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Konstruktor F

4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 247 ratings
Brand Lomography
Special Feature Compact
Film Format Type 35mm
Item Weight 1.2 Pounds
Item Dimensions LxWxH 3.54 x 1.97 x 3.54 inches
Model Name F
Compatible Devices Camera
Exposure Control Type Automatic
Min Shutter Speed 1/80 sec seconds

About this item

  • with flash to illuminate your shots in low light conditions.
  • The Konstruktor takes DIY to a whole new level. This camera kit allows you to build your 35mm plastic SLR camera fully working from scratch.
  • The Konstruktor is a perfect way to learn and understand analog photography right into it. From camera assembly to shooting with it, this DIY kit is a perfect tool to enrich your analog experience.
  • The Konstruktor is the world's first 35mm plastic SLR. This compact camera has a whole host of interesting features such as a top-down viewfinder, multiple exposure function, bulb setting for long exposures, and a detachable 50mm f/10 lens.

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CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

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Product Description

Build your camera and Go!

Use this flash-compatible version of the Konstruktor camera and enjoy shooting in any lighting condition—just build your camera and go.
An upgraded version of the Konstruktor, the camera is now equipped with a PC socket for flash photography. 

Flash connection

In order to use the camera with a flash, customers need to purchase the Konstruktor Flash Accessory Kit which includes a hot shoe adapter for use with any hot shoe flash, PC to Fritz the Blitz Flash Adaptor Cable for hooking up Fritz the Blitz and a DIY Flash bracket.

Let's get technical!

Cable Release Connection: No
Battery Type: no battery needed
Available Apertures: fixed f10
Shutter Speeds: Fixed 1/80 (N), Bulb (B)
Film advance: Knob
Flash connection: PC-Socket
Focusing: Zone Focusing
Focusing Distance: 0.5 m - infinity
Frame Counter: Auto Frame Counter
Material: Plastic
Tripod Mount: Yes
Lightmeter: No
View Finder: Twin-lens reflex viewfinder

Customer reviews

4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5
247 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality and entertainment value of the camera. For example, they mention it's a great shooter, fun to build and take around, and a fun way to show students how the camera works from the inside out. That said, opinions are mixed on ease of use.

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12 customers mention12 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the camera. They mention it's a nice, fantastic toy camera that works well once complete. They also say it'll be a great addition to any amateur photographer's collection.

"Aesthetically it’s a nice camera and a really cool concept...." Read more

"Awesome camera. Easily assembled (will recommend having a pair of tweezers available for one of the springs)...." Read more

"...but this one was professionally packaged, well documented, and well-manufactured. It took me about an hour to build it and decorate it...." Read more

"...The exterior looks cool though so if we cannot use as a camera, it'd be a cool display item." Read more

10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

Customers find the camera fun, easy to build, and a lot of fun to take around. They also say it's a fun way to show students how the camera works from the inside out, and that it'll be a great date night activity. Customers also say the concept is really cool and it'd be an excellent product for children to learn about how cameras work.

"...n't expect the pictures to be great or even focused, and they turned out very nicely...." Read more

"Aesthetically it’s a nice camera and a really cool concept...." Read more

"...Regardless, this was a fun activity and a great way to get back into film photography." Read more

"Let me start by saying if you like DIY assemblies, this is a fun date night activity...." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers find the camera film to be a great gift. They also say it's a perfect gift for bonding with loved ones while building it and making photos.

"...Perfect gift for bonding with loved ones whilst building it, and for making photo memories with them." Read more

"Awessssome. Perfect gift to someone that likes building it’s own stuff. Nice for amateur photographers too. You can get weird pics out of it :)" Read more

"Makes a great gift!..." Read more

11 customers mention4 positive7 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the camera film. Some mention it's relatively simple to put together, while others say the guide is hard to follow, it was difficult, and too complicated to put it together for the layman. The instructions and labeling were not as clear as they could have been, and some say the spring showed no detailed instructions as to where the other side.

"...easily build the konstructor in less than an hour but the guide is hard to follow. Haven’t taken photos with it yet, will report back." Read more

"Building the camera was pretty easy as long as you follow the directions, took about 2 hours (with a break)...." Read more

"Too complicated to put together for the layman, I broke one and ordered another. This one I managed to build...." Read more

"...of instructions, there were a few things like the spring that showed no detailed instruction as to where the other side went to, finally got it and..." Read more

