Bram Stolk

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...

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

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🚽.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

💃🪦🕺

And a eulogy by Gary Kasparov.

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.

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 Voigtländer RF and the Rittreck SLR.
(Rittreck took all three Ektachrome images, with a Magic Lantern lens.)

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

Shot with Gundlach Manhattan Convertible Rapid Rectilinear 6½ x 8½

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

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

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

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.

Cheers! #Pizza #Wine #VintageLens

A package from Ukraine arrived today, with two copies of the ЛОМО 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."

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

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.

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.

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.

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 🔥sexiness🔥.
(Unbranded Petzval on Musashino Kōki Rittreck 6x9.)
#VintageLens #MediumFormat #Photography

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

It works!

Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.

#BrutalButAccurate

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

So, yeah...
My finger must have slipped, so I ended up clicking the buy-button on eBay. 🤷‍♂️

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

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

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.

But for me, the real OG will always be Ant Attack.

Knight Lore, the 1984 G.o.t.Y. predates that.

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.