The Minox subminiature camera uses a small analog film (size 16mm) which gives a large depth of field and very visible grain.

When I saw some old photos I took with this camera, I wanted to see if I could also achieve this effect with my Fujifilm, in camera, without editing and processing.

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Even though you can already set a lot in the in-camera JPG converter, the result was still too sharp; too detailed. The solution was to use a less sharp lens. I have a number of Chinese manual lenses that have a 'vintage' character, but they were also still too good.

I found the solution in making a new lens myself. I used an old lens, took off the front element and replaced it with two plastic lenses (one from a toy projector and the other was a curved lid). 

By the way, I had tried different curved lids, and after much trial and error I had found the right one, I glued it into the old lens with a glue gun, together with a 4-stop ND filter. This is necessary because the fixed ISO value is 12,800.

It is now a whole, and with this lens, and the recipe published herewith, I took these photos.

If you also want to try this recipe, you can buy a toy lens for your Fujifilm yourself. There are several providers and the prices are around 40 euros. Keep an eye on this page as I am very pleased with the result, so more photos to come.

All photos: Fujifilm xe-4 sooc. And yes I know: the original Minox images are not square…

MINOX COLOR: CLASSIC NEG  |  Dynamic Range: 200  |  Highlight: 0|  Shadow: -1 |  Color: +4 |  Noise Reduction: -4   |  Sharpening: +2  |  Clarity: +5  |  Grain Effect: weak large |  Color Chrome Effect: weak |  Color Chrome Effect Blue: off  |  White Balance: K6800 R-3  B-1  |  ISO: 12.800 | Normal exposure

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