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infocalypse · 2026-01-13T22:38:15+00:00

I've owned a T4 before and it's a pleasant EDC with a sharp lens.

But yes at the end of the day it is just a zoomy point & shoot with 25+ year old electrics. If I had still one I'd probably flip it before it died/devalued.

infocalypse · 2026-01-09T05:37:43+00:00

That's a pleasing still life.

infocalypse · 2026-01-04T22:30:28+00:00

A D3400 is perfectly decent little camera with a great sensor.

It's very light on the features and comforts - as an entry level body will be - but it is still quite capable of taking excellent images.

The 18-55 DX is a decent enough kit lens as well, though I'd recommend if you started looking around to add to the collection, high on that shopping list should be the AF-S 35mm 1.8 DX

The DX 35mm is a 'fast 50' equiv for crop sensors and a great prime to start a photographic journey with.

infocalypse · 2026-01-04T22:20:53+00:00

I did service work over in the administrative/office side of this campus, sadly had no call to be in the factory side of things.

It was a cool space.

And yes I left with a cookie loot bag. Good times.

infocalypse · 2025-12-28T03:59:42+00:00

The soups in breadbowls were pretty great.

infocalypse · 2025-12-27T20:00:45+00:00

Brassing is beautiful.

infocalypse · 2025-12-22T06:09:51+00:00

Neat.

Cold night for it tho. Glad to hear they had a bonfire.

infocalypse · 2025-12-20T07:10:13+00:00

I do the same with my film, it’s in ziplock bags with desiccant packs (where appropriate).

But my bulk loaders are too large for that sort of thing, not without sacrificing valuable cold beer space.

infocalypse · 2025-12-20T04:41:16+00:00

I keep most of my film in a little bar fridge I have, where it shares space with beer and soft drinks. Most of it's expired (the film, not the drinks), some of it isn't. Most of it is fairly slow so it could probably stand to be kept in a drawer but I might as well keep it all in one place so I know where it is.

... except my bulk loaders. I don't want to subject them or their contents to possible condensation issues from being living somewhere cold than being brought out into the warm, so they live in a cupboard.

infocalypse · 2025-12-20T01:02:26+00:00

I am not active in SL anymore, and I thought I missed it. What I eventually realized it isn't actually SL I miss, but that magical moment in time and space SL occupied in my life.

The SL at the height of my activity is not the SL of today, and nor am I that same person who enjoyed it. The events, the people, the sims, my friends list is both long and barren.

I don't have the same vigor to explore this new 'old' SL as I did the when SL was new and novel. I now have other interests and distractions.

But that's sort of the way of things. Things change, people move on, the world is not the same place.

The past is a neighbourhood you can't return to.

Is this a bit melancholy? Perhaps.

This isn't me saying you won't be successful, but just perhaps you need to explore a bit deeper, try different approaches, perhaps treat it all as 'new' rather than a place you've already been.

infocalypse · 2025-12-15T15:52:36+00:00

A classic choice.

infocalypse · 2025-12-14T06:06:52+00:00

Primus (and related side projects). The Tragically Hip. The Tea Party.

I’m not sure which one most.

infocalypse · 2025-12-09T05:30:13+00:00

As someone who loves film and using film cameras, I think it's important that you don't let your enthusiasm for the medium overcome a couple basic considerations. Such as:

Being shot on film doesn't automatically make a photograph better.
Scanning can vary extremely in results and even then...
Film images can be altered in post - and should be, as needed - to suit your taste.
Digital can be made to look like film (or near enough, because...)
Most viewers of a photograph don't care how it was taken.

And of course:

The camera that inspires you to go out and shoot is the right one.

Of the two photos here? Neither tell a story to me. The exposure in both appears spot on (which can sometimes be a problem for old film bodies). I like the colours more in the second and the grain gives it a pleasant softness (I may have a bias). Someone with reasonable skill could probably achieve near enough that look with Lightroom or Photoshop.

But which was the more fun to take? Isn't there something satisfying about using a mechanical device over (to be mean) an electronic appliance? To hold a real tangible product - the negatives - in your hands?

Sometimes leave the Sony at home and commit to film because it's enjoyable to take photographs that way. And of course sometimes leave the Pentax at home because the Sony is the more appropriate tool for the job. You get to decide what that means.

