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Hands-on with the new Leica M11

January 17, 2022
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hands-on with the new Leica M11 The Leica M11 is the latest in a series of rangefinders from the venerable German company going back to the early years of the 20th Century. In terms of general design, the M11 can trace its lineage back to the M3 of the mid 1950s, but offers technology that 20th Century film photographers could never have imagined. Click through…
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Empty Apartments Transformed into a Giant Multi-Lens Camera Obscura

January 14, 2022
United Kingdom-based photographer Brendan Barry used four empty apartments and turned them into a multi-lens camera obscura in order to create massive panoramic prints. Barry is an expert in turning everyday things and locations into working cameras and has transformed numerous objects, like bread and watermelon, shipping container, campervan, and even a Manhattan skyscraper, into funtional…
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Canon Captures 4.2-Gigapixel Photo of Priceless Japanese Artwork

January 14, 2022
The Japanese Cultural Heritage Inheritance Project partnered with Canon to make a visually identical copy of an ancient and priceless piece of Japanese art by combining a 4.2-gigapixel photo with the skills of artisans who practice ancient techniques. The Tsuzuri Project The Japanese Cultural Heritage Inheritance Project, also known as the Tsuzuri Project, is a joint effort by Canon and the…
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A DIY Remote Mechanical Cable Release for a Large Format Camera

January 13, 2022
I do mainly large format photography, and I often take my own self-portrait by using my pneumatic cable release that has a long cable and air bulb release. However, I have long been thinking about how to make a more modern kind of remote cable release. In this article, I will show how I created a DIY remote cable release. Researching DIY Cable Releases I first searched the Internet for ideas on…
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