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Film Photography.

Posted on September 3, 2024 by austin

And how shooting film has made me better at shooting digital This is my Canon 10QD SLR Camera. despite having D at the end of the model name, it is NOT a digital camera, It takes photos on film. I … Continue reading →

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Fun with a polarizer filter

Posted on June 20, 2024 by austin

I recently purchased a polarizer filter for my camera so that I could reduce the amount of reflections in photos. reading through a old copy of a photography magazine I found an article that showed you how to see the … Continue reading →

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Why I switched to my HP Spectre and WordPress

Posted on June 7, 2024 by austin

I haven’t been able to post lately on my website due to having LOTS of work at University to do. I would still write a bit in my free time, but the amount of effort required to upload what I … Continue reading →

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4 Sony PVMs in a rack

Posted on June 3, 2024 by austin

This is the Sony PVM-411, a set of early 1980s black and white CRT monitors in a 19″ rack mount enclosure. Each monitor is 4″ diagonal and takes composite in via BNC connectors with a passthrough to connect multiple monitors … Continue reading →

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The ThinkPad x200

Posted on October 20, 2023 by austin

The Thinkpad x200 series is a line of laptops that I have liked for a while, but have never owned. I have a ThinkPad R40 that has a non-functional battery and I quite like using it, but it was too … Continue reading →

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Should New Zealand have a Right to Repair legislation?

Posted on November 16, 2022 by austin

Update Since this was published, a draft for an amendment to the consumers guarantees act has been pulled out of the biscuit tin and is currently going through parliament, it seems to address most of the issues gone over in … Continue reading →

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