Attack of the $30 lenses - 210mm Industar-51
by K. Praslowicz ~ September 9th, 2009I 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, 2008Ergonomic 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, 2009Amazing 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, 2008Cheap 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, 2009In 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 [...]
How Quiet Are Leica Shutters?
by K. Praslowicz ~ December 16th, 2007Testing 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, 2008Every 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, 2009Modifying an Olympus XA2 for infrared flash use.
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Skylight Filters. They Do What?
by K. Praslowicz ~ March 15th, 2009For 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 [...]
So I was out shooting my RB67 one day...
by K. Praslowicz ~ March 9th, 2010A 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, 2009Although 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, 2009Comparing 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, 2009Notice! 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 [...]
The Infrared XA2 Experiment – Real World Testing
by K. Praslowicz ~ October 3rd, 2009Results 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, 2009Notice! 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 [...]
The Legacy Pro - Fuji Film Connection
by K. Praslowicz ~ July 3rd, 2009Are the Legacy Pro films really rebranded Fuji films? I've got a smoking gun.
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Trippin'
by K. Praslowicz ~ May 5th, 2007To 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.
Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) Street Shooting
by K. Praslowicz ~ October 15th, 2009Some 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, 2009Like 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, 2008How to efficiently use a side mounted range finder on 4x5 press cameras.
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