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Member Since 15 Oct 2013
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Active Posts 10,632
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Member Title Nikonian
Age 54 years old
Birthday December 10, 1969
Gender
Male
Country
Sweden
Location
Uppsala, Sweden
Your Camera Bag
D7200
D700
D750
Nikon Film SLRs
Z6 II
Z fc
Your Photo Gear
14-24/2.8, 17-35/2.8, 24-70/2.8, 80-200/2.8 AFS
24/1.8 AF-S, 24/2.8 N•C AI'd, 24/2.8 AF-D
35/1.4 N AI'd, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/1.8 AF-S, 35/2.0 O AI'd,
50/1.4 S•C AI'd, 50/1.8 AF-D
55/3.5 Micro AI
70-300/4-5.6 VR
80-200/4.5 AI'd
85/1.8 H AI'd, 85/1.8 AF-D
105/1.8 AIS, 105/2.0 DC
105/2.5 P AI'd, 105/2.5 AI
105/2.8 Micro AI, 105/4.0 Micro AI'd
180/2.8 AI, 180/2.8 ED AIS, 180/2.8 ED AF-D
200/4.0 Micro AF-D
300/4.0 ED non-IF AI, 300/4 ED AF-D
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye, Tamron 28-75/2.8, Sigma 150-600 Sports
Z 35/1.8 S, Z 50/1.8 S Z 40/2
Z 24-70/4 S, Z70-200/2.8 S
Z MC 105/2.8 S
FTZ, some K&FConcept adapter rings for Z
Some speedlites, SB600 and SB-910

Website URL http://petersundstedt.com

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Blog Entries

My musings on technique and sometimes technology > Getting punchier monochromes SOOC

Posted 26 March 2024

I have been experimenting with the Picture Control settings to get a closer approximation to my processed monochromes for some months now. It makes it easier to compose the photos in live view when the preview doesn’t look like machine-developed and -printed grey and less grey rather than the snap of an HP-5 emulation… Being able to download a usable mono...

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My musings on technique and sometimes technology > Using the colour wheel to select filters for black and white

Posted 09 August 2022

Filters are subtractive, so they lighten their own colour and darken the reciprocal. To guesstimate the effect of a filter, you can look at the colour wheel and a sector of about 60˚ either side of the main colours for the filter will get the most pronounced effect.
This means that a red filter will lighten colours that span between magenta and yellow and...

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My musings on technique and sometimes technology > Building Light, step by step.

Posted 04 January 2022

In 2010 I shot for 35 weeks in a row, a new theme each week and seven shots per theme for a coffetable book for prospective clients. I have translated week 7 to English and hope to be of interest.

Week 7: Building Light, step by step.
This week, I had a little helper. The little koala sits where he is put, unlike a live model and is often pressed into se...

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My musings on technique and sometimes technology > Telemaster

Posted 03 August 2018

I am building a parkflyer-sized Telemaster. It is reduced in size from the original's 99" wingspan to only 36 1/2".

Framing up the wings.
https://farm1.static...30ca08889_o.jpg PES_2018-07-27_16-02-17_24mm_ by merco_61 , on Flickr

When returning to a hobby after many years, some upgrades and service work is to be expected.
The...

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