when I lost the tiniest spring in the carpet). Got mine before you started selling them or I’d have ordered from 4CD! (I’ve sent a lot of bidniz your way, though.) The first pics I took were on Ilford XP2 400 C-41 process B&W at the de Young Museum in San Francisco on a really cloudy day & they mostly came out well. I love the vignetting & dreamy focus. It’s like a true TLR Holga! Check my Flickr in the url above to peep them out. Mine can focus as close as 1 foot! I did not expect that. But I’ve heard some are out to 18 inches. It’s a great little cam. Can’t wait to see your pictures & read your review.
January 21st, 2010 |
You’ve convinced me. Come payday, I’ll be getting one. The electric guitar one looks interesting too…did you try the stereo pinhole/panorama one yet?
January 21st, 2010 |
Ooh. Very nice! I would like to request that you post your build of the Theremin as well. They are pretty neat music makers. And a video of it with the Dig Harinezumi would be awesome! Talk about the perfect music for that little camera.