TYCH News

  • TYCH Flash Adapter

    TYCH Flash Adapter

    We’re excited to announce our new flash adapter for the TYCH and TYCH+ cameras. The TYCH was always designed with a future flash accessory in mind, hidden away in the camera settings is a flash mode. This locks the camera to a flash sync speed of 1/125th of a second and triggers the flash via…

  • Sample Images!

    Sample Images!

    Weโ€™ve compiled some of our favourite images to give you an idea of what the camera is capable of. Please bear in mind the resolution of the images is dependent on the scanning system used and ultimately the film stock the image was shot on.   Premium f8 lens example images Single element f8 meniscus…

  • Featured Photographer- Jimmy Sert

    Featured Photographer- Jimmy Sert

    In this series we are featuring some amazing images from TYCH photographers. If you want to be featured please contact us via the website or by using the tags #alfiecameras or #alfietych on your social media posts and we’ll find you. Number three in the series is Jimmy Sert from South Korea. If you like…

  • Featured Photographer – Jasmine

    Featured Photographer – Jasmine

    In this series we are featuring some amazing images from TYCH photographers. If you want to be featured please contact us via the website or by using the tags #alfiecameras or #alfietych on your social media posts and we’ll find you. Number two in the series is Jasmine from Hong Kong. If you like her…

  • Lens Design Upgrade!

    Lens Design Upgrade!

    Exciting update on the lens design. This just in from our Lens designer Jason Lane in the US. Alfie TYCH + Premium Lens is no longer a 2 element periscopic lens design, it’s getting a major upgrade! Here’s a summary of what the lens upgrade means The Alfie TYCH+ Comes with a premium 33mm F8…

  • 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…

  • 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…