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Photographer puts a Samsung Gear Watch in a Kodak TLR to attract clients

Jan 28, 2017 by Udi Tirosh 2 Comments

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Wedding fairs are a hard competition. If you are a wedding photographer, there is sometimes no way around those, though. Finnish photographer, Aaro Keipi, found a cool way to attract clients to his booth. He replaced the insides of a Kodak Duaflex II twin lens reflex with a Samsung Gear watch to attract clients and initiate a conversation.

I am not really sure I like the Kodac disassembly part, but it seems that it was needed in order to fit the watch and charger in.

Then, a series of short steps added a screen instead of the original viewfinder.

The partially reassembled camera, with trimmed pieces and drilled hole for the USB cable.

The smartwatch in its place. It was a nice, tight fit for the Gear 2 with the charging dock.

The USB charging cable coming out of the camera (the hole has been insulated with Sugru)

The partially reassemble camera, still waiting on the viewfinder mirror and hood

Here is what the finished camera looked like:

http://www.aarokeipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/output_6dxugo.mp4

According to Aaro, the camera was a success and many who came to look in the viewfinder started to chat about the photos and could be potential clients.

[My Vintage Camera Slideshow Creation | Aaro Keipi]

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Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Aaro Keipi, Twin Lens Reflex, Wedding Photography, wedding photography business, Wedding Photography Fair

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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