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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Okay finally finished, turns out install was today not yesterday lmao Not too bad! Boy oh boy these things are a pain in the ass tho

A pair of hobbled shades I made, with a pretty embroidered floral pattern and 6 ribs

Same as before showing the set of 3 curtains as well as the small banquet we had installed previously for the customer in their dinette

Further back showing the additional hobbled shade over the sink in the kitchen

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Pardon the shit quality pics but working on making some clutter for a photo store in my gmod map so I grabbed some old film boxes and stuff and took pics to make textures for em, kinda love how shit and crunchy they look lmao

A collection of low res boxes of film in gmod

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My little brother had me pick this up a little while ago so we could have a movie night and we finally got around to it Damn I didn't think I'd enjoy Yojimbo as much as I did lmao, but very glad he suggested it now holy shit Also surprisingly good transfer too, plus that soundtrack is killer

A picture of me holding a Yojimbo laserdisc in front of my LD player

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Last of the roll, some shots from me and my wife's anniversary dinner and more berkley stuff Got pops for Italian down in Ferndale holy shit they might be pricey but fuck they give you so much food lmao #filmphotography #35mm #kent400

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Same roll, shots from berkley when we were going to munro crafts to get beads for my wife lol The massive grain kinda rules tbh, this shit was pushed to 1600 in dd-x, makes for softball sized grain 😂 #filmphotography #35mm #kent400

Some ivy clinging to a brick wall looking very cute

A closed road with signage indicating as such

No right turn (same scene as before but further back and off to the side)

A caution sign on a chain in a random parking lot

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I gotta get out and take more pics, but have some random shots I've taken over the past few months Took these walking to comerica to pick my wife up from the MCR concert lmao, gotta go back down for Detroit night shots these rule #filmphotography #35mm

Shot of the fox theater and some traffic along Woodward looking south, the 50/1.5 sonnar has some tasty flaring when wide open

The masonic temple down in Detroit lit dimly

A lone, bright street lamp illuminates a couple cars in a lot on cass, an apartment building visible behind

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Had to do a bunch of beds for a clinic, I've never seen one of these lifting mechanisms down like this before, kinda cool tbh lol

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My wife brought this thing home like a year or two ago and it's been sitting in the trunk of the camry since whoops lmao Thought the belts and grease would've completely evaporated but holy shit no it actually works Shame it's mono only but ehhhhh a working vcr still rules

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Also waterpark sim multiplayer is a lotta fun lol Poor Keanu is having a time 😭

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

God I hope this spells the end of the like 5-6 spam texts I get from some corpo dems for at least a month, I don't know if I can put up with any more right now lmao No I'm not going to vote for Haley stop asking, no you mentioning that so and so is endorsed by whitmer does not in fact invigorate me

My sticker I got for voting in the primary, please dear god can this be the end of the spam texts I beg of you I'm tired boss

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Still have a bit over half of the roll to scan, but shocked these look decent considering how slow the shutter was and I was holding the cam over my head lmao @redvoxband.com at the magic bag fucking rocked, best show I've seen in years hands down Shot on ektachrome @ 800, rollei 35se

A blurry shot of the crowd getting really into it at the Ferndale red vox concert

Same as the previous, gnorts is on the projection screen behind the band

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Pardon this being edited in insta lmao, but I was very pleased with this super quick repair. Picked the couch up and had it back to the guy in like 2-3 hours! Lovely break from all the commercial shit, I always like a nice antique piece 🤌👌 #upholstery #repair #antique

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Went to a super cool sewing class in Detroit and learned how to make a dress shirt! Just gotta find my buttonholer accessory at some point and make sure it works lmao Kinda shocked it turned out at all 😂 could be a lot worse lol #sewing #garment

Finally getting somewhere, front pieces joined to the back with the collar floating in there

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Learning how to control textures with map logic, need to make more discrete screens but started with 4 cause I didn't know if it work lmao Kind of a cool effect tbh, all just one animated VTF #gmod #hammer #bsp

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Haven't posted in a bit, just sorta slogging through the horrors of the modern world and also feeling sick and also being underwater with work lmao Have some very aesthetically pleasing shots on kent 400 I took with my rolleicord iii, what a handsome lad he is #filmphotography #film

A centaur statue with a condensation trail arching away from his midsection

A surprisingly well centered shot of the stairs leading to a lawn and building at the cranbrook art academy, tree boughs seen overhead against the sky

A retention wall with occasional drainage pipes at the bottom, ivy clinging to the wall and thick myrtle undergrowth below

A side path following the edge of a shallow ravine flanked by tall trees

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Boy oh boy do I love bsp, it's just so great These are cleaner than elsewhere in the map lmao, it gets so much worse when there's lots of enterable interiors 🫩

A hammer 3d viewport screenshot of my gmod map gm_subclass showing the excessive hint brush usage as well as the blue line view of portals in the editor. It's a fucking mess.

