Tech projects to read over your afternoon tea
I am finally heading back to OpenSauce this year! After a hiatus in 2025 I am gettin back to making some interesting camera designs. Back in 2024 and what feels like a lifetime ago I introduced the Pieca Camera system, a raspberry pi based camera adapted to using M mount lenses. This year Ive gone… Continue reading OpenSauce 2026 The Year of the Camera Contraption
I have always wanted to shoot real Aerochrome film but had consigned myself to digital and trichrome representations since the Kodak film has been long discontinued since 2009. There has been the odd roll on eBay but you never know the quality. About a year back, a company called Celluloid Collective acquired a big roll… Continue reading Shooting Aerochrome Film at my Wedding
In the digital age, analog film as a photographic medium almost went extinct, and many variants did. We can't make them again, we don't have the technology. But somehow some survived and are actually on the upward trend. Film is a phenomenon, a century-plus-old medium seems to have developed a modern cult following. But it… Continue reading Down the Film Grain Simulation Rabbit Hole for 36Exp
Getting my first Leica camera opened my eyes to the rangefinder experience that made taking photos and taking a camera with me a way more enjoyable experience. Do I always take great photos? No. Does the camera make better photos? No. But the point is that I enjoy taking photos with it. My first Leica… Continue reading My First Leica Lens was it Worth it?