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Can digital photography be called photography?
Weird question, right? A while ago, I had this conversation/argument with a film photographer that claimed that only film photography is...
Igal Schneider
May 22, 20231 min read
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Hello again.
It's been a while since I last posted something here. War in Ukraine and my main IT job as an Amazon Cloud Engineer took their toll on my...
Igal Schneider
May 19, 20232 min read
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I stand for Ukraine
Russian text will follow. Текст по русски будет ниже. For the past week and a half, I was sharing as much information on my social media...
Igal Schneider
Jul 9, 20221 min read
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Medium Format (TLR)
Shot with Yashica Mat 124G on Kodak T-Max 400 TLR camera stands for Twin Lens Reflex camera. These are the bricks with two lenses, both...
Igal Schneider
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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Medium format (foldable)
Shot with Ikonta 521/16 on Kodak T-Max 400 Pretty early into my journey with film I tried a medium format camera. I was immediately...
Igal Schneider
Oct 11, 20212 min read
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SLR cameras
Shot with Minolta X-700 on Kodak Portra 800 SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. It means you have a single lens, and the light is captured...
Igal Schneider
Oct 9, 20212 min read
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Rangefinder cameras
Shot with Olympus XA on Kodak Portra 400 Rangefinders are cameras where you compose your image thru a window, usually with split-image...
Igal Schneider
Sep 30, 20212 min read
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Guess your focus
Shot with Minox GT-E on Kodak Portra 400 Most of the people today use either SLR or cameras with live view, that allow them focus...
Igal Schneider
Sep 17, 20212 min read
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What is a “serious” camera?
Shot with Zorki and Industar 50/3.5 on Kodak Portra 400 I think it’s the one that allows you to choose what you are doing. To control the...
Igal Schneider
Sep 10, 20213 min read
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Which camera is right for you?
Shot with Canon EOS 5 and Canon EF 35/1.4 on Fujifilm Superia 200 I remember asking this question myself, when I was looking for my...
Igal Schneider
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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I’m starting a series of articles about film cameras I use.
Shot with Minolta X-700 and Minolta MD 50/1.7 on Arista EDU 400 This one will be the first one of them. It will deal less with the...
Igal Schneider
Aug 27, 20213 min read
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Cottage on Sturgeon Lake
On the Thanksgiving weekend in October 2018, we rented a cottage on Sturgeon Lake, which is part of Kawarta Lakes, a beautiful region in...
Igal Schneider
Aug 24, 20211 min read
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Scarborough Bluffs
From Wikipedia: The Scarborough Bluffs, also known as The Bluffs, is an escarpment in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario,...
Igal Schneider
Aug 21, 20211 min read
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The Beaches, part 2
One of our favourite places in Toronto, The Beaches. The name comes after, obviously, the beaches. The neighbourhood is located on the...
Igal Schneider
Aug 14, 20211 min read
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The Beaches, part 1
One of our favourite places in Toronto, The Beaches. The name comes after, obviously, the beaches. The neighbourhood is located on the...
Igal Schneider
Aug 7, 20211 min read
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Last snow day in March
On the last day of March, out of sudden we had snow. I took my Canon EOS 5 and crossed the road to take some photos.
Igal Schneider
Aug 1, 20211 min read
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Snow Day With Kids
It was a perfect day. The snow was deep, the air was frozen, and the sun bright. I grabbed my Canon EOS 5, took the kids and crossed the...
Igal Schneider
Jul 28, 20211 min read
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Crazy photographers in a snowstorm
Once, we jumped into the car and drove to downtown, to shoot in a middle of the snowstorm
Igal Schneider
Jul 21, 20211 min read
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St. Lawrence Market area
Another snowstorm, and we are heading to one of the most iconic places in Toronto. The Gooderham Building, also known as the Flatiron...
Igal Schneider
Jul 20, 20211 min read
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Quebec City, December 2018
Back in December 2018 we went to our favourite city in Canada, Quebec City. We rented a house and drove there. The city was all about...
Igal Schneider
Jul 20, 20212 min read
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