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Setting up a Commodore 64 in 2023
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at my trials and tribulations in finding and buying a functioning half decent Commodore 64 home computer from 1982. This week we look at what actually arrived, changes, additions and some future proofing. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ As l explained in last weeks blog post, l…
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Buying a Commodore 64 in 2023.
Hello my friends. This week we start a new section on my blog posts dedicated to the Commodore 64 home computer from 1982. Regular readers of my blog know l have an affinity with this computer but what’s it like buying one over 40 years later? Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ One of many…
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Coming full circle.
Hello my friends. Rounding up the last two months worth of blog entries looking at photography and videography, we get to digital single lens reflex cameras or DSLR’s. In this weeks entry, l move away from Sony and make friends with another Japanese camera maker. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ We are jumping forward…
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It’s the digital revolution!
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at my first and last digital camcorder which had a rudimentary digital stills function. This week we will look at my first proper digital photography camera and a little bit of history around early digital photography. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ Now before l continue on, l…
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It’s getting toastie.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at high end semi-professional video equipment in the last throws of the analog age. This week we will dive into my experiences with a niffy mini digital DV camcorder which would be my last bespoke video camera and my first journey into digital stills photography. Let’s explore and…
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Focused Filming.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at cine and video cameras. This week we will dive into my experiences with semi- professional video camera equipment, editing units and the interesting world of videography of that time. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ Last week, we left the blog in the last throws of the…
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Don’t be Cine-cal, it’s the new video age.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at 35mm cameras and SLR’s. This week l would like to look at my experiences with cine cameras and video cameras before we move onto semi-professional gear l used in the mid-1990’s next week. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ With my Grandfather being very much into his…
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K-Pop!
Hello my friends. This week we get serious and l get my hands on my first proper 35mm manual camera, my first SLR and photography goes from hobby to school project and beyond. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ Last week we looked at the various different film formats with their shapes, styles and technologies.…
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Clicks,flashes & disc-overies.
Hello my friends. Carrying on from last week’s blog entry, we continue in the world of photography. This week, we will look at my first camera and some very different formats of taking pictures. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ I ended the last blog talking about a “little gem” of a camera which was…
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Early Developments..
Hello friends. As mentioned in my first ever blog entry “In the beginning” I have always been interested with cameras, photography and in later years, videography. But how did this all start? What cameras did l first get my little sausage fingers on as a child? Let’s explore. Welcome back ☺️ The first camera l…