David Prochnow, Author at DIY Photography https://www.diyphotography.net/author/david-prochnow/ Your one stop shop for everything photo and video Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:56:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.diyphotography.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png David Prochnow, Author at DIY Photography https://www.diyphotography.net/author/david-prochnow/ 32 32 Can this $30 Minolta camera rival an iPhone 15 Pro Max? https://www.diyphotography.net/can-this-30-minolta-camera-rival-an-iphone-15-pro-max/ https://www.diyphotography.net/can-this-30-minolta-camera-rival-an-iphone-15-pro-max/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:26:21 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=276981 How could such a sweet, svelte shooter be at the center of a firestorm of hate? So goes the story with the Minolta MND20 camera...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/can-this-30-minolta-camera-rival-an-iphone-15-pro-max/feed/ 0 Got Nikon 1 lenses? This $13 gizmo gives you more lenses for less https://www.diyphotography.net/got-nikon-1-lenses-this-13-gizmo-gives-you-more-lenses-for-less/ https://www.diyphotography.net/got-nikon-1-lenses-this-13-gizmo-gives-you-more-lenses-for-less/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:15:00 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=276619 You’ve got to respect Nikon Corporation’s attempts at trying to appease both new, cutting edge buyers and OG Nikon F users. Each time they release...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/got-nikon-1-lenses-this-13-gizmo-gives-you-more-lenses-for-less/feed/ 0 Clever / Silly Leica X trick https://www.diyphotography.net/clever-silly-leica-x-trick/ https://www.diyphotography.net/clever-silly-leica-x-trick/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:38:54 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=276074 Nestled deep inside the instruction manual for the Leica X1 digital compact camera is a short description of image stabilization that gave birth to one...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/clever-silly-leica-x-trick/feed/ 1 Amp up your iPhone with this DIY mod squad https://www.diyphotography.net/amp-up-your-iphone-with-this-diy-mod-squad/ https://www.diyphotography.net/amp-up-your-iphone-with-this-diy-mod-squad/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:40:00 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=275834 Julie, Linc, and Pete (the original Mod Squad characters from the 1960s-70s TV series) have nothing on this color filter triptych mod for your iPhone....

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/amp-up-your-iphone-with-this-diy-mod-squad/feed/ 0 Stick your rear out, but… avoid arrest https://www.diyphotography.net/stick-your-rear-out-but-avoid-arrest/ https://www.diyphotography.net/stick-your-rear-out-but-avoid-arrest/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:14:33 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=275774 In today’s world, you have to be very careful about sticking your rear out. Oh, excuse me. I’m talking about your lens—sticking its rear element...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/stick-your-rear-out-but-avoid-arrest/feed/ 4 How to make your photos look like they’re from 1839 https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-make-your-photos-look-like-theyre-from-1839/ https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-make-your-photos-look-like-theyre-from-1839/#comments Sun, 26 May 2024 14:40:19 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=272007 Ah, the good old days; they probably weren’t that good for photographers. Inhaling mercury fumes, handling caustic alkali, and fretting about patent payments, those times...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-make-your-photos-look-like-theyre-from-1839/feed/ 2 Give yourself a Weegee https://www.diyphotography.net/give-yourself-a-weegee/ https://www.diyphotography.net/give-yourself-a-weegee/#comments Thu, 23 May 2024 14:33:31 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=272048 Every photographer should study the life work of Arthur Fellig. Better known by his self-appointed nickname, Weegee (see Figure 1), or, more accurately, Weegee the...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/give-yourself-a-weegee/feed/ 2 Triple play-make monster RAW views of the same subject, at the same time, in the same photo https://www.diyphotography.net/triple-play-make-monster-raw-views-of-the-same-subject-at-the-same-time-in-the-same-photo/ https://www.diyphotography.net/triple-play-make-monster-raw-views-of-the-same-subject-at-the-same-time-in-the-same-photo/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 10:53:28 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=271353 A quirk in the firmware of the Nikon D40X enables you to bend some very serious rules for making incredibly feature-rich photographs. Granted, this oddity...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/triple-play-make-monster-raw-views-of-the-same-subject-at-the-same-time-in-the-same-photo/feed/ 0 Give Goodwill what you don’t need and get camera gear for dirt cheap https://www.diyphotography.net/give-goodwill-what-you-dont-need-and-get-camera-gear-for-dirt-cheap/ https://www.diyphotography.net/give-goodwill-what-you-dont-need-and-get-camera-gear-for-dirt-cheap/#comments Sun, 12 May 2024 13:41:38 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=270939 It’s a win, win, win concept. Goodwill Industries, a community-based nonprofit counseling and career services organization, receives donated products from a recycling-conscience public. These donations...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/give-goodwill-what-you-dont-need-and-get-camera-gear-for-dirt-cheap/feed/ 2 Apple versus Leica: is one of these brands a money grabber? https://www.diyphotography.net/apple-versus-leica-is-one-of-these-brands-a-money-grabber/ https://www.diyphotography.net/apple-versus-leica-is-one-of-these-brands-a-money-grabber/#comments Tue, 07 May 2024 16:20:00 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=270232 This is not an indictment of either Apple, Inc. or Leica Camera AG. Instead, it’s about your treatment by a corporation as a consumer of...

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