TechRadar Verdict

Im a huge fan of this camera and what Alfie Cameras is trying to do.

In fact, youll have to develop the film or have a lab do it for you.

So kudos to the company for doing it so well.

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The Alfie TYCH is a half-frame film camera, designed to hold a roll of 35mm film.

Most cameras that take 35mm film are full-frame, allowing you to take 36 photographs.

These offer various focal lengths and, more crucially, four very different aesthetic vibes.

Alfie Tych camera on pink surface alongside 35mm film roll

You must grab the right mode for the lens you’re using.

In my tests, this proved pretty accurate.

The premium optics viewfinder made framing marginally easier.

Alfie Tych camera held up to photographer’s eye

The film advance is a small wheel positioned on the top right of the back of the Tych.

This created one or two happy accidents; but on the whole, it just produced bad exposures.

That said, multiple exposure is a fun creative technique, one the Alfie lends itself well to.

Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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I enjoyed experimenting with this and creating images where one slightly overlapped.

Given more time and film, Id be inclined to experiment with this more.

I was thrilled with the images taken with my first roll of the film through an Alfie TYCH.

Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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Should I buy the Alfie Cameras Tych+?

You love to experimentThe design of this camera invites you to experiment and try new things.

Sometimes, they work, and sometimes, they dont; but its fun!

Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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The files were edited inAdobeCamera Raw to invert tonality (make a positive image) and tweak the tones.

Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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Alfie Tych camera held up to photographer’s eye

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Alfie Tych camera in the hand

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Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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Alfie Tych camera film developing process

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Alfie Tych camera film developing process

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Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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Alfie Tych camera black and white film scan of a portrait

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Alfie Tych camera black and white film scan diptic of a tree in an urban landscape

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Alfie Tych camera black and white film scan diptic of trees

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Alfie Tych camera on pink surface

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Alfie Tych camera black and white film scan of an urban scene and tree

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Alfie Tych camera in the hands over a pink surface