An old dog’s odyssey to learn new digital tricks



Meet Shorty

Well, I finally found a low-cost way to add a lens to my E-510’s stable — by reworking an old lens. Here’s my old OM-1’s “kit” 50mm / f1.8 lens, now with an adapter so it’ll fit my “four thirds” E-510

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Cat Eyes

Back to Paris, for this view of the Eiffel Tower late, late at night. With the lights off, the skyglow from Paris’ city lights provides an interesting backdrop, silhouetting the tower nicely…

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Light Tent

So I decided I should try my hand at macro photography. This means, of course, I need a better / more even lighting setup than I currently have (overhead lights & natural light coming in the window by the dining room table). I bought myself a light tent — or, to use its commercial name, a Sunpak eBox studio. I now will subject you to a quick review of how well it works for me (so far)…

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Old gear, new gear

I thought it might be a good idea to start off by letting everybody know a bit about just where I’m “coming from” with this blog. So, here’s a quick treatment of my gear history, in appropriately photographic fashion…

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