Photographer Mathieu Stern created a disposable camera lens that allows him to recreate a 1990s look with his Sony A7 II.
Disposable cameras in the 90s were extremely popular for capturing life’s moments and offered a definitive look that their plastic, aspherical 14mm f/10 lenses provided.
The first challenge was securing the Kodak Funsaver disposable camera. While they are relatively out of fashion since smartphones took over the shutterbug world, they are still available for purchase at stores. Stern was fortunate, however, that a friend sent him one to build his own lens with. The other part is a cheap plastic camera body cap, which will serve as the lens mount for the camera. Stern drilled a 16mm hole in the dead center of the body cap. This will serve as the housing point for the plastic Funsaver lens.
Removing a few screws that mounted the 14mm f/10 lens, and clipping away the excess plastic, Stern had his final part. He placed the lens through the hole, which offered a snug friction fit, so no gluing was necessary. In a matter of minutes, Stern had his DIY lens that would bring back that 90s aesthetic, complete with color fringing and chromatic aberration.
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