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The infamous Bilorama! 22 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

Some people have been asking what is the "bilorama camera" I've been taking photographs recently. I usually don't give out technical secrets from the lab, but now I'll make an exception.

So the Bilorama (my own name, patent pending). Is actually just the Bilora Bella 66 piece of shit mediumformat camera. More on this here. It has two apertures, 8 and 16. Three shutterspeeds 1/50 , 1/100 and Bulb. It has manual focus by the scale, but with these apertures, focus is seldom an issue.
So what I've done here is just modified the body for 35mm film with pieces of some weird foam I found and few slices of  black electric tape. The tape is for cropping the image area so the spool holes on the film aren't exposed, I don't like that. Also I had to black out the red peephole in the back to get rid of light leak with 35mm film. Slim cardboard and few layers of tape take care of that.

I've tested the  camera with few rolls now and it seems like in the beginning you have to rewind the film for 1,5 turns, and after about 5 shots, you can rewind a tad bit less.
I also tried to crop the viewfinder to approximately show how the panorama view should be composed, but this is the tricky part because the viewfinder is a little off. So it takes few rolls to actually know if it's ok.
I'll keep posting pictures as I get to know how this baby operates!
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Revontuli. 21 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

Rovaniemi's finest shopping mall. Perfectly good room for a exhibition space right next to the main entrance? Anyone? To make the place even remotely worth it's existence?
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More Helsinki. 20 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

I'm disappointed that I didn't have more time to shoot in Helsinki, but I got a few pictures on the Bilorama.
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My favorite princess. 19 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

My niece about a month ago, being the little princess that she is.
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More Bilorama. 18 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

I've almost mastered the operation on my Bilorama camera, I still have to finetune the viewfinder a little (I'm getting people without a head, not that it's new for me). This pic is from the first test roll.
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Pin-ups-and-downs 17 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.
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LOLMOOSI HIPHOPISKELMÄRADIO TÄNÄÄN! 16 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

Don't miss out the final Lolmoosi hiphopiskelmäradio today on Radio Säteily starting at 21! Tune into the webstream at sateily.com! It's gonna be crazy. Just make sure you're not sober for this. BUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDU!
Also you can vote Lolmoosi for the best show in Säteily by sending your opinion via e-mail to tiedotus.sateily (at) gmail (dot) com. Do it.
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Mef, Red, back in the flesh! 15 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.
Sorry for the lack of updates, but I was in Helsinki too see Method Man & Redman and after the show I've had a hard time grasping the edges of reality. This must be the feeling of enlightment when some people find God.

Anyway this is a snowboarding shit picture from a hour ago at Ounasvaara. Fast operation is the good with digital, crop factor isn't. Yeah, I won't rant about it again.
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Arktikum leftover part 11. 13 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

A shot for the Arktikum skateboarders photo essay available at strap-photos.com. However I thought this image was too much of a visual gimmick than a honest photograph of the subject matter. So I scrapped it. What thinks you?
P.S. Method man & Redman today @ nosturi, I'll be there!
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Arktikum leftover part 10. 12 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

This was a possible starting picture for the Arktikum skateboarders photo essay. The whole essay available here.
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In photo - photomontage. 11 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.

Maybe one could do more in this fashion, a photomontage with everything already "montaged" in the first exposure? Thanks to Johanna for the scissor action.
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Johanna & Marjaana. 10 Apr 2008 Posted by Jussi.
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