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t. My solution is pictured below: I used an old smartphone and affixed it to the rear of the camera.<figure id="307b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*ykZNwJvixddzs2l7.jpg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="f226"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*iY0tfM01NoeipRHl.jpg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>“Why did you have to use an old smartphone, Gary? Why not a new one?” I hear you ask. Good question. I tried using my new Galaxy S23 Ultra and my older Galaxy S8; but the viewfinder image I was trying to show wandered all over the frame. Even with digital image stabilization disabled, these phones had optical image stabilization which couldn’t be disabled, and even my <a href="https://friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2019/07/ways-to-stabilize-video-aka-gary.html">software-based video image stabilization tools</a> couldn’t help. My wife’s old Galaxy S5 (never get rid of your old smartphones!!) didn’t suffer from such advances and, while I wasn’t able to control the exposure, it allowed me to show what I needed to show with a steady image.Other Studio ShotsThe hangout area also serves as a technology museum (as always, click on any image to view larger):<figure id="8adf"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*mGdloTPAD1is0btp.jpg"><figcaption>The display cases look more impressive at the beginning of the youtube video. :-)</figcaption></figure><figure id="eb47"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*xV5ueCjeQYKEam6V.jpg"><figcaption>The Hang-Out room</figcaption></figure><figure id="6523"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*7Tdl58dwJFrhlf4z.jpg"><figcaption>From left to right: Paymaster check writing machine;<a href="https://grandpasinventions.blogspot.com/2022/08/shoe-phone-1980.html"> my shoe phone that got me into the Guinness Book of World Records back in 1985</a>, and my grandmother’s mechanical adding machin

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e, a triumph of arithmetic using gear ratios. Below is Carol’s father’s briefcase.</figcaption></figure><figure id="46b8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*onh2P9f6u7RvwhSE.jpg"><figcaption>On top of the vintage TV is my first oscilloscope, and a mug commemorating Voyager 2’s historic 4-planet flyby mission. <a href="https://friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-life-as-geek.html">(I used to work on the Voyager project.)</a></figcaption></figure><figure id="7869"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*Fxb8Kl0P5aoSSGJn.jpg"><figcaption>Okay, now I’m really getting off-topic. We bought an old canoe and are using it as a planter in the front lawn. We never would have been allowed to do this at the old townhouse. I wanted to paint “S.S. Minnow” on the side but the grandkids remind me that I shouldn’t make so many ancient pop culture references.</figcaption></figure>Next Time in Cameracraft MagazineI have a fascinating interview with David Mayhew, a storm chaser whose amazing photos also have a very poetic quality (unlike most others who shoot in this genre).<figure id="ddd2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*1sDGC2ntwnbY_S0q"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>Help keep Cameracraft’s mission of being the best in-print photo magazine available by <a href="https://cameracraft.online/welcome-to-cameracraft-magazine/following-gary-friedman-support-his-work-by-subscribing-here/">subscribing to either the print or digital edition</a>!Until next time,Yours Truly, Gary Friedmanwww.FriedmanArchives.com<figure id="c1d6"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*RqH36l4VioPUkpD2.jpg"><figcaption>Me using the Minolta SR-T 101 back when I had hair.</figcaption></figure>Disclaimer: This blog post was written by a human. No machine learning tools or generative AI was used in its creation.</article></body>

The NEW New Studio

Our Story So Far

It seems like only eighteen months ago when I finished the new studio in our new townhouse and was cranking out content. Since then we moved to a new house and we started finishing the basement again. This time we set aside space for the grandkids to hang out in, and used the rest of the space for a craft area for Carol and a functioning studio for me. In this case “functioning studio” meant “Lots of open space”.

Below is my first project done in the studio. I wanted to make a youtube video aimed at beginning photography students who are learning how to use film (*). Here I walk through how to use the classic Minolta SR-T series cameras:

https://youtu.be/ZI-TUCwIpvk?si=dQzNuvvNTv6zQE3j

(*) I know there’s a resurgence in interest in film because I read it in Cameracraft magazine. (*)

(*) Oh, wait, I wrote that article.

Notes On How It Was Done

I had two video lights shining on the white background, and I set the exposure to have it mildly blow out. Then I had a 3rd light just on me, set to have me exposed properly. This setup used three cameras: One on me (A7R V), one close-up (A6400), and one overhead for other close-ups (it was an RX-100 VII on a boom). Between setting up, filming, editing, and tearing down, this short video took me 3 days to make.

The biggest challenge was how to take video footage through the optical viewfinder, as none of my high-end equipment could do it. My solution is pictured below: I used an old smartphone and affixed it to the rear of the camera.

“Why did you have to use an old smartphone, Gary? Why not a new one?” I hear you ask. Good question. I tried using my new Galaxy S23 Ultra and my older Galaxy S8; but the viewfinder image I was trying to show wandered all over the frame. Even with digital image stabilization disabled, these phones had optical image stabilization which couldn’t be disabled, and even my software-based video image stabilization tools couldn’t help. My wife’s old Galaxy S5 (never get rid of your old smartphones!!) didn’t suffer from such advances and, while I wasn’t able to control the exposure, it allowed me to show what I needed to show with a steady image.

Other Studio Shots

The hangout area also serves as a technology museum (as always, click on any image to view larger):

The display cases look more impressive at the beginning of the youtube video. :-)

From left to right: Paymaster check writing machine; my shoe phone that got me into the Guinness Book of World Records back in 1985, and my grandmother’s mechanical adding machine, a triumph of arithmetic using gear ratios. Below is Carol’s father’s briefcase.

On top of the vintage TV is my first oscilloscope, and a mug commemorating Voyager 2’s historic 4-planet flyby mission. (I used to work on the Voyager project.)

Okay, now I’m really getting off-topic. We bought an old canoe and are using it as a planter in the front lawn. We never would have been allowed to do this at the old townhouse. I wanted to paint “S.S. Minnow” on the side but the grandkids remind me that I shouldn’t make so many ancient pop culture references.

Next Time in Cameracraft Magazine

I have a fascinating interview with David Mayhew, a storm chaser whose amazing photos also have a very poetic quality (unlike most others who shoot in this genre).

Help keep Cameracraft’s mission of being the best in-print photo magazine available by subscribing to either the print or digital edition!

Until next time,

Yours Truly, Gary Friedman

www.FriedmanArchives.com

Me using the Minolta SR-T 101 back when I had hair.

Disclaimer: This blog post was written by a human. No machine learning tools or generative AI was used in its creation.

The *NEW* New Studio

The NEW New Studio