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5 Stars
Fun, old fashioned vibes
Building the camera was pretty easy as long as you follow the directions, took about 2 hours (with a break). Shooting is a little different, the SLR-style viewfinder isn't very clear but not a big deal for an inexpensive camera. I couldn't get the frame counter to work so I have to guess how far to advance the film. I guess I did a good job because I got 23 prints from a 24 exposure roll of film. I didn't expect the pictures to be great or even focused, and they turned out very nicely. The aperture is small, but wide enough to get good daytime outdoor shots.
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BipgoBumpo
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, old fashioned vibes
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020
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Building the camera was pretty easy as long as you follow the directions, took about 2 hours (with a break). Shooting is a little different, the SLR-style viewfinder isn't very clear but not a big deal for an inexpensive camera. I couldn't get the frame counter to work so I have to guess how far to advance the film. I guess I did a good job because I got 23 prints from a 24 exposure roll of film. I didn't expect the pictures to be great or even focused, and they turned out very nicely. The aperture is small, but wide enough to get good daytime outdoor shots.
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BipgoBumpo
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, old fashioned vibes
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020
Building the camera was pretty easy as long as you follow the directions, took about 2 hours (with a break). Shooting is a little different, the SLR-style viewfinder isn't very clear but not a big deal for an inexpensive camera. I couldn't get the frame counter to work so I have to guess how far to advance the film. I guess I did a good job because I got 23 prints from a 24 exposure roll of film. I didn't expect the pictures to be great or even focused, and they turned out very nicely. The aperture is small, but wide enough to get good daytime outdoor shots.
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pooka
4.0 out of 5 stars Cool camera, poor instruction guide.
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018
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Aesthetically it’s a nice camera and a really cool concept. I really enjoy models and building them, having said that it’s very clear the spent a chunk of money on the graphic design and not the actual instruction manual. You could easily build the konstructor in less than an hour but the guide is hard to follow. Haven’t taken photos with it yet, will report back.
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Justin P
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2017
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Awesome camera. Easily assembled (will recommend having a pair of tweezers available for one of the springs). Any of the bad reviews that concern the "quality" of the camera should be ignored. This is a Lomo camera and it is supposed to be used for lomography, not professional photography. I'm not sure who ordered a $40 camera and thought they were going to get a Leica. Regardless, this was a fun activity and a great way to get back into film photography.
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cody mccoy
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun time, stay alert to details
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2018
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Let me start by saying if you like DIY assemblies, this is a fun date night activity. I’d budget upwards of three hours in case you make a mistake or two (or three or four or five, like us). Keep an eye out for the type of screw you’re supposed to be using, if pieces need to be angled a certain way — it’s a simple camera but even simple cameras are complex machines. If you have big hands, grab a friend with small hands or get a pair of needle-tip tweezers cause you’ll need ‘em.
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cody mccoy
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun time, stay alert to details
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2018
Let me start by saying if you like DIY assemblies, this is a fun date night activity. I’d budget upwards of three hours in case you make a mistake or two (or three or four or five, like us). Keep an eye out for the type of screw you’re supposed to be using, if pieces need to be angled a certain way — it’s a simple camera but even simple cameras are complex machines. If you have big hands, grab a friend with small hands or get a pair of needle-tip tweezers cause you’ll need ‘em.
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Aragon C. Etzel
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Konstructed Fun Project - great shooter
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2015
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This camera is well-made. I was expecting really cheapo plastic with horrible instructions like my TLR kit, but this one was professionally packaged, well documented, and well-manufactured. It took me about an hour to build it and decorate it. The ground glass is a little dark. It's like f/10 at 1/125 so set your focus once for 3-4 feet and then everything should be in focus from there to infinity.
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Paul
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrendous
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2016
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Too complicated to put together for the layman, I broke one and ordered another. This one I managed to build. Put film in and tried to take a picture. There is no counter to let you know you're on a frame, so that was unworkable, and the viewfinder was impenetrable mist, not use there. I was pretty any because I'd been looking forward to shooting all the way through the difficult building phase. Don't buy this piece of sh..
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Chloe
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift idea
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019
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Bought this for my boyfriend's Christmas present last year and it has been put into good use since then. Perfect gift for bonding with loved ones whilst building it, and for making photo memories with them.
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K
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2022
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Interesting idea, took 3 hour to put together but that was due to my lack of understanding the picture book of instructions, there were a few things like the spring that showed no detailed instruction as to where the other side went to, finally got it and a few others. Glad there was a spare spring, had 3 screws left over. I wish the instructions gave a quantity on the screws and spring. Film arrives tomorrow will update after the film is developed.
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Anita G
5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived well packaged and on time
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2024
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Gift for family member who is studying photography and they really are enjoying it!
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Andrea Bianchi
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo regalo per chi ama costruire modellini ed ha l'hobby della fotografia! :D
Reviewed in Italy on January 22, 2023
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Ovviamente non funzionerà mai come una macchina fotografica professionale, ma la bellezza del prodotto sta nel costruirlo con le proprie mani: bella! :D
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Milton Giovanni
2.0 out of 5 stars Caja Maltratada
Reviewed in Mexico on December 9, 2019
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Me agrado y llegó antes de lo estimado solo que la caja está maltratada y la quería para regalo que se viera bien pero de ahí en fuera todo bien. c:
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Hervé
5.0 out of 5 stars Un excellent cadeau pour un jeune adulte
Reviewed in France on July 27, 2020
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Le numérique vous frustre ? Marre d'offrir des cadeaux vides de sens ?
Celui-ci ravira les plus agés de vos enfants, avec un côté vintage et la surprise de découvrir au développement ce qui est sur la pellicule.
Un must !
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はな
5.0 out of 5 stars 作るのも撮るのも楽しい！
Reviewed in Japan on March 13, 2024
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さすがにこの値段ではペンタプリズムは付かず、２眼レフの様に上から覗き込むタイプ。一応拡大ルーペは付いています。絞り固定Ｆ10単玉、シャッター速度1/80又はバルブ。ピントは∞～50ｃｍ。フィルムは一般的な135（35ｍｍ）です。作るのは案外難しそうで細かいところが多いですが、順番にやって行けば完成しそうです。とても楽しいカメラです。
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