Zed
@behindthebluemotel.com
Too many cameras, not enough painting.
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Life in the bike lane.
Olympus OM-1 (the digital one), 75mm f1.8
Olympus OM-1 (the digital one), 75mm f1.8
December 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Life in the bike lane.
Olympus OM-1 (the digital one), 75mm f1.8
Olympus OM-1 (the digital one), 75mm f1.8
This one is for @tomnorthfilm.bsky.social, that valiant devotee of the Retina. I finally got the accessory finder for the small c (which does not have the extra frame lines of the big C.) Once I clean it, I can have a more proper Retina three-lens experience.
December 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This one is for @tomnorthfilm.bsky.social, that valiant devotee of the Retina. I finally got the accessory finder for the small c (which does not have the extra frame lines of the big C.) Once I clean it, I can have a more proper Retina three-lens experience.
Bought another flash bulb toy
December 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Bought another flash bulb toy
OM-1 (the digital one), 75mm f1.8
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
OM-1 (the digital one), 75mm f1.8
The comparison is even more pronounced against the Mamiya-made body that was originally made as the Nikon Nikkorex F.
December 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The comparison is even more pronounced against the Mamiya-made body that was originally made as the Nikon Nikkorex F.
One thing about the OM system from a historical perspective that's hard to really appreciate now is just what a radical feat of miniaturization they were. It of course lit a fire under everyone else and by the 80s many SLRs had shrank to match it. But, when it launched, it was notably smaller.
December 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
One thing about the OM system from a historical perspective that's hard to really appreciate now is just what a radical feat of miniaturization they were. It of course lit a fire under everyone else and by the 80s many SLRs had shrank to match it. But, when it launched, it was notably smaller.
I need you all to know that this is NOT a professional camera, as I do not make any money using it. (Also because the winder and flash are 'consumer' pieces, but, I feel like there's less Oly gang on here to know to call that out)
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I need you all to know that this is NOT a professional camera, as I do not make any money using it. (Also because the winder and flash are 'consumer' pieces, but, I feel like there's less Oly gang on here to know to call that out)
I am not above some name-and-shame when people are lazy, selfish sociopaths like this
December 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I am not above some name-and-shame when people are lazy, selfish sociopaths like this
What's a "bike lane?"
December 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What's a "bike lane?"
Back when I first started bike commuting people would ask me all the time “what do you do when it rains?”
“I get wet”
“I get wet”
December 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Back when I first started bike commuting people would ask me all the time “what do you do when it rains?”
“I get wet”
“I get wet”
Aha! I thought so. Perry was my pre-focus stand-in for this.
December 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Aha! I thought so. Perry was my pre-focus stand-in for this.
Whether or not you're into puppers I think this counts as one of my more brag-worthy photos of the year because YOU try photographing one with this
December 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Whether or not you're into puppers I think this counts as one of my more brag-worthy photos of the year because YOU try photographing one with this
February
AGFA Ansco 8x10 C-1 Commercial View, Carl Zeiss Jena APO-Tessar 450mm f9, Ilford Ortho.
AGFA Ansco 8x10 C-1 Commercial View, Carl Zeiss Jena APO-Tessar 450mm f9, Ilford Ortho.
December 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
February
AGFA Ansco 8x10 C-1 Commercial View, Carl Zeiss Jena APO-Tessar 450mm f9, Ilford Ortho.
AGFA Ansco 8x10 C-1 Commercial View, Carl Zeiss Jena APO-Tessar 450mm f9, Ilford Ortho.
To back up my claim about the exposure, 430 shots so far in all sorts of light and every single one has the same exposure: f/3.0, 1/50, ISO 153
December 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
To back up my claim about the exposure, 430 shots so far in all sorts of light and every single one has the same exposure: f/3.0, 1/50, ISO 153
And I mean like, really reductive. But I find trying to figure out how to use that to my advantage fun. How abstract can something be and still read? And how can I play with the blocking of forms against the light changes?
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
And I mean like, really reductive. But I find trying to figure out how to use that to my advantage fun. How abstract can something be and still read? And how can I play with the blocking of forms against the light changes?
One thing I adore about the pixel mode on the Charmera is how reductive it gets in unfavorable light. I'm pretty sure the whole camera is working with one exposure setting then adjusting the exposure with gain before applying NR. The pixel mode is applied -after- all that.
December 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
One thing I adore about the pixel mode on the Charmera is how reductive it gets in unfavorable light. I'm pretty sure the whole camera is working with one exposure setting then adjusting the exposure with gain before applying NR. The pixel mode is applied -after- all that.
I had to find this photo earlier to reference how terrible those ‘potato wedges’ were but behold, the rare Indiana tenderloin with a to-scale bun!
December 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I had to find this photo earlier to reference how terrible those ‘potato wedges’ were but behold, the rare Indiana tenderloin with a to-scale bun!
Oh, look, a camera that was marketed specifically to professionals. In characteristic and proper black, of course.
December 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Oh, look, a camera that was marketed specifically to professionals. In characteristic and proper black, of course.
January
Kodak Medalist II, Foma 400
Kodak Medalist II, Foma 400
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
January
Kodak Medalist II, Foma 400
Kodak Medalist II, Foma 400
Wintree
Oil on canvas. 24x36" 2015
Oil on canvas. 24x36" 2015
December 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Wintree
Oil on canvas. 24x36" 2015
Oil on canvas. 24x36" 2015
2018
E-M1 Mk II, 17mm f1.8
E-M1 Mk II, 17mm f1.8
December 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
2018
E-M1 Mk II, 17mm f1.8
E-M1 Mk II, 17mm f1.8
2019.
Olympus Pen D2, Delta 400
Olympus Pen D2, Delta 400
December 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
2019.
Olympus Pen D2, Delta 400
Olympus Pen D2, Delta 400