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MySpace Resurrected, Photoshop to Close
I know, right? Â MySpace is back. Â I just got my invitation to join the new MySpace and decided to go and check it out. Â Based on what I’ve seen so far, I’m not too optimistic – though the younger crowd that’s into music and music vids may appreciate it. Â I’m hopeful it will be a…
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Female Entrepreneur Launches Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign for Township Bicycle Touring Company
Here in Namibia, where income disparity is one of the highest in the world (THE highest, depending on whose figures you use) and unemployment hovers around 34 percent, small entrepreneurs in both the formal and informal sector are likely to be the biggest drivers of Namibia’s economy in the near future. This is something young…
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Vintage Camera: Agfa Billy Compur
The latest addition to my small but growing vintage camera collection arrived recently. Â It’s an Agfa Billy Compur judging from the name imprinted on the leather surrounding the case, and it was manufactured sometime between 1934 and 1942. Â It’s a pretty slick little camera, but unfortunately a manual is pretty hard to come by on…
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More Photos from a 60-year-old Camera: Relearning Analog Photography
The second roll of film from our vintage 1952-ish Agfa Billy came out much better than the previous roll. Digital cameras have been around long enough now that we’ve forgotten the lost art of taking analog photos. Note to self: no place to attach “flash cubes”? then maximize the amount of natural light for the…
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First Results, Agfa Billy I Vintage Camera
It took weeks, but we finally got back our first eight photos from the Agfa Billy 1 (mfr: 1952) we were testing for functionality (see previous blog post). The good news is that the camera works! Â Mostly. Â We know that photos have to be taken within 6 meters, because the lens, which rotates to achieve…