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more home-brew photography

Friday, March 31, 2006

Should I make the bellows myself or buy a bellows?: That is the question. I have been pondering large format images but realize I have zero interest in working with sheet film. So the next best thing is a large format camera with a roll-film back. And since all that works out to is a [...]

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pinhole

Friday, December 30, 2005

I stumbled onto this site thanks to Kottke, and it made me lust terribly for a pinhole camera of my own. This looks like a great way to get into large format photography without a lot of expense. There’s something eerie about how time — the long exposures — makes people invisible. I also found [...]

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Friday, December 30, 2005

Health insurance and the paradox of choice: Health insurance and the paradox of choice It’s that time of year again, when we get to change health care plans. There’s nothing like spending a day trying to figure out whether a 90/70 PPO plan with a $500 deductible and 80% home health care is better than [...]

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