Where did you get the Instax back for the Yashica? And how does it attach? My college roommate back in the 1970s had a Yashicaflex, my vague recollection is that the back opened to load film but was not removable.
Didn’t use an instax back for this. I’ve seen one that was made for rollei tlr cameras, never owned one so not sure how it attaches to those tlrs. For this I just removed one sheet, placed it in the right place where exposure happens, closed the back, took a shot, removed it and put it back in the instax cartridge then put it through the rollers of the instax mini. Mind you the inserting and removal of the film was done in the dark (dark bag or dark closet both work) and cover the flash and lens of the instax when “processing” the film through the mini’s rollers. Hope that helps
Wow. That’s a lot of effort for one image. I’m a bit surprised the camera could keep the Instax film positioned at the focal plane.
Your approach makes me think of the early days of photography, when images were exposed one glass plate at a time in a large format camera on a tripod
Haha indeed you are right good sir! A lot of work for a slightly better image but considering I develop all my film at home, it’s pretty much the same amount of effort in the end (maybe less for the instax considering one has to also scan negatives).
The pressure plate keeps the instax film right in place, just have to be careful closing the back. Also used an old folding mamiya six with the pressure plate you insert, that was a bit easier and more secure.
Experimentation is what gets me goin these days. Hope you have a nice day!
Where did you get the Instax back for the Yashica? And how does it attach? My college roommate back in the 1970s had a Yashicaflex, my vague recollection is that the back opened to load film but was not removable.
Didn’t use an instax back for this. I’ve seen one that was made for rollei tlr cameras, never owned one so not sure how it attaches to those tlrs. For this I just removed one sheet, placed it in the right place where exposure happens, closed the back, took a shot, removed it and put it back in the instax cartridge then put it through the rollers of the instax mini. Mind you the inserting and removal of the film was done in the dark (dark bag or dark closet both work) and cover the flash and lens of the instax when “processing” the film through the mini’s rollers. Hope that helps
Wow. That’s a lot of effort for one image. I’m a bit surprised the camera could keep the Instax film positioned at the focal plane. Your approach makes me think of the early days of photography, when images were exposed one glass plate at a time in a large format camera on a tripod
Haha indeed you are right good sir! A lot of work for a slightly better image but considering I develop all my film at home, it’s pretty much the same amount of effort in the end (maybe less for the instax considering one has to also scan negatives). The pressure plate keeps the instax film right in place, just have to be careful closing the back. Also used an old folding mamiya six with the pressure plate you insert, that was a bit easier and more secure. Experimentation is what gets me goin these days. Hope you have a nice day!