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Oh shit I kinda forgot about these shots lmao, got more to upload at some point This old nikkor-sc is pretty damn cool ngl Also I am in hell please send help I have so many chairs to finish before easter I'm going to die #photography #powerline

A shot of the moon with a high voltage line in the background

Late evening sunset behind the M-59 bridge over the clinton river trail

A high voltage tower lit intensely by golden hour sunlight with imposing clouds in the background

Another shot of the M-59 overpass with late sunset colors in the sky

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Still very bad at this but I got this roughly blocked out in like an hourish, texturing gonna suck tho 😭 At this rate I'm gonna end up making like a photography sim game or some shit lmao

Kinda shit 3d model of a nikon f with the pentaprism from the front on the self timer side

Same as before but from behind near the rewind knob

A picture of my own F with a 50/1.4 ais that I used as a rough model

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Oh also I finally tried some 3d modeling, or more accurately fixed a broken project from like a year ago lmao I'm still dogshit at it but it kinda looks like my favorite camera so I'll take it 😂 Now I need to make the textures not look like ass

A (very poorly modeled) canon ivsb rangefinder in garrys mod

Same as before, showing flash rail and opposite front panel

Same as before, showing top plate and speed dial

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I forgot I had this old nikkor 50/1.4 sc, slapped it on my mirrorless for some cloud action Nothin better than clouds gotta be top 5 weather phenomenon #clouds that's it I just like clouds clouds

God rays pour out of dappled clouds with old electrical poles receding into the distance from right to left

A shot a few moments prior to the previous, also featuring power lines, clouds, and trees

Soft, painterly clouds stroked across the sky with a little splash of mixed trees in the bottom right

The sun's disc visible behind a dense patch of cracked cloud

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

A few more from the same night, holy shit it is hard to shoot at 3.5 when it's this dark out lmao cannon ivsb w/ canon 50/3.5 collapsible #filmphotography #night #liminal #afterhours

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

You approach the red mannequin Don't see a lot of strip malls with an interior these days! #filmphotography #afterhours #night

A dimly lit interior shot of a strip mall, red glows from signs visible all over

A shot of a clothing store in the interior strip mall with a red neon sign in the window

A close-up of one of the mannequins in the clothing store

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Finally got fresh glasses for the first time in like nearly 3 years, holy shit the old ones were so badly scratched it's crazy I could see 😂 I dig the turtle shell tbh, it's very shiny Also dig being able to read like more than 20 foot away from me

My ugly mug with my very pretty glasses and also a very pretty beanie my wife knit me

The really fucked up glasses, probably from my cameras whoops

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Not too shabby for an almost 100 year old camera lmao, although I didn't realize this was like 20-year-expired portra 160nc in the roll film back whoops Also a good test for the spot meter I got cheap! It workin! Yay! Recomar 18 and portra 160nc #filmphotography #neon #night #film

A shot of vinsetta garage at night with the lights on, a very old car repair shop turned into a very pricey restaurant lmao

I just like the lights, and damn that neon looks pretty good

A shot of the old overhang awning with red neon lighting the old garage text along the edge

One of my favorite scenes on Woodward, the Janet Davis dry cleaner with some very iconic neon signage. A longer exposure with slightly bloomed lighting as well as several puddles

The first shot of the night, the only shot exposed at roughly box speed by accident (thinking I was shooting lomo red scale at 100ish)

Actually ended up having some of the best colors of the whole set. Lots of shadow fall off and a cute little round flare in the center of the image off an insanely bright light in the distance

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Was bored the other day at work while cleaning up some sewing machines that had started acting up, so I shot em in slomo on my phone and edited it together Kachunkachunkachunka 👌

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

How it started (nearly nonfunctional, machinery bunching) vs how it's going (clean, smooth, thriving) Holy fucking shit there was so much fuzz stuck in the differential that spins these bobbins it was unreal, where the fuck did it come from??? I'm stitching vinyl!

