Coronet Ambassador Digital Camera Obscura

Self-Portrait With
Coronet Ambassador

After my last post I thought I would add a little about how I took digital photos with the Coronet Ambassador. Basically for these I cheated as I used a focus screen mounted on the back of the camera at the same distance from lens as the film would be. I then opened the shutter and the upside-down projection of the room was projected on the glass. I then photographed the image and rotated it in post. Yeah I know a massive cheat but what it proves is that if a digital sensor was mounted at the same point as the focus screen an in focus image would be created.

AlexAndrews
 



My Room With
Coronet Ambassador

Coronet Ambassador

Product Shot
Coronet Ambassador

When I see a vintage camera like this for only £4 I could not help but buy it. The Coronet Ambassador was created in England around 1955 and is made from metal and Bakelite. It shoots on 120 film and uses a fixed focus and small aperture to create a focus image. The only controls are a normal of bulb mode for the shutter and a green filter to enhance black and white photos.  I am yet to test this with film but when I do I will show you my results. This is the camera that inspired me to create a Camera Obscura and even if I never use it in anger it just nice owning a little of photography history.
One thing I did try was adding a digital sensor to this camera and using it like a Camera Obscura the results were interesting but need fine tuning.

AlexAndrews