I realized I never shared any images of the LEGO Technica v2 itself, so here it is. "Bellows" extended vs not, ground (focusing) glass slotted in vs a film holder slotted in, setting up the shot, and what it looks like through the ground glass with shutter open.

I believe I've taken care of the light leaks around the front standard (vs v1), but now there are a couple of light leaks around the top of the film holder/glass slot. Those should be easy to resolve without needing to fully rebuild the camera again though.

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The LEGO Technica v2 (my 4x5 film camera made of LEGO) is showing much-improved results vs v1 (see: https://awesome.garden/@brian/115848594175963303). My focus plane may need a bit of adjustment (or my focus was just off for this shot), and I'm clearly still having dev issues (I believe I need a better, purpose-built dev tank for 4x5). But... lots of progress. :)

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The LEGO Technica (v2) 4x5 film camera is in the works. I'm hoping it will have far fewer light leaks compared to v1, reduced size/weight, and be easier to focus. I've also switched the negative orientation from landscape to portrait.

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