Dirk Fletcher
February 20, 2021

The salad shooter, an 8x10 point and shoot

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I’ve been building custom cameras for over twenty years and in that  time  I have been wanting to build an  8x10  camera but the parts and o...
May 27, 2020

Lightweight 4x5 that shares a lens with 6x12

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I’ve always loved the look and feel of the 65mm on a 4x5 camera as well as the 65mm on 6x12. The ratio of the 4x5 camera gives approximate...
April 19, 2020

Here is one from the: ‘wait....you can you what...??... file...

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As long as I’ve been building cameras and lurking around camera builder groups and boards, it was only in the last year or so that I realiz...
June 16, 2018

Finally winding this thing down??!!

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For some time now I've been saying that I'm done building cameras but somehow or another I find myself chopping something into an o...
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September 14, 2017

Panoramic Comparison

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For some time now, I have been curious too see how modern digital ‘stitched pans’ using tilt/shift lenses compare to traditional 6x12 ...
November 6, 2016

Lightweight 4x5

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I had been struggling with this camera for a little bit, but it recently turned a corner and I really like how it came together .  It looks...
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Dirk Fletcher
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Photography is one of the rare few disciplines that requires a creative application of a technical skill set, I think it's that blend that attracts me. The majority of this blog details the cameras that I've dreamt up and built in my basement as well as some fun projects along the way. I have a BA from Brooks Institute of Photography and an MFA in Independent Filmmaking from Governors State University. I was the photographer at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago for five years and was respondsible for Chicago's only pure digital photography degree programs focusing exclusively on the commercial aspects of the photo industry. After 12 years as the Department Chair at Harrington College of Design, I accepted a technical position with Canon USA working with professional cinematographers everyday. Images from my travels with Canon can be found on Instagram @dirkfletcher, additional pictures of my cameras (and other mods) are on my Flickr page: flickr.com/photos/dirkfletcher/albums and my website can be viewed at dirkfletcher.com. Feel free to email with questions about any of these projects. Thanks for looking! Dirk
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