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Lenses and Optics

Light L16 computational camera: trypophilia

by The Machine Planet October 17, 2022

Lenses and Optics

Trick: punch balloons and Heliopan filters

by The Machine Planet April 9, 2022

Arrogant Editorialization

Get a grip: the 107-year debacle of small-camera ergonomics

by The Machine Planet August 14, 2021

Brands – Gossen

I think I see the light (meter): how to buy one

by The Machine Planet April 19, 2021

Brands – Fuji

Fuji’s X-series aperture rings?!

by The Machine Planet April 11, 2021

Arrogant Editorialization

Vapid vainglorious video

by The Machine Planet April 10, 2021

Brands – Funleader

Funleader 18mm f/8 Caplens M-Mount

by The Machine Planet April 2, 2021

Arrogant Editorialization

Three tired tropes of analog photography

by The Machine Planet March 25, 2021

Photography – Accessories

A brief note on underexposure

by The Machine Planet March 17, 2021

Brands – Leica

Venus Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift W-Dreamer FFS Review

by The Machine Planet January 31, 2021

Film – Scanning

Adobe face recognition: beat the system?

by The Machine Planet January 24, 2021

Film – Scanning

Face-off: Apple vs. Adobe face recognition

by The Machine Planet January 21, 2021

Darkroom

Guerilla darkroom 2020: what to do with all that stuff

by The Machine Planet December 21, 2020

Darkroom

Guerilla darkroom 2020: hardware selection

by The Machine Planet September 18, 2020

Cameras – Film

DX labels: you’ll thank me on your wedding night!

by The Machine Planet September 13, 2020

Brands – Ilford

Fadeout: Ilford Pan F Plus

by The Machine Planet September 12, 2020

Brands – Sony

Sony GPS-CS3KA: we’re all seekers

by The Machine Planet September 10, 2020

Arrogant Editorialization

Archivism: immortalitas vel non

by The Machine Planet August 27, 2020

Brands – Lomo/Holga

Lomo LC-A 120: same disillusion, bigger package

by The Machine Planet February 7, 2020

Shameless Commercialism

Machine Planet Garage Sale!

by The Machine Planet January 15, 2020

Brands – DxO

A new use for Duplo®

by The Machine Planet December 3, 2019

Brands – Leica

The 51.6% solution

by The Machine Planet September 30, 2019

Arrogant Editorialization

Did we ever really understand film?

by The Machine Planet September 25, 2019

Brands – Konica

Konica 35/2.0 L/UC Hexanons

by The Machine Planet August 10, 2019

Brands – Leica

Leica Monochrom Typ 246 x PC-Nikkor 28mm f/3.5

by The Machine Planet August 4, 2019

Arrogant Editorialization

Browniegate: In hoc signo vinces

by The Machine Planet August 3, 2019

Arrogant Editorialization

Bokeh gonna burn your eyes

by The Machine Planet May 2, 2019

Darkroom

Punching your way into film identification

by The Machine Planet February 9, 2019

Brands – DxO

DxO One: Liberté, egalité, insanité

by The Machine Planet September 30, 2018

Arrogant Editorialization

Digital photography – really photography?

by The Machine Planet September 19, 2018

Cameras – Digital

Take a stress pill: dual memory cards

by The Machine Planet September 5, 2018

Brands – Nikon

End-stage​ Nikon manual focus

by The Machine Planet August 26, 2018

Cameras – Compact

Take a stress pill: shutter actuations

by The Machine Planet April 29, 2018

Arrogant Editorialization

Opiates of the masses: bokeh

by The Machine Planet March 1, 2018

Brands – Nikon

Nikon SLR Accessory Finders

by The Machine Planet February 25, 2018

Brands – Leica

Leica M: that distinct feeling of ennui

by The Machine Planet February 25, 2018

Brands – Konica

Konica Hexar (AF)

by The Machine Planet February 25, 2018

Brands – Nikon

Maximizing your Nikon FH-869S

by The Machine Planet February 24, 2018

Brands – MInolta

The curious case of the Minolta AF-C

by The Machine Planet February 18, 2018

Cameras – Digital

Toshiba FlashAir W-04 vs Eyefi Mobi Pro

by The Machine Planet December 9, 2017

Brands – Leica

No love for the Empire? Leica Multifunction Handgrip M 14495

by The Machine Planet December 9, 2017

Polaroid

Blade Runner 2049: image and inconsistency

by The Machine Planet November 24, 2017

Photography – General

Don’t jump to instant conclusions about the Fujifilm-Polaroid litigation

by The Machine Planet November 18, 2017

Brands – Canon

Half Frame + Full Fun: Canon Sure Shot Multi Tele / Prima Tele / Autoboy Tele 6

by The Machine Planet August 8, 2017

Brands – MInolta

Minolta CLE

by The Machine Planet July 11, 2017

Brands – Contax/Yashica

Yashica T4 Super D / T5

by The Machine Planet June 8, 2017

Bags and Cases

About that Ari Marcopoulos Camera Bag

by The Machine Planet May 7, 2017

Photography – General

Verichrome, I do mind dying

by The Machine Planet April 9, 2017

Brands – Kodak

The Kodak/Pakon F235 Plus, revisited

by The Machine Planet January 7, 2017

Brands – Imacon/Hasselblad

Imacon Flextight [343]: odi et amo

by The Machine Planet November 8, 2016

Brands – Sony

Sony a6300 and Techart LM-EA7 II

by The Machine Planet September 20, 2016

Lenses and Optics

Zoom lenses: good vs. not good vs. both

by The Machine Planet September 5, 2016

Brands – Kodak

Konica M-Hexanon 28mm f/2.8

by The Machine Planet May 25, 2016

Lenses and Optics

Will the real infrared photography please stand up?

