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A Truck Gets Loaded

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Exhausted Runners

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June 2008

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February 25th, 2010

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The Escaping Child
The Escaping Child

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January 2010

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February 14th, 2010

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Dead Boy in The Snow
Dead Boy in The Snow

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January 2010

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February 14th, 2010

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Bomber Hats
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January 2010

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February 14th, 2010

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Ike Licks His Chops
Ike Licks His Chops

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July 2008

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January 28th, 2010

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The Girl and The Pack Tortoise
The Girl and The Pack Tortoise

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September 2008

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January 11th, 2010

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The Score
The Score

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October 2009

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January 9th, 2010

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Dance Party
Dance Party

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October 2009

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January 9th, 2010

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A Man Uses a Step Ladder
A Man Uses a Step Ladder

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December 2009

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December 29th, 2009

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A Man with Parking Meters
A Man with Parking Meters

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November 2009

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December 29th, 2009

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A Man With a Hook
A Man With a Hook

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October 2009

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December 29th, 2009

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Archive for the 'All About Gear' Category

Attack of the $30 lenses - 210mm Industar-51

by K. Praslowicz ~ September 9th, 2009

I recently purchased a 210mm Industar-51 large format lens for thirty dollars. These are my first impressions of its performance.

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Bang! I just spent a dollar.

by K. Praslowicz ~ January 9th, 2008

Ergonomic shutter release technique for hand held Speed Graphic shooting.

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Denim Death: The Argus C2 With an Attitude

by K. Praslowicz ~ March 7th, 2009

Amazing Custom Argus C2. Features include some rice, a toilet paper tube, masking tape, rubber bands, and a slick denim covering.

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DIY Softrelease Safety

by K. Praslowicz ~ January 20th, 2008

Cheap method to prevent accidental frames from being shot while using a soft release.

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DIY Softrelease Safety, The Follow Up

by K. Praslowicz ~ April 8th, 2009

In January of 2008, I posted this article about using a hair tie as a safety while using a soft release to prevent accidental shutter releases. I ended that post by saying "I’ll try this for a few weeks and report back."
It has been about sixty-five weeks since then, so it is time to finally [...]

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How Quiet Are Leica Shutters?

by K. Praslowicz ~ December 16th, 2007

Testing of the noise of the Leica M3 against other focal plane shutter cameras.

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I feel like a tourist.

by K. Praslowicz ~ April 24th, 2008

Every year or so I dig through this site and do house cleaning on the images that I've posted. I look at every photo and end up deleting what I no longer feel is my strongest work. The last time I did this, I also scrubbed some of the other content, and removed the information [...]

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Olympus XA2 – Infrared Blackout Edition

by K. Praslowicz ~ July 23rd, 2009

Modifying an Olympus XA2 for infrared flash use.

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Skylight Filters. They Do What?

by K. Praslowicz ~ March 15th, 2009

For a moment, pretend you are a beginning photographer and have just entered your local camera store. You start browsing over the different filters and examine the example images on each one that shows how using each filter will alter the look of your pictures. Eventually you set your focus on a Hoya skylight filter.
Just [...]

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So I was out shooting my RB67 one day...

by K. Praslowicz ~ March 9th, 2010

A goodhearted laugh I had with another photographer at some confusion between my Mamiya RB67, and a digital camera.

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The Influence of Large Format Press Cameras

by K. Praslowicz ~ October 10th, 2009

Although they have been obsolete for some time, does the large format press camera still have influence over people?

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The Infrared XA2 Experiment - Film Options

by K. Praslowicz ~ November 21st, 2009

Comparing Ilford SFX 200, Rollei Infrared 400, Efke IR820 and Efke IR820 Aura for use with an infrared flash modified Olympus XA2.

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The Infrared XA2 Experiment - Round 1

by K. Praslowicz ~ August 6th, 2009

Notice! This post is part of a series about shooting an Olympus XA2 with Infrared Flash. If this is the first page you are visiting on the subject of infrared blash, it may be beneficial to start with the summary post of the series.
For the first wave of experimenting, I used some Rollei Infrared 400 [...]

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The Infrared XA2 Experiment – Real World Testing

by K. Praslowicz ~ October 3rd, 2009

Results from my real world testing of an Olympus XA2 modified for infrared flash use.

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The Infrared XA2 Experiment – Round 2

by K. Praslowicz ~ September 12th, 2009

Notice! This post is part of a series about shooting an Olympus XA2 with Infrared Flash. If this is the first page you are visiting on the subject of infrared blash, it may be beneficial to start with the summary post of the series.
In this round of the great infrared flash experiment, I will go [...]

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The Legacy Pro - Fuji Film Connection

by K. Praslowicz ~ July 3rd, 2009

Are the Legacy Pro films really rebranded Fuji films? I've got a smoking gun.

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Trippin'

by K. Praslowicz ~ May 5th, 2007

To compliment my old article about modifying an Olympus Trip 35 to use the 1/200th shutter speed while shooting manually, I have posted the first part of a guide that will allow for both of the camera's shutter speeds to be used while in manual mode.
See it here.

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Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) Street Shooting

by K. Praslowicz ~ October 15th, 2009

Some thoughts about using old fashioned twin lens reflex cameras for contemporary street shooting.

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Two Special Edition Leica M6s You May Have Missed

by K. Praslowicz ~ March 10th, 2009

Like most of the rangefinder using population, I'm going to assume that you already own the Danish Royal Wedding Special Edition M6, the 500 Year Christopher Columbus M6, and the Ein Stück Leica M6 which celebrates Leica being publicly listed on the Frankfurt Stock exchange. With these cornerstone collectible M6s already in your possession, the [...]

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Using Side Mount Range Finders on Press Cameras

by K. Praslowicz ~ September 28th, 2008

How to efficiently use a side mounted range finder on 4x5 press cameras.

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