Instamatic lens build for DSLR

In this Instructable I will show you how I hacked a Kodak Instamatic lens to work with my Canon XSi. I call the result a Kruzanmatic lens. There's my vanity point.

I love toy camera photography and its soft focus and quirks, and wanted to apply that to my digital. This is the third lens I've made, but the first with infinity focus and first using the Instamatic lens.

There were some 50 million of these made, and they can be found on eBay pretty cheap.

Notes:
This build is destructive to the Kodak Instamatic, I really try to avoid destroying the donor camera but the construction of the lens assembly makes it necessary in this case.

While no modification is made to the receiving camera, if you're not careful you may risk damaging your mirror.

Step 1 Materials and tools

Materials
- Kodak Instamatic, preferably one that is no longer working)
- 35mm film canister. You want the kind with the lid that rests on top of the canister (the canister itself has a small lip) and not the kind with the recessed lid. Having a few on hand is a good idea.
- Body cap for your camera (Canon EOS body)
- Model cement or epoxy, not superglue or cyanoacrylates.
- Masking tape.

Tools:
- Heavy duty X-Acto knife
- Drill
- 1 1/4" spade bit
- 1/4 inch regular bit
- Safety glasses