by The Machine Planet April 24, 2016

Brands – Zeiss

50mm f/1.5 Zeiss Sonnar (1937): first

by The Machine Planet April 23, 2016

Brands – Canon

Canon 50mm f/1.2 LTM: not screwmounting around

by The Machine Planet November 17, 2015

Brands – Leica

MS-Optical 50mm f/1.1 Sonnetar: magic time

by The Machine Planet November 12, 2015

Brands – Leica

The Leica Monochrom typ 246 and filters

by The Machine Planet September 16, 2015

Arrogant Editorialization

Fuji X-T10, Time Magazine’s 35mm Camera, and Fuji’s direction

by The Machine Planet May 26, 2015

Arrogant Editorialization

All SLR lenses are Coke® bottles, right?

by The Machine Planet May 16, 2015

Uncategorized

Does a rangefinder camera make you a better photographer?

by The Machine Planet May 14, 2015

Brands – Fuji

X100T: Some other things while we’re here

by The Machine Planet April 20, 2015

Brands – Fuji

Fuji X100T: Ch-ch-changes (from the X100)

by The Machine Planet April 11, 2015

Images – Organizing

Configuring an iMac Retina 5K for photo editing: tips

by The Machine Planet January 23, 2015

Brands – Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price W1458 Kid-Tough Digital Camera

by The Machine Planet January 12, 2015

Arrogant Editorialization

The terrorists have not won

by The Machine Planet October 10, 2014

Photography – Accessories

Twilight of the viewing filter

by The Machine Planet October 7, 2014

Images – Postprocessing

Fix it now or fix it later?

by The Machine Planet October 5, 2014

Brands – Mamiya

Silvestri H: the 6×12 ultracamera

by The Machine Planet August 28, 2014

Brands – Leica

Metz 45CL-4 Digital + SCA3045 + SCA3502 M5 + Leica M typ 240

by The Machine Planet August 16, 2014

Arrogant Editorialization

Cameras, proles, and animals are free

by The Machine Planet August 13, 2014

Arrogant Editorialization

Leica M typ 240 firmware 2.0.1.5: the end of the beginning

by The Machine Planet July 6, 2014

Photography – Accessories

Pixi Dust

by The Machine Planet May 19, 2014

Photography – Accessories

That $15 Kaiser job, or, a brief history of lens caps

by The Machine Planet April 30, 2014

Brands – Fuji

Fuji X100: Into darkness with the B+W 093 filter

by The Machine Planet April 30, 2014

Arrogant Editorialization

Leica T: chi comanda?

by The Machine Planet April 28, 2014

Brands – Zeiss

Zeiss C Biogon T* 4,5/21 ZM – and removing the reds

by The Machine Planet April 20, 2014

Brands – Fuji

Fuji X100: the Pitch Black project (infrared and beyond the infinite)

by The Machine Planet January 27, 2014

Lenses and Optics

Twelve filters for digital: what’s hot and what’s not

by The Machine Planet January 3, 2014

Bags and Cases

Tenba P415: a rereleased, slightly decontented classic

by The Machine Planet January 3, 2014

Photography – General

All that science

by The Machine Planet November 19, 2013

Brands – Leica

Leica M Typ 240: Part 5 (Scoring against the Fuji X-Pro1)

by The Machine Planet November 17, 2013

Brands – Leica

Leica M Typ 240: Part 4 (SF-58 flash and 14489 diffuser)

by The Machine Planet October 30, 2013

Brands – Leica

Leica M Typ 240: Part 3a (simple b/w conversion)

by The Machine Planet October 18, 2013

Brands – Leica

Leica M Typ 240: Part 3 (pixels)

by The Machine Planet October 17, 2013

Brands – Leica

Leica M Typ 240: Part 2 (viewfinder)

by The Machine Planet September 18, 2013

Brands – Leica

Leica M Typ 240: Part 1 (design, controls, basic operation)

by The Machine Planet September 6, 2013

Uncategorized

Lithium-ion: a modest proposal

by The Machine Planet April 26, 2013

Uncategorized

Fujifilm Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R

by The Machine Planet April 18, 2013

Uncategorized

Lomo Belair-X 6×12: In Hand

by The Machine Planet December 28, 2012

Arrogant Editorialization

Automation vs. automatons

by The Machine Planet December 27, 2012

Brands – Fuji

Fuji X-Pro1: revisited

by The Machine Planet December 27, 2012

Brands – Fuji

Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS

by The Machine Planet December 5, 2012

Brands – Lomo/Holga

Lomo Belair X 6×12: Not as silly as it might seem.

by The Machine Planet December 4, 2012

Film – Scanning

Scanning 6×12 with the Polaroid Sprintscan 120 (or Microtek Artixscan120TF)

by The Machine Planet November 18, 2012

Film – Developing

[Pola]roid rage

by The Machine Planet September 12, 2012

Cameras – Rangefinder

The quick and dirty on Polaroid rangefinders

by The Machine Planet August 12, 2012

Brands – Fuji

Fuji X100: the dirt on the dirt

by The Machine Planet May 25, 2011

Film – Optical Printing

Taming the Durst AC800

by The Machine Planet July 22, 2010

Brands – Fuji

Fuji GA645 family of autofocus 6×4.5 cameras

by The Machine Planet April 15, 2009