As I posted previously [1, 2], Leica have a coding scheme for their lenses so that the new digital M8 body can automatically identify the mounted lens. It turns out that you can use a marker to code the lenses rather than paying Leica US $120 per lens for six dots of paint. You can use the same method to trick the body into thinking you have a different lens mounted than you actually do.
Check out this how-to by Mike Prevette on the Leica user forums for details.
listsanddiagrams writes:
I am very excited to announce that my friend Alaina and I are having our first exhibition, and it’s all film photography. It’ll be presented as a series of diptychs, one image from her and one from me.
It’s happening in Perth, Australia from the 23rd-31st December. There’s an opening party on the night of the 22nd.
Check out the Winter Salon group photography show featuring work by seawallrunner, sharply_done, and a heap of others. It’s at Exposure Gallery, 851 Beatty Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Check out this show of Marie Renee‘s work at Solart Gallery Cafe, 2202 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA, US.
Her work runs soup to nuts, digital to alt process. In addition to her Web site, you can see more on Flickr.
Check out BURNBLUE‘s long exposure Holga mod, no modification required! In the "why the hell didn’t I think of that??" class of genius.
See also: Sean Rohde‘s Homemade underwater Holga enclosure
Homemade by Flickr member [J°Sh], who also brought you his homemade magnifying glass lens. Genius.
Tom Persinger of f295, home of excellent pinhole and DIY & alt process photography fora, has been working his butt off organizing a Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes. It will run from 26–29 April, 2007, in Pittsburgh, PA, US, with specific workshop, seminar, and guided trip locations to be announced.
Persinger has set up a Web site for the symposium. He writes:
…It’s designed to distribute information about the symposium AND about things to do in/around Pittsburgh. It’s in the preliminary stages, but it has lots of links to restaurants (that i particulary like), hotels/places to stay, museums, galleries, shopping, walking tours, other activites (amusement parks, zoo, etc) and lots of stuff to keep you and your family busy for days and days.
With the birth of son #2 I haven’t been able to check into hotel rates. Please feel free to email or call the hotels directly to check on availability. I’ll do my best to get to this detail in the coming weeks.
I’ll be adding more agenda information, links to register for workshops, and bios for each speaker and topics they’ll be discussing in the coming days & weeks!
The link: www.f295.org/wordpress
Cheers!
Tom
The lineup already looks tasty indeed, a veritable bonanza for the low-fi photographer. This is going to be worth traveling for.
Check out Adam Scott‘s 6×8 Holga modification instructions! Sweet!
More of Scott’s 6×8 Holga photos in this set on Flickr.
Tom Persinger of f295 writes:
It’s an exciting weekend in Pittsburgh as The Daguerrian Society kicks off their symposium on Nov. 16! It’s the largest gathering of Daguerreotype collectors, practitioners and historians in the country, quite possibly the world. They have a full schedule on their website.
I’ve been following Ernest McLeod’s work on fotolog and Flickr for several years, and he’s deservedly got the Featured Artist spot in the current issue of F-Stop Magazine.
McLeod’s work is subtle. It’s not flashy, doesn’t immediately hit you over the head, and makes you work a little for the payoff. It requires a measure of stillness and that you really look, but if you’re willing, it’ll take you to some remarkable places. I wish I saw the world the way he does, it’s beautiful. Check it out.
You can see more of his work here on Flickr.