Category: photography
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It’s here!
I have finally taken delivery of a Voigtlander Bessa R3M! Alright, it’s not a brand new one like I had originally planned, Cosina Voigtlander has seemingly ceased producing new units, but it IS an actual camera that I can use. I had the option of purchasing a brand new one from America, but I would…
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Changes
A lot has changed in my life since I’ve last written on this blog. I lost my job last month, and my family and I have decided that, with the amount of time that Doublejump requires of me, going back to university full-time and working a part-time job is not going to be feasible. My…
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Hands on: Pentacon Six TL
I received this bad boy (pictured above) a couple of weeks ago, and have fallen in love with it almost immediately. The Pentacon Six TL is my first medium format film camera, and is also my first East German manufactured camera. According to the The Pentacon Six System homepage, this camera was manufactured in East…
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November Update
I know it’s been a while since I last posted here, so I thought I’d let you know what’s happened since my last post: I have purchased, and used, a Minolta Hi-Matic 7S. I’m pleased to say that the camera works like a charm, but that I made a rookie mistake by shooting at shutter…
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Idorus and Kameras
I just started reading Idoru by William Gibson. It’s the second book in his Bridge trilogy of Sci Novels. It’s started off in typical Gibson style: someone looking for work, others getting into things way over their heads, and a shady corporation that will inevitably end up hunting them all. I know that I make…