Dirty ass bobbin mechanism on a consew 332R

Clean(ish) ass mechanism on the same consew 332R

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Boy oh boy I sure do love top-stitching vinyl, I really hope the bobbin doesn't suddenly run out of thread while I'm executing a particularly annoying turn that forces me to stop and restart the whole thing

Me expressing my unadulterated unrestrained rage at the worthless shitty inferior small consew bobbins vs the much nicer and larger bobbins from my juki machines

Holy fuck can I have one of these god damn vinyl top-stitch runs actually make it from one end to the other WITHOUT FUCKING RUNNING OUT!!!!!

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Somebody said I should make this basketball hoop thingy do something special if you go over 99 shots so I obliged

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Holy shit I think I finally fixed the ricohflex, took almost getting frostbite in my fingers but fuck it. Focus is accurate now 🤞🤞🤞 Previously was back-focusing like crazy, thank god that's fixed now Shot on kent 400 at box #filmphotography #film #mediumformat

A shot from the gardens next to cranbrook house and gardens directly to the art institute's gate

A tilted image of a concrete pylon with a chain attached

Close-up shot of a piney sprig from a bush covered in snow

Various footsteps in the snow, softened by days of high winds

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I HAVE HOT WATERRRRRRRRR I CAN RUN THE DISHWASHER THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

A utility closet showing a fresh concrete patch on top of a freshly replaced copper pipe, the gaping hole where my furnace should be visible on the right

The culprit: shoddy 50s-80s plumbing that used too thin a copper pipe, corrosion causing a small pinhole leak or two to form

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Fixed up another TLR real quick, this one came in with a kinda weird frozen lens issue. Both cogs would rotate fine and the viewing lens was perfect, but the taking lens would stay out. Set screws had slipped due to bad helicoid grease yuck Cleaned everything up and ready to shoot!

A photo of me holding my super ricohflex tlr, note the purple/blue/salmon reflections from the coated lenses

View through the viewfinder, honestly a surprisingly bright ground glass after a quick clean

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Second batch, honestly this little camera is seriously impressive All shot on hp5 at 800 in my rolleicord III w/ xenar #film #photography #winter #6x6

The corner between a 711 and another building, a fenced-off area in-between is hidden in shadows

A mid-century bowling alley building, tall decorative elements visible in the background with a light framed on the right

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Test roll finished, also popped the hood off and the mirrors perfect aside from a few bits of dust. Cleaned the ground glass and it's a bit brighter now yay These are all hp5 at 800, pushed in hc110. Rolleicord III w/ the xenar #film #photography #6x6

Vines growing on a nicely textured brick wall, it's winter so the vine is dormant

Minimum focus distance check featuring an ornament in a bit of holiday decor, my wife and I are faintly visible in the "reflection"

A very thick icicle that's been broken at multiple points on a steep roof

Close-up of some older textured stonework

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I might not have hot water but I do have a new camera 😍 Literally pristine, already took the front element off the taking lens and cleaned the tiny amount of haze/fungus in there. Even came with the hood and lens cap and an immaculate case. Stupid cheap hell yeah

A rolleicord III with the hood attachment on

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Okay, those stupid little kodak keychain cameras actually kinda fuckin rule. I'm gonna make like some dreamcore-ass point&click game at this rate 😂 Also last photo credit to @maddiezu.bsky.social 🫡 Makes me want to get my floppy mavica running again... #lofi #charmera

A blurry and pixelated image of tire tracks in snow, it's night and near an intersection

The back of a random building, gas and power distribution bits and dumpster are visible near the rear entrance

A shadowy new build home looms in the background, I guarantee I will outlive this ugly piece of shit pulte garbage

Shot my wife took of me using the red pixel filter, it's essentially a threshold filter with a pure red overlay. Holy shit it looks cool lmao

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Here's the view from outside, that dynamic spotlight doing some damn good work 🤌🤌🤌 #gmod #garrysmod #sourceengine

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I'm waiting on the sacred hour in blue prince so have some funky little things I'm working on for gm_subclass Working on redoing some areas to make them look a bit better, and decided a top story panoramic view with a glass elevator was kinda cool tbh, here's a very rough prototype for the idea

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Boy I sure do love sewing it's fuckin great love it so much Also this does kinda make me want to tape me working on a piece from start to finish, that would kinda rule ngl

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Bit of a story with these, went to take some shots on a roll of ektachrome I had to finish, then royally fucked up during dev. Totally trashed. Went back the next day and got these, and holy shit they're gorgeous I love fall Contaflex ii 📷 #film #photography #slidefilm #35mm

Shot across the rear field at cranbrook h&g, my favorite tree showing off very nice colors in the later afternoon sun. Also the stone railing is visible at the bottom

Some very dramatically lit autumn leaves, probably oak or a maple.

