Category: English
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How to have fun with a tripod
Or how some affordable accessories will make your tripod a lot more useful I already owned a Velbon Carmagne 603 carbon tripod when, recently, I got me a surprisingly useful travel tripod from a Chinese manufacturer. The reason for getting the travel tripod is because the Velbon was pretty bulky, and very unwieldly to be…
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Why I love to photograph from a tripod
Sometimes I work from a tripod because circumstances dictate a long exposure time. That actually makes sense.And sometimes, I work from a tripod because I find that this forces me into a different, slower, more dedicated mode of photography. The mere act of getting the camera on a tripod apparently slows me down, and this…
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The best tripod is… the one you take with you.
I had a nice Manfrotto 055B with a 029 head.I still have a Velbon carbon tripod with a Velbon head, which is way better than it’s entitled to be. For all practical purposes, it’s every bit as good as the Manfrotto was, but lighter. Problem is, I rarely carried either of the two. Too long…
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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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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…