atkelar | Kodak Flash-Mod² @atkelar | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 58 minutes ago.
Build #7: Kodak Flash-Mod²

Quite some time ago, a friend entrusted me with a Kodak Dupflex camera to restore. Video here: youtube.com/watch?v=lH1ZygcoUE4

I had the crazy idea of getting a flash for it, since it does have a mount on the side and contacts in the shutter. This video summarizes the process from the original idea over to the final result, which took way over a year in the making... so if some scenes look a bit out of order, here's why... but even though it's mostly done as a visual joke, it actually does work!


0:00 Intro
0:45 Flash Bulbs and Flash Ideas
2:20 Opening the Donor Camera
3:25 Circuit Analyzed
5:10 Desoldering Stuffs / Tube Mount
6:55 First Test... Whoops! / Replacement Tubes
8:35 Disassembly / Fitting Tests
9:48 Trimming PCB / Insulation Template
11:00 Trigger Wires / Cutting Insulation
12:11 Putting It Together
13:25 Flash Wire Cover and LED Mount
14:15 Summary / Sample Pics / M-X Explanation
15:25 Bye / Outtake


Music:
My Train's A Comin'
Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)

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