Category: photography
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Bound for Basel (Minox 35 GT)
During my recent trip to Basel, I called into Fotohaus Wolf and picked up a 36 shot roll of Kodak Gold for my Minox 35 GT. The conditions were perfect so it was time to practice my zone focusing. This batch came out a lot better than before. I was using between f8 and f16…
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Fun with 35mm, and Shedding Light on Exposure
The plucky little West German is at it again. I have un-earthed my compact 35mm camera in recent weeks and been re-learning my way around film. My second outing with my Minox 35 GT was more successful than the first. I thought I’d try out a Kodak colour film this time with 24 exposures instead…
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Platelets, Pathology, Photos, and EgyPtology
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping for a quiet one. Saturday was a busy day. Mouna 2. Climbing. Platelets. I even managed to squeeze some pathology in during the donation. 70 to 90 minutes is a long time to sit in one place, so figuring out how to navigate slides and type with only my left…
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The Tool Wall
Back to long overdue projects, starting with the workshop. In order to fit the water cylinder and other equipment for the heat pump I had to remove some storage and the units built by the previous owner of the house. The engineers kindly left me a big square of wall space that I could work…
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A Capacitor in Time Saves Nine?
The dramatic conclusion to our sewing machine epic is finally here. Will it work? Read on and find out for yourself. I like to fix things. We’ve covered this multiple times before. If I can stop something going to landfill unnecessarily, I’m always up for taking something apart and tinkering. Sometimes it’s an easy fix…
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Swiss Cheese in the English Alps
A long drive in torrential rain (a theme of late) brought us to a bungalow just outside Grasmere in the Lake District. There was a little walking, and a lot of eating. Here are just a few of the fun filled activities we got up to. Raclette, you say? Raclette is an Alpine semi-hard cheese…
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