This week the gang talk about cameras that are their own dark rooms. They’re not quite instant cameras but they can produce a final positive image in about ten minutes. Some call them Afghan Street Cameras, Kamra E Faoree, Cuban Polaroids or any number of different names but they all amount to about the same thing: Pure fun for the homemakers of cameras. Hey, maybe we should use that as our new name.
Here are some links to videos about the cameras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18-5xaVfhR8
https://www.afghanboxcamera.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-V3Qqx4Qpk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_oNHxlLt-w
https://flickr.com/photos/61017349@N00/sets/72157681714928605
https://makezine.com/2010/06/07/cuban-polaroid-is-ultra-low-tech-ca/
They also talk a bit about direct positive reversal process:
Joe Van Cleave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PFQXaDdl60
Don Froula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50YgsRDYjL0
Finally, they issued a challenge to the listeners to produce a camera that self-develops images (film or paper).
Bonus! Here's evidence of Nick's clear insanity. A Wearable Amphibious Autonomous Photo Lab: