Dick Wilkins
Dick Wilkins
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Kodak Autographic 3A Special - Restoration HD 720p
The Autographic 3A Special was a top of the range camera that Kodak produced a 100 years ago. The big attraction was the large, postcard size negatives and, in the case of the Special, a coupled rangefinder that enabled accurate focus. If you can find one in reasonable condition, notably with an intact bellows and clean lens, it is possible to convert it to 120 roll film and, if you have lucked in to a lens that still performs well, superb images can be produced. Here I describe how my camera was restored and converted to 120 film and give examples of the images that can be produced. A more detailed account of the restoration and conversion is given in my blog site at celebratingclassicca...
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Lyttelton Graffiti Art Jam 2023 HD 1080p
Просмотров 57Год назад
A walk through the Graffiti Art Jam of November 2023 with background music by Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunn “Wai” & “Raukatauri” from the Album “Te Ku Te Whe”. Rattle.
Kopu Hikuai Slip 2023 - Why?
Просмотров 11 тыс.Год назад
A massive slip close the Kopu_Hikuai Road (25A) in early 2023. Here I summarise what an amateur can glean about the nature of the slip in a 5 minute video. Note that a full assessment by professional engineers could take some time.
Lest we Forget The Shotover Claim
Просмотров 1742 года назад
The Gold Rush proper started in Thames after August 10th 1867 when news got out that a bonanza had been discovered at the Northern end of the Goldfield. This was the Shotover Claim (also known as Hunt’s Claim) and within three years it had made four miners, Hunt, Clarkson, Cobley and White very rich men. Here I describe the claim and lament the fact that this historic site is virtually unrecogn...
Early Thames Phototechniques A Nerds Guide
Просмотров 532 года назад
This video gives a very nerdy and unpolished overview of the wet collodion technique used by early Thames photographers from about 1867 to 1890. The complexity of the technique is discussed and some information given on both the cameras and chemicals employed.
Analysing Early Photos of the Thames Goldfield
Просмотров 942 года назад
In this second video in the series on the Thames Goldfields, I discuss how the early photographers took their photos in Thames using the demanding wet plate collodion process. Several photos of Grahamstown are used as examples and I point out just how much useful information can be gained by a detailed examination of these images. More information is given in the companion Blogger article There...
The Unofficial Guide to the Thames Goldfield
Просмотров 1522 года назад
The Thames Goldrush was unique amongst the many that occurred in New Zealand in the Nineteenth Century. It happened just a short boat ride from Auckland and the thousands of men who descended on the Goldfield created a town that, in the 1860s, was really a satellite of Auckland itself. And when gold petered out in the 1920s, Thames defied the odds and did not turn into a ghost town. But a hundr...
Down and Dirty in Lyttelton
Просмотров 472 года назад
Sewer repairs after the Lyttelton (New Zealand) Earthquake in 2011 are an ongoing issue with more damage becoming apparent over time. Obviously, digging up whole sewer lines is extremely disruptive, but a partial solution is to use a Pipe Burst machine which enables a new pipe to be inserted underground behind the old sewer pipe as it is destroyed by brute force.
Perfection in Garden Shed Assembly!
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.6 лет назад
DIYers risk messing up flat packs that are not predrilled - here's a detailed guide to getting it right using the New Zealand Duratuf shed as an example.