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Notes:\u00a0 Just some random gear talk.\u00a0 Nowadays people enjoy talking about photography and photography related gear just as much as taking the pictures–or perhaps even more so…hopefully most of the shutter bugs out there drive their machines once in awhile.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The iPhone 4 camera seems to have\u00a0something like a\u00a0~35mm equivalent f\/22 lens.\u00a0 Which in visual terms is your typical digital camera of convenience, everything sharp, and you have to pay extra special attention to converging lines and unwanted compositional elements due to the extreme depth of field.\u00a0\u00a0Cameras like this one are the great equalizers. Almost anyone can create a good image with a\u00a0large aperture lens\u00a0and an SLR\u00a0due to\u00a0the knocking out of the background, but the point and shoot cameras remind me how hard it is to create a decent image with limited tools.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I do like the flares that I get when purposely shooting into a light source.\u00a0 Here it makes sort of a flower pattern.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Having\u00a0such a small sensor, the noise patterns and detail are a bit like watercolor.\u00a0 Good for this image since it was sprinkling a bit.\u00a0 I still wouldn’t really call it a “camera,” but it is a great imaging device that reminds me how far we’ve come from the floppy disc Sony’s we used to use.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It’s good for random compositions that I see and situations when carrying a big camera is not practical.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n …or just random silliness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The LED “flash” on the iPhone can also be used for light drawing\/painting.\u00a0 The\u00a0light however is not like a real flash, so sadly my dreams of having the iPhone trigger an SB800 in SU-4 mode\u00a0in a softbox\u00a0isn’t going to work.\u00a0 It actually can, but the light has to be right on the sensor of the flash, so that does us no good.\u00a0 Here’s hoping someone can rig that IR universal remote attachment and application to support Channel 4, Group A. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Bad thing about shooting weddings in the summer is obviously the heat.\u00a0 Another problem is that when you’re hanging out in the air conditioned venue, and then have to step outside for formals or the ceremony, the lenses always get fogged up.\u00a0 These messups actually turned out interesting from an artistic\/filmic perspective.\u00a0 The top shot looks like an intentional software filter, but it was simply due to the fogging of the lens.\u00a0 The third image has a nice pastel look, which is reminiscent of the actual Cokin filters I sometimes use. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speaking of messups, the next images I dug up\u00a0are like the digital equivalents of light leaks on the last film frame, or ghost images or development mistakes in the lab.\u00a0 With digital photography though, sometimes corrupt files don’t even\u00a0let you open them\u00a0and you pretty much have\u00a0to trash the file.\u00a0 Every once in a while, I do get some files that didn’t write to the memory card completely for whatever reason but still can be viewed.\u00a0 It’s an interesting pattern\/signal noise in the images,\u00a0but goes to show that digital is by no means\u00a0100% reliable. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A while back, I was browsing the junk clearance section at Ikea.\u00a0 I found this semi transparent bag, that I think is for towels or pillows, and said to myself, that oddly enough, looks like a softbox.\u00a0 Anything related to photography, companies will gouge you in price.\u00a0 But this little bag cost me about $3.\u00a0 It probably needs a back covering to focus the light more, but not too bad for a traveling bag of light.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Also been trying out the Lumiquest Softbox III.\u00a0 It’s a simple softbox that is velcroed to a speedlight.\u00a0 In first tests, the light is a bit too harsh, but the handholding ability of the setup is an advantage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In the photo above, I shot the Lumiquest into the ceiling, further making that little light source into a softer one.\u00a0 The bottom image is about standard for its light quality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Notes:\u00a0 Just some random gear talk.\u00a0 Nowadays people enjoy talking about photography and photography related gear just as much as taking the pictures–or perhaps even more so…hopefully most of the shutter bugs out there drive their machines once in awhile. The iPhone 4 camera seems to have\u00a0something like a\u00a0~35mm equivalent f\/22 lens.\u00a0 Which in visual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[195,212,210,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-4629","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-photography","8":"tag-iphone","9":"tag-nikon-cls","10":"tag-sb-800","11":"tag-strobist","13":"post-with-thumbnail","14":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/0006.