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Welcome to my photography blog where I'll discuss from time to time my projects on photography and associated technology ... vintage, modern, analog and digital.

Pinkham & Smith Serial Number project

July 08, 2015
I've been collecting serial numbers of Pinkham & Smith Soft Focus lenses. Just an attempt to see what's out there and put over time a date range associated with a model n...
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My Mammoth Camera Project

February 07, 2015
I started to conceptualize the construction for a large camera about a year or so ago. The initial thought was to build a straight-up 20x24 field camera and work with ad...
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Oiled Gears, the soft focus way

May 20, 2014
Final chapter on the Tonopah, NV Karl Sruss Pictorial Lens shooting expedition in Kelly's Foundry. Yes, there are more images but I'll keep these till I publish something...
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Variety at Kelly's Foundry

May 19, 2014
Continuation of my two previous blog posts on my Sierra crossing and Tonopah, NV visit where I get to shoot with Jim Galli at Kelly's Foundry. For the details and the st...
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The shiny things at the Kelly Foundry

May 17, 2014
After our Mitzpah Hotel burger lunch Jim and I continued shooting at the Kelly Foundry with the same camera/lens combinations. There were quite a few shiny things that ca...
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