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Dynax 800si vs Dynax 7: a comparison
In another part of my life, there’s a discussion going on about the merits of the (semi)professional Minolta Dynax cameras of the latest generations. I happen to have the Dynax 800si as well as the Dynax 7 here, so I thought I’d do a comparison to see where these two are different, and how that…
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Huis Van Alles – Waarder: Workshop “Fotografie voor absolute beginners”
Door een vrijwilligers-organisatie in mijn woonplaats ben ik gevraagd om een workshop “Fotografie voor echte beginners” te verzorgen. Denk hierbij aan “beginners die het heel leuk vinden om behoorlijke foto’s te kunnen maken met hun telefoon, maar die geen idee hebben waar ze moeten beginnen”. Daar kan ik wat mee, en dus gaat dat op…
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How to not get hacked
(yes… I’ve been happily splitting infinitives since before you were born, most likely) Some time ago, I wrote this little article when there was a slew of people with hacked Facebook- and Instagram accounts. It occurred to me that the vast majority of these people made the same mistake: using the same password for different services.…
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Making movies–the sequel
Seeing some stuff on Youtube, I was recently inspired to get my action cam stuck to the helmet, to be able to document the odd ride. I plan to do more of that – not just on the motorcycle, but also on bicyle rides. Editing videos In order to take scenes from the camera and…
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Making movies
A year or so ago, I got myself a cheap action cam – a Vizu Extreme X6s, which is capable of 4K or full HD with 60 fps, for the sum of 60 euros. Pretty entry-level, but still decent. I got it for use on the bicycle, but never got around to it. But two…
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The Battle Of Wide-Angle Forest
Recently, I felt the need to extend my wide-angle range for my manual-focus Minolta cameras. I had an MD 35-70/f3.5 (the third version, non-macro), but I wanted to extend in the direction of a 24mm. Some time ago, I had a Vivitar 24mm, but I sold that together with an XM. Which I regretted… Initially,…
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Mounting the P&P belly pan to the NT700
In an earlier article, I mentioned getting the P&P Motorcycle Bodyworks lower kit for the NT700V (Deauville 700), and I promised to document the proceeds of mounting it. So… without further ado: First, I’m going to ask you to watch this YouTube video. Everything I’m going to write adds to this, rather than replaces it!…
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Nerding out on film – summary
A few days ago, I suffered a brain fart that led to writing three articles about predominantly working with black & white films, but it isn’t clear from the main post titles which article is about what. So… here’s the summary:Nerding out on film 1 is about how to handle contrast — subject contrast, your…
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Nerding out on film 3
On metering light and determining exposure For many of us, it is probably a valid assumption that 75% of our pictures will be correctly exposed when we set the camera to A, and there will be additional photos that are “good enough” so that they can be fixed in the mix. But sometimes, at least…
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nerding out on film 2
Film development — workflow and best practices This article is aimed at making film development less intimidating for someone who has never tried it before, and to answer questions a beginning film development enthusiast may have. It specifically focuses on traditional (not C41) black&white development. Which is not a value judgement on the C41 development…