Minox photography in practice

Here you will find everything you need in terms of tips, explanations, and background knowledge for Minox photography. From beginner tutorials to expert details, I will explain how you can really enjoy this type of photography and achieve immediate success. And it’s free of charge.

All Minox-related articles on this website are linked from here.

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Moments-of-Now.com is one of the largest international websites dedicated to practical information about Minox 8×11 subminiature cameras (spy cameras). It focuses on how to take pictures with these Minox cameras, how to maintain them, and how to repair them.

The target audience is primarily beginners in Minox photography. Therefore, everything is explained in a way that can be understood without prior knowledge. Nevertheless, the technology behind these cameras is explained in detail, from the basics to advanced topics, with many images and videos. This concept makes the website interesting even for experienced Minox enthusiasts. Collectors of Minox cameras will also find detailed presentations of my Minox cameras. These articles reflect my personal opinions about each model and my feelings about them.

tjwspm using his minox spy camera

The author of the articles has been taking pictures with all Minox models in 8×11 format in color and black and white for years. He carried out all common repairs on the Minox A IIIs and Minox B models himself.

The Minox Paradox

The Minox spy camera

Minox for beginners

Minox for beginners

Make your own Minox film

Expose with Minox

Focusing a Minox

Triggering a Minox

Storing Minox negatives

Inside Minox

Inside Minox – Repair your Minox

Technical insights

The Minox exposure system

The shutter speed dial

The Minox trigger mechanism

How the Minox escapement works

The Blade Control

The Minox shutter blade mechanism

The flash synchronisation

How the Riga Minox shutter works

Minostigmat versus Complan

Minox repair and maintenance

Checking a Minox (A, B, BL, C, LX, EC, AX)

Checking shutter speeds of Minox 8×11 cameras

Testing Minox shutter speeds

Tools, consumables and spare parts for Minox repair

What you can do for your Minox

Open the housing of a Minox

Defective shutter blades

Frame counter unreliable

Incorrect distance setting

Incorrect film feeding

Focusing a Minox

Expose with Minox

Minox EC problems

My Minox cameras

Riga Minox – The big hit

My Minox III (Minox A) cameras

My most beautiful Minox A: La Belle

The ugliest Minox I’ve ever seen …

My gentle Minox IIIs: La Douce

Golden Eye

The Minox enlightenment