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Keep it simple

Planning is for planning — only a few things will go as hoped, and even then, the satisfaction of a desired outcome will barely match that found in ordinary happenstance.

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Clipped Corners

A ground glass will have missing corners so you can see if the lens is projecting from edge to edge. If you can see the lens, it’s giving full coverage.

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f/8 and be there

F/8 is typically the most optimal aperture for everyday lenses.

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Gear

Photography is 10% taking pictures and 90% watching camera reviews.

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The problem with mirrorless

Someday we’ll call it a camera with interchangeable lenses.

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9x12

Manufactured circa 1920, my Voigtländer is a back-pocket view camera that holds 9x12 cm film or glass plates (daytime film exposure: Foma 100, f/12, 1/100th).