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  • Live YouTube product tour 29th September

    Live YouTube product tour 29th September

    We will be Live on YouTube on Thursday 29th September 2022. Join us to find out more about the TYCH cameras. We would love to see you all for a guided tour around the features of the camera and an insight into some of the engineering that goes in to making the product. There will…

  • Award Winning

    Award Winning

    Today we were awarded Best in Show by Amateur Photographer magazine. It really means a lot to us to win this award and will help motivate us during the days ahead, this really is a great product and we are proud of what we have achieved. We love this creative solution by Alfie, which is…

  • New PCBs are in

    New PCBs are in

    New PCBs have arrived, these represent a significant upgrade to the previous alpha version. Circuit errors have been corrected and most importantly the light meter has been integrated into the board. Normally the components on these circuit boards would be placed by robots, as we are at the prototype stage still we are hand soldering…

  • The rise of the machines

    The rise of the machines

    I have used 3D printers in my professional career for over 20 years now, the technology at the time was amazing and it has continued to develop at a phenomenal rate. The range of materials and printing processes available is simply mind boggling, you can print plastic parts, metal parts even carbon fibre reinforced parts.…

  • Disposable? not any more

    Disposable? not any more

    When looking for lens options for the TYCH I found an old disposable film camera and this set a few wheels in motion. Whilst the high street labs send their disposable cameras off for recycling, the smaller labs are left with a challenge of what to do with loads of plastic and electronic waste. I…

  • USB Power

    USB Power

    One of the down sides of buying old second hand film cameras is some of them have strange battery sizes, it can be frustrating if you can’t track the right replacement down. Even when you do they can run out at the most awkward moments. We wanted to combine the benefits of new battery technology…

  • Light leaks and focus woes

    Light leaks and focus woes

    It’s fair to say I wasn’t expecting the first few rolls of film to be perfect. I was very pleased to be getting recognisable images from the 1st working camera. Turns out there are a few issues to resolve. The focus is out of whack for all but the pinhole lens, pinholes have this lovely…

  • Pinholes are in!

    Pinholes are in!

    Turns out making pinholes is harder than it looks. You need a clean edge to avoid strange artefacts on your image whether it be flares or blurriness. A thin material is essential as you don’t want to create a light tunnel for reflections, not too thin mind as assembly becomes a challenge. We looked at…