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Bram Stolk

@bramstolk

Game Developer behind "The Little Crane That Could." Pronoun: He/Him, Noun: anti-fascist.

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Why do office chairs have 5 legs?
Why do office chairs have 5 legs? YouTube video by Rabbit Hole

A writer hired by many big science youtubers went indie.

Emily Zhang's first video on her "Rabbit Hole" channel is a really fun watch.

And yeah, I can see why she branched out: her presenting is as good as her writing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKt4...

09.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please do not come to GDC. It is dangerous here.

07.03.2026 04:45 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Though not helping his subjects, he amazingly dismantled American democracy.

He broke the alliance between US and the rest of the world.

Years ago, everyone deemed this impossible.

His recruitment of Krasnov has flipped the fate of nations.

Impressive, yes, but his own country down the🚽.

07.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Right?

Golden age of PC-gaming predated even 3dfx.

Settlers 2 > CoD, no matter the neural upscale, no matter the number of shaders, no matter the fps.

06.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sweet! I wonder if I should get a 105/2.4 while they are still affordable, to use with my GFX.

If you got any Fujica GW cameras... those are valuable nowadays. And you will really hit jackpot with the panoramic one, G617.

Will you mainly keep shooting LF, or think you'll shoot mostly MF?

02.03.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh! Pentax 6x7... damn! 🀩
Did you get 6x7 lenses to go with it?
That is such a handsome camera. What a find, indeed.
Everything medium format has been skyrocketing in price in the last year, even.
Gen-Z apparently is fully embracing film again. Good for them.

02.03.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! Those are some great cameras. I was considering a Mamiya TLR before I went with Koni, instead.

And that’s a fine looking rangefinder with a premium lens.

Man, now you need a lot of film to shoot them all! Such a sweet score.

02.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I request that @pussyriot.bsky.social performs at the funeral, held in place-of-death: The Hague.

πŸ’ƒπŸͺ¦πŸ•Ί

And a eulogy by Gary Kasparov.

01.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah! A big win for the mirror-reflex when framing, indeed.
(Although mine has a 6x7 film back and 6x9 ground glass.)

And I guess a view camera will have exact framing and focus, as long as the plate sits at the exact same distance as the ground glass.

Maybe only digital has exact focus? WYSIWYG.

27.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ok, #Analog #Photography aficionados...
Favourite focus method?
Twin-Lens, Range-Finder or Mirror-Reflex?
Hard to choose. I like two lenses, but somehow the Koni TL is less accurate than the VoigtlΓ€nder RF and the Rittreck SLR.
(Rittreck took all three Ektachrome images, with a Magic Lantern lens.)

27.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For starters, it still has a 🦍 named Harambe in it.

26.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Shot with Gundlach Manhattan Convertible Rapid Rectilinear 6Β½ x 8Β½

Shot with Gundlach Manhattan Convertible Rapid Rectilinear 6Β½ x 8Β½

Gundlach-RR: Distance to optical centre: 25in. Tape: 21in.
Image cone is 50Β°

>>> ha = math.asin(10.5 / 25) * 180 / math.pi
>>> print(int(round(2*ha)))
50

What 135-format lens has a 50Β° image cone?

26.02.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, Interesting.
I didn’t know the crop factor was not a good metric for equivalence.

(And I possibly did not account for me cutting off some vignetting of the shorter lens.)

I will have to retake this shot, and measure the entire setup.

26.02.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cheers! #Pizza #Wine #VintageLens

24.02.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A package from Ukraine arrived today, with two copies of the Π›ΠžΠœΠž РО500-1 f2/90mm.

I was planning on using it for my twin lens Konica, but the back focus distance is far too short.

So here's a shot taken with this #VintangeLens on the GFX50R:

"Sunset in the Sunset 'hood of #Vancouver."

24.02.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So good! I love them.
Art with bicycles in them… 🀩
Well done!

24.02.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Mounting a Hermagis Anastigmat onto a Musashino Kōki Rittreck 6x9.
Mounting a Hermagis Anastigmat onto a Musashino Kōki Rittreck 6x9. YouTube video by Bram Stolk

youtu.be/S6rh43LfzFE
#RittReck SLR from 1955, with adapted Hermagis Anastigmat 210mm. #VintageLens. #MediumFormat.

22.02.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot stress enough to people outside the US how dangerous coming to this country is right now. There is still time to cancel your GDC trip. Stay safe, and do not come.

20.02.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

I am super proud of this build.
I got the heavily discounted camera without lens, with its shutter-curtain full of holes.
But why not take a chance on it, and try to repair it?
I got the shutter light-proof again with "liquid tape" and suspect that I got a fully working rare camera out of it.

20.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oof... if it shoots as good as it looks...
Currently shooting my first roll with it, using #EktaChrome E100.
But that is some sizzling-hot πŸ”₯sexinessπŸ”₯.
(Unbranded Petzval on Musashino Kōki Rittreck 6x9.)
#VintageLens #MediumFormat #Photography

20.02.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We need a 21st century Martin Luther, to go to the White House and nail a poster with 95 revolutionary opinions onto its door.

19.02.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It works!

18.02.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.

#BrutalButAccurate

17.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 30026 πŸ” 8725 πŸ’¬ 835 πŸ“Œ 455

Ugh.
So much nonsense was spread on house prices.
First it was β€œgreedy developers” (nope, margins are thin, often skirting bankruptcy.)
Then β€œforeign buyers.”
It is so simple: supply and demand. Supply is artificially low due to city.

17.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So, yeah...
My finger must have slipped, so I ended up clicking the buy-button on eBay. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

I shot a first roll of #ektachrome #film with this "Texas Leica."
It is labelled 6x9, but I measured the gate to be 80mm wide, instead. Can't wait to see the results.

#Fujica #GW690 #MediumFormat #RangeFinder

17.02.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, most people know…
Best time: 24h

But not enough people know…
Best year-numbering: HE
Best date: yyyyy mm dd

Signed, Bram Stolk 12026-02-16

17.02.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe make two review queues:

High priority queue from github accounts older than 3 years, with open source contribs older than 2 years.

Low priority queue for the rest.

16.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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But for me, the real OG will always be Ant Attack.

16.02.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Knight Lore, the 1984 G.o.t.Y. predates that.

16.02.2026 06:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Donkervoort

Donkervoort

Err… Tom… I have to tell you…

I understand that you really love your Caterhams, Donkervoorts and Super7s.

But…. Car sex is sex **in** cars, not sex **with** cars.

Ohio is tamer than you thought.

16.02.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0