Largo de Mompilher (The Urban Sketcher, 2)

The last half-year (III)

Catching up with half-years from the past... You can find them all here.


from nov 2011 to apr 2012

Music credit: "Goldengrove v2" by unseenmusic

Largo de Mompilher (The Urban Sketcher)

Trivia (XLIII) - Quotes

"Well, rangefinders are just like fixed gear bikes. Very simple, very silent, very customizable, are preferred to be used on streets, feels like they are integrated with user, users have feeling of being special and different. Only that you could buy about 8 fixed bikes in cost of one leica." 

Anonymous

Estação de São Bento (The Demonstrator, 2)

Avenida dos Aliados, 145 (The Demonstrator)

Rua da Madeira, 238 (The Flamed Sunglasses a.k.a. The Self Portrait)

Rua da Madeira, 238 (The Performer)

Rua Formosa, 243 (The scaffold board)

Praça da Liberdade (The Handycam)

Trivia (XLII) - The viewfinder

Helios Viewfinder Multifinder Mk 2

Seller: British
Buyer: Portuguese
Country of origin: Japan
Sent from: Praia do Norte, Faial, Azores, Portugal
Ship to: Porto, Portugal
Customs Declaration: n/a

Often hard to find, the Helios 35 85 135 multifinder is an optical viewfinder designed for use with Zorki, FED, Kiev, Leica and similar rangefinder cameras - fits any camera with a standard hotshoe.

Brightline frames each marked for 35mm, 85mm and 135mm can be seen, showing the correct framing for these lenses. The 35 works well for my Pana 20mm f1.7.

I bought mine from tunznath at ebay.co.uk. My Poor Man's Leica is now complete I believe.

Item condition: Brand NEW in packaging complete with case - Unused
Sold for: US $38.00
Postage: US $14.00
Payment with paypal

Continente hypermarket (The Sunday-morning shopping)

Avenida Menéres, 390 (The pizzaiolo from Campania)

Rua das Sobreiras (The cycle track)

Coliseu do Porto (The Conductor)

Coliseu do Porto (The bassist)

Coliseu do Porto (The Horn player)

Coliseu do Porto (The Bassoonist)

Coliseu do Porto (The backstage warm-up)

Massarelos (The sit down talk)

Trivia (XLI) - Pro Advice

How to set hyperfocal distance with the Panasonic GF2 + 20mm f1.7.

1. Set the desire aperture, eg. f5.6 or f8.
2. Set the auto focus to manual focus.
3. Once it's at manual focus, do not touch the focusing ring and just turn off the camera.
4. Turn on the camera again (do not touch the focusing ring) and it will be at hyperfocal distance relative to the aperture you set.
5. As long as the focusing ring is not touched, you can adjust any aperture value at any time and it will always be focus from infinity towards the aperture value you set.
6. You can off the camera and on each time and it will be at hyperfocal distance (as long as the focusing ring has not been adjusted).

(adapted from someone at dpreview.com)

Praia do Cabo do Mundo (The oil refinery cliche)

Rua Coelho Neto, 7 (The Slinky Dress)

Trivia (XL) - Camera accessories Porn

B+W ND4 4x 102 0.6 Neutral Density Filter (72842) 46mm
WhiBal G7 Gray Card - Certified for White Balance - Pocket Card (2x3.5in)
Panasonic DMW-BLD10E Battery
LP-1 Lenspen Lens Dust Cleaning Pen + Brush Kit

Avenida da Boavista, 1349 (The Sales Receipt)

Rua do Ouro, 202 (The gillnet repair)

Clube Desportivo e Cultural dos Guindais (The Karaoke Party)

Jardim da Cordoaria (The Card Players)

Rua do Infante Dom Henrique, 131 (The phone call)

Trivia (XXXIX) - Vintage Lens Porn

OLYMPUS OM Zuiko MC AUTO-S 50mm f/1.8
OM-System
with
Fotodiox Lens Mount Adapter, Olympus OM Zuiko Lens to MFT Micro 4/3

Parque de estacionamento da Alfândega (The Thirst, 2)

Parque de estacionamento da Alfândega (The Thirst, 1)

Books (V)

Magnum Degrees

by Michael Ignatieff

Hardcover: 536 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd (1 Dec 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0714838217
ISBN-13: 978-0714838212
Product Dimensions: 26.1 x 25.8 x 5.2 cm


Amazon
Order Placed: 19 Feb 2000
£31.96

'There never was a single Magnum style or subject. If one were to hazard a definition of the central commitment to Magnum, it would be to document the world as it really is. But to document is to subvert, since reality is the least obvious thing there is.'

Praça da Trindade (The Leggings)

Trivia (XXXVIII) - MFT Lens Porn

Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH Prime lens
Micro Four Thirds, H-H020


Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH Wideangle prime lens
Micro Four Thirds, H-H014

Rua 31 de Janeiro, 19 (The Garage Band)

Praça da República (The BMX bike)

Foz do Douro (The Doormat)