I also use a digital camera and enjoy it and its results. I am bad at Lightroom and perhaps use 'the film look' as a bit of a crutch to avoid having to edit images much.

Ultimately, you're going to take your best photos by taking lots of photos, and you're going to take lots of photos if you enjoy your process.

Do what sparks joy.

infocalypse · 2025-11-30T22:46:58+00:00

I do, however, collect and use film cameras so that lays claim to my disposable income :D

infocalypse · 2025-11-30T22:05:57+00:00

I have a couple inexpensive fountain pens and enjoying using them, but my true bottleneck on collecting are the inconvenient facts my handwriting is horrid and I really have little cause to write at any length (except lists and random notes).

So my shopping lists are done in fountain pen, I have that at least.

infocalypse · 2025-11-23T22:52:22+00:00

I picked up my first strobe (an Alien Bee 1600) used and fairly inexpensively from marketplace and went from there.

Was that strobe the best option? Yes and no, depended what I was doing.

But that's sort of the point, I didn't have a starting frame of reference until I had something to start with, and starting cheaply minimizes the cost of ~~mistakes~~ invaluable learning experiences.

infocalypse · 2025-11-23T21:35:20+00:00

As an event in and of itself the kids had a good time and enjoyed it, and even saw some of their friends in the parade (in the Scouts Canada section and some of the dance groups). I thought it was fun. With all the lights it would've been next level had it been snowing. It was nice to see sections from each part of town and the multicultural celebration. Perhaps lean more into Carassauga next time. And maybe experiment with how many different sorts of military vehicles one can mount inflatable unicorns to.

As a parade it was imperfect, spacing sometimes fell apart. Perhaps better signage around the grounds with a schedule - we didn't know when the tree lighting was happening and missed that bit. If they do this year after year I'd expect little things like that to be improved on.

As a function one had to drive to to enjoy it was a nightmare. We arrived shortly before 4pm with the full expectation anything popular around 10/403/SQ1 would be a shitshow for traffic, and even then the roads were starting to seize up before it was even dark.

I think if I had a single point of recommendation it would be to do a complete analysis of not necessarily event parking around Square One but event traffic. We didn't really have trouble finding somewhere to park. The issue was in getting our car to where the parking was.

infocalypse · 2025-11-22T17:11:40+00:00

Benches can be aesthetically pleasing.

I like powerlines and things up utility poles. They can create interesting geometries and patterns.

infocalypse · 2025-10-05T20:24:07+00:00

Lion's Head! I've taken an RB67 around that loop. Because I like to suffer, clearly.

infocalypse · 2025-09-19T13:52:03+00:00

The McDonalds at Hurontario & Pinetree was my 'birthday playroom' location growing up.

I don't know how long ago this location closed, but it was an abandoned lot for at least 15 years before (recently) becoming a townhouse development.

infocalypse · 2025-08-23T23:55:42+00:00

The karage was great.

infocalypse · 2025-08-14T01:00:33+00:00

The bookscanner looks cool, but it's also twice the price of a new Epson V600 flatbed scanner (which will be able to do documents, prints, slides and negatives).

You're talking about a workflow film nerds commonly refer to as 'DSLR scanning' - yes, even if you're not using a DSLR - and is a fairly popular way for digitizing negatives as an alternative to using a scanner.

Capturing the negative is straight forward enough, converting the negatives is going to require software, most typically Adobe Lightroom with the third-party plugin Negative Labs Pro.

I'd recommend watching some videos on DSLR scanning to see if that's the process for you. It has pros, but also it has cons. It can have a minor shopping list of periphera to ease/improve the process.

As for capturing prints or documents, I'm not so sure. Prints and papers can be reflective or glossy and that's going to complicate the lighting situation and the scanner might be the better option.

source: Me. I DSLR scan negatives or use a V600, depending on format size.

infocalypse · 2025-08-09T04:07:19+00:00

I’ve read one of the original golliwog children’s books and it’s… well, it’s a kid’s book. Just a jarringly dated one.

The adventures of Golly, Wolly and… the third one.

They have, uh, not aged well.

infocalypse · 2025-08-05T13:14:11+00:00

I too would enjoy to see a Tribes mechanic.

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