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/selE0-gear","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100602,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/random-camera-post-nikon-d4-54-crop-with-dx-lens\/","url_meta":{"origin":4629,"position":0},"title":"Random Camera Post – Nikon D4 5:4 Crop with DX Lens","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"March 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello everyone, for these next series of posts I thought I would just post a few quick thoughts and images on photography gear and techniques I've been tinkering with. Some of it is vintage gear that I've thrifted, or some odd combination of cameras and lenses that I think would\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Gear and Resources"","block_context":{"text":"Gear and Resources","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/category\/gear\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nikon-D4-4to5-Aspect-Ratio-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nikon-D4-4to5-Aspect-Ratio-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nikon-D4-4to5-Aspect-Ratio-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nikon-D4-4to5-Aspect-Ratio-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nikon-D4-4to5-Aspect-Ratio-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nikon-D4-4to5-Aspect-Ratio-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":134998,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/pentax-takumar-lenses-135mm-f-2-5-and-50mm-f-1-4-samples\/","url_meta":{"origin":4629,"position":1},"title":"Vintage Pentax Takumar Lenses: 135mm f\/2.5 and 50mm f\/1.4 Samples","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"July 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi everyone, just quick posts while we are trying to get through another hot Georgia summer.\u00a0 These next few posts will be gear oriented, me showing off what has recently been thrifted or gifted! That and finally revisiting camera+lens combos that I've had on the to-do list for quite sometime.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Gear and Resources"","block_context":{"text":"Gear and Resources","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/category\/gear\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pentax-Spotmatic-Takumar-Lenses-001_Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pentax-Spotmatic-Takumar-Lenses-001_Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pentax-Spotmatic-Takumar-Lenses-001_Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pentax-Spotmatic-Takumar-Lenses-001_Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pentax-Spotmatic-Takumar-Lenses-001_Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":100646,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/random-thrifting-haul-minolta-50mm-f1-4-for-4-dollars\/","url_meta":{"origin":4629,"position":2},"title":"Random Thrifting Haul – Minolta 50mm f1.4 for $4!","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"March 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello everyone, for these next series of posts I thought I would just post a few quick thoughts and images on photography gear and techniques I've been tinkering with. Some of it is vintage gear that I've thrifted, or some odd combination of cameras and lenses that I think would\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Gear and Resources"","block_context":{"text":"Gear and Resources","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/category\/gear\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Minolta-50mm-f14-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Minolta-50mm-f14-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Minolta-50mm-f14-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Minolta-50mm-f14-2025-001-Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12519,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/fujifilm-x100\/","url_meta":{"origin":4629,"position":3},"title":"Fujifilm X100","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"September 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"After acquiring new gear, I like to take my own \"product shots.\" This is the latest addition to the fleet, the Fujifilm X100. Even I get tired of all the clackety clacking that my various cameras make. It's refreshing to use a large sensor camera with a good lens, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Photography"","block_context":{"text":"Photography","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/category\/photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fujifilm X100","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/w_b-vong.com_pix_fujiflm_x100_01.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2385,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/photos-random-10d-images\/","url_meta":{"origin":4629,"position":4},"title":"Photos: Canon 10D Test Images","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"July 2, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"What's that saying? People know the price of everything but the value of nothing?\u00a0 These images are from a Canon 10D, given to me by a good\u00a0friend (Thanks JK!). It's an older camera that doesn't go for much on the used market, but I'll graciously add it to the fleet.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Photography"","block_context":{"text":"Photography","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/category\/photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"bvong_pix_canon_10d_1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/bvong_pix_canon_10d_1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":64175,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/iphone-3gs-revisited-lovely-nostalgic-vintage-aesthetic\/","url_meta":{"origin":4629,"position":5},"title":"iPhone 3GS Camera Revisited: Lovely Nostalgic Vintage Aesthetic","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"May 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Will the iPhone 3GS give lo fi vibes? Let's see! Behold, here are some amazing lo-fi aesthetic photos from the iPhone 3GS! Again thanks to Phalatda for letting me take a trip down memory lane with this lovely image making device. 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