Back-lit golden autumn colors with the railing of a terrace visible in silhouette

More back-lit golden trees, with a tasteful sun flare in the bottom right

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Time for more pix, these are from my box-tengor with some 2003-expired velvia 100. Turned out real good, those autumn colors make the trees look like they're on fire holy shit #photography #film #autumn #fallcolors god I hate tags

One of my favorite trees at cranbrook h&g, pictured with the light starting to fall a bit around golden hour and the carved stone railing visible underneath. Nice composition surprisingly

Last shot omw back to the car, brilliant back-lit reds and oranges and yellows contrast with the bright blue sky

A shot across the lake, foliage reflected in the water

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh man it's wild to see the random analytics I get for my music released to streaming Some shmuck at that dogshit comedy festival was listening to fuckin mercurial automaton whyyyy, or even worse was somebody bumping that in a set? 😭

The count of "top cities" that had people shazam my music (I think it tells you what track is playing when it listens to it?)

And of course it's a single city and it's Riyadh 😂😭

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Fuck I hated working with this fabric but the deep-tufting buttoned chair retrofit is finally done and delivered. Came in looking like hell and no buttons, did a full conversion and they look... good enough lmao Why this pattern tho

Two deep-tufted buttoned wingbacks ready for delivery

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Apparently this is the summer of tufting, and holy shit this fabric is like sandpaper and I kinda hate the pattern. But I did two of them in one day so all things considered that's pretty good #upholstery #furniture #fabric

A wingback deconstructed with a fresh seat back applied and deep tufted with buttons

The fabric is rough, thick, and frankly ugly

Close up of the deep button pleating, absolutely hate this pattern cannot describe how much I hate this pattern

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Still need to do a shit ton of massaging and double check I've lanced the holes right but hot damn, took me just a day to do more or less yay! And all this plus fighting through what might be a migraine lmao Now to do the other two deep tufting jobs... 😭 #upholstery

The start of a deep tufted buttoned seat back in a deep jade/emerald colored fabric

Only several central tufts have been pinned at this point

Same as the previous with more tufts held in place by pinning

Showing the very large and intimidating tufting needles I use, plus the start of buttons being placed

All buttons placed and all pleats tacked down with pins, ready for tension!

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Holy shit this thing has absolutely gone way further than I could have imagined, thanks everyone who took the time to wander my poorly constructed gmod halls lmao

A screenshot of the lifetime stats of my gmod map, gm_indoorspaces

I'm still so incredibly overwhelmed by how many people have taken the time out of their day to engage with any sort of creative project I've done, and this is no exception. Thank you very much ❤️

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Who wants more mall shots? Closed units are always fun to take photos of, these are all at great lakes crossing 📷 rollei 35se 🎞️ fuji usa 400 @ 1250 #filmphotography #35mm #liminal #mall #liminalspace

I think this was once a bose store, the lone light illuminating some dishevelled shelving at the far end of the room on the right of the frame feels very ominous.

A very empty area in the mall, a green exit sign visible in front of a double door shrouded in shadow

A former massage place I believe, also closed now. The stark shadows from the honeycomb shelves are particularly interesting on the main pillar in the room. A wall at an odd angle starts and continues off the left side of the frame. Only one light is on.

A very empty looking mall AMC snack counter and entryway

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Had my rollei with me headed to a half-alive mall while on a trip, found this closed anchor store with just the security grating so I stuck my lens in between the slats and shot, damn they're spooky wtf 📷 rollei 35se 🎞️ fuji usa 400 @ 1250 #film #photography #liminal #deadmall

A shot directly to the rear of a now closed tj maxx, dimly illuminated by emergency ceiling lighting

The same as before, angled to the left to show a putrid green florescent glow through an exit door

Same as before but to the right, showing the far wall of the store

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Dylan Packard @quantumdylan.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Forgot to upload these whoops, here's some of those 4x5 shots on 80s plus-x. I think it's some wollensak wide-ish tessar on my speed graphic for these ones 📷 speed graphic 🔍 woll. tessar 150/4.5 🎞️ plus-x 4x5 exp 80s #film #filmphotography #4x5 #nature

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