bought a recesky tlr camera on ebay. build it yourself twin reflex lens camera that uses standard 35mm film. instructions? well on the box it says ‘instructions to build camera included’ but, alas, there were no sign of said instructions in the package i received. thankfully a kind person has posted this guide which features pictures from the original manual. there’s also this page which has photographs of the process but isn’t terribly helpful…or at least it wasn’t for me when i had no instructions at all.
the box advises that the build will take an hour. took me just under 3 hours but i had to take it apart just when i was finishing the first time as the shutter was getting stuck (keep firing the shutter as you go along to make sure it’s ok…frustrating to have to backtrack).
it’s solid, attractive, and i feel like i know a little bit more about the inner workings of a camera and it’s shutter. see some of the images below…with the completed beast at the end. despite the lack of instructions all the pieces were present with no parts left over at the end of the build.
