Timeline / November 4, 2019

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Album Published November 4, 2019

3D Software (3 new items)

Digital images rendered by 3D software

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Nature Photography

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Photos of the natural world
Camera Gear

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Camera setups of various types and formats
Black & White

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Various subjects in Black & White
3D Software

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Digital images rendered by 3D software
Yashica ML 28-85 Cleanup

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Teardown and element cleaning on a very hazy Yashica Zoom

Featured essays

Adapted lenses : Supersized to Medium Format

For anyone who's chosen to use legacy lenses on digital bodies, the initial lens choices would likely be any of the zillions of manual focus 35mm full frame types. They are plentiful and cheap. They are however, not the only choice. Read more
Yashica ML 28-85mm Cleanup

While looking for some lenses in Contax/Yashica mount for both mirrorless and film, I happened across a Yashica ML 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 Macro that was suffering from heavy hazing on the internal elements and needed cleaning… Read more
A How-To : Sell/Auction Photo Gear

This is written from a potential buyer and bidder's point of view - by someone who'll be looking for a new tool to acquire as an end consumer. This could also apply to other product categories of similar item types and many of the online sales or auction… Read more
Adapt | Convert | Reuse

This article could easily start out as a kind of chicken and egg joke, like "Which came first, the camera or the lens?" If you're game enough to try it, you might find yourself preferring the old glass to the new... plus you'll have far more variety... Read more
The start of everything

I knew nothing much about cameras when I was young. I got to push down the trigger on my Grandma's Brownie Hawkeye camera for the rare times I was allowed to take photos of the grown ups. Read more
Speed Graphic Rescue

Whether you frequent auctions online or off, you're mindful of the possibility that you may end up with a surprise after you've paid for your winning bid. I won't guess at a figure on what the good-to-bad ratio really is, but there's always a fair chance… Read more
T. Enami Lantern Slide Project

It's been a long time coming. A purchase I made nearly 40 years ago has recently propelled me back into a project that has been on a very slow simmer for decades. The purchased items were 2 small wooden boxes that were both filled with glass lantern… Read more

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