GLUING

velcro strip on box opening kanta #1. the 'take on, take off' mechanism with the jacket as a light shield. its staying on quite well

LIGHT SHIELD; in the making

Exploring some upcycled materials to make a lightguard lip that'll hang out of the kamra. so far the bicycle rubber tube looks most promising, the lightest, most durable and lightproof. its fairing better than the other recycled materials. namely plastic bags, jute gunny sack. thanks to shao lyn for helping in sewing.

 

SOURCING; Velcro

from local sources, unfortunately some materials have to be sourced new through local independent sources. It's a challenge to explain what 5 meters of velcro was for too. Will be back to photograph the local tailors here

 

 

NEW LENSE

Meopta Meopar 210mm / f4.5 -32. this is going to be a super lens. thanks to the support & advice from KoonYik Chin of @bang bang geng, publika

REPRODUCTION ARM

one size almost fits all. mountable reproduction arm to fit all kamras. the build is getting very complex. although, reproduction will only be possible on #1 & #4. here's a teaser to what they might look like in the field. Next up light proofing.

 

 

SEARCH; Light Shield

went in search for some jackets, north west side. found the same old lady, por por, driving a hard bargain. sweetest old lady, reminds me of my grandma smile emoticon found a couple to use as light shield and sleeves for the kamras! no idea where they came from, but they're vintage alright!

 

 

 

 

SQUAT Woodworkshop

Reproduction arm made from salvaged tropical hardwood. Chengal as the baseboard, really hard wood to shape. thanks chitoo's squat woodwork studio

REPRODUCTION ARM

trying to design an attachment arm for one size fits all (different lenses) different focus plane

 

 

 

PROCESSING TRAYS

been looking through thrash to find some suitable ones. take away just abit too wide and to short. Finally found a great solution, drink packs made from tetra packs, light weight, waterproof, highly reusable and widely found. Perfect size too!

 

 

FIELD TEST 1

took out #1 for a field test in a controlled environment, managed to take 7 shots and process at site. quite a few issues were ironed out. next step, making the box lightproof with sleeve, and the reproduction arm.

pics courtesy of Lainie

 

 

Kamra #4; woodie / first print

Kanta #4; projection of left & right brain

last night's test prints with prototype kamra 4 the wooden box, yielded some interesting images. getting the lighting right in a controlled environment. here playing around doing some digital conversions. reference setting, 48" distance square from 500W strobe at 3.0 output, barndoor