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Turning the Tables - Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia - USA (Sony a7 Mark II - Voigtlander 110mm F2.5 APO Macro + Atomos Shinobi External Monitor + Feeling a Bit Analog Today)
There is no doubt that every profession is difficult in its own way.
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So, in the field of photography, professional skills are important: artistic taste, sense of composition, lightning speedreaction, rich imagination and the ability to convey the beauty of the surrounding reality are at least.
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Day professional photographer can be different: in the morning until late in the evening it can run 🏃 with a huge backpack 🎒 equipment, in another case, maybe a week to spend retouching 👨💻 photo (by the way, processing of favorite ❤️ part of my job, I can use it to sunrise 🌅), or the whole day to come up with 🤔new subjects to shoot, even if it can be delegated to his assistants...
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For me the biggest award 🏆 in the profession – is to see the happiness in the eyes of their customers. To feel that you have made a person a little happier is great!
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Ph: @safronoviv_photo
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😄 happens once a year, let's not let it disappear!
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Everything is limited only by your imagination, as well as the presence of ☝️a sense of humor and the character of the person you decided to make fun of.
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Laughter is useful, and April 1 is a great reason to prank your loved ones, the main thing is not to overdo it.
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Dear subscribers, the question is: how to play a wife/husband on April 1?
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Advise a drawing that will be remembered 🙏
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Ph: @safronoviv_photo
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Two vintage reel-to-reel tape recorders I repaired and restored.
Camera: Leica Q2 Monochrom
Lens: Summilux 28mm f/1.7 ASPH
Today I will tell you about a special shooting format – LUXURY. By choosing this package, you will receive:
✨Consultation in preparation for shooting, selection of a photo studio or location;
✨Transfer to the shooting location and back by Mercedes Benz or BMW business class;
✨Up to 3 hours of photography, from 400 photos, author's processing of 20 photos and 30 in retouching;
✨A bottle of Asti champagne during image preparation;
✨The makeup artist prepares up to 2 images and is on the shoot;
✨Presence of a videographer + a video clip from the shooting;
✨Portable hard drive with all processed photos and clip;
✨Private access to photos on cloud disk;
✨Slide show with all photos;
✨A photo album with photos in the author's processing and a poster with a photo of 60×90 in a baguette.
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Make yourself a luxury gift 💝
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Ph: @safronoviv_photo
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The other day I read an article about work-life balance. The meaning of this concept is that a person, in addition to his work, does not forget to live ...
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Maintaining a balance between time for work and other aspects of life is extremely important
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And even if work is your favorite, you need to rest. Especially in the summer!
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Let's have a little chat.
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Do you think there should be a 50-50 ratio of work and life?
Do you have boundaries between work, hobbies, and leisure? Is it possible to keep the balance?
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Write comments 💬
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Ph: @safronoviv_photo
Md: @Nastyavinogradovvva
Loc: @pixel24.ru
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A detailed view of an electric guitar highlighting the connection port and knobs while cables lie nearby
Yes, you can discuss both the locations and the images that will be on the shoot. And even some small details. But the most basic thing many people forget.
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▪ ️ What is included in the price of the work.
Each photographer works according to their own rules. One prescribes the cost, where both the makeup artist and the studio are already included. And the other has a cost of 💵 only for his work.
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° additional expenses.
This is more relevant to the first point. But do not forget that there are such locations, for example in the studio bath 🛀 , where you also need to pay for water.
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°number of photos.
How much you will get in total. 10 processed images or 100. And whether the photographer gives the source code. Since many people want all the unprocessed material, but not everyone will send it.
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Do you specify such questions? Share it in the comments.
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There is no doubt that every profession is difficult in its own way.
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So, in the field of photography, professional skills are important: artistic taste, sense of composition, lightning speedreaction, rich imagination and the ability to convey the beauty of the surrounding reality are at least.
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Day professional photographer can be different: in the morning until late in the evening it can run 🏃 with a huge backpack 🎒 equipment, in another case, maybe a week to spend retouching 👨💻 photo (by the way, processing of favorite ❤️ part of my job, I can use it to sunrise 🌅), or the whole day to come up with 🤔new subjects to shoot, even if it can be delegated to his assistants...
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For me the biggest award 🏆 in the profession – is to see the happiness in the eyes of their customers. To feel that you have made a person a little happier is great!
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Ph: @safronoviv_photo
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##audioequipment #eyebrow #eyelash #eyewear #flashphotography #goggles #lip #performingarts #sunglasses #visioncare #NikonD800 #safronoviv_photo
Admit it, have you ever thought about your business? We thought, what will still bring you a good profit? It's no secret that there are purely seasonal businesses, where, as they say, you can "raise" good money .
Summer, heat . What do we want? Cold and delicious lemonades, ice cream, and everything that cools.
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Also summer clothing: swimsuits, Panama hats, slates.
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And of course sunglasses .
Air conditioners also sell well in the summer.
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💬 Share in the comments, do you have summer businesses?
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Photo forum. Crocus Expo, Moscow, 2011.
Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL, 31mm, f/5.4, 1/60, ISO 1600
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Cigarettes are the most popular product in the world.
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A extraction from a TV documentary about the 50ties in the Netherlands. This is a shot from a old AVRO Radio in promofilm that appears in this docu. So I think this is a AVRO radiostudio in mid 50'ties in Hilversum in the Netherlands. Never been seen by me is the equipment seen here. So I don't recognize the audiomixer/switchboard and turntables, not even the microphon is recognizable. Is this before the NRU or it's follow up the NOS are standardize the most radio and TV studio's in the Netherlands? Een foto die 'getrokken' is van een NPO-2 documantaire over Nederland in the 50'er jaren bij omroep MAX Dit zou volgens mij van een oud promotiefilmpje van de AVRO radio zijn. Ik heb nog nooit zo'n audiomixer / switschboard gezien al de andere apparatuur is mij onbekend. Was er toen al standarisatie in de Radiostudio's zoals later bij de NOS?
Back in the 1980s, Dual’s CS 505 was the budget turntable of choice. Initially coming in at £75 (around $98/AU$113), it dominated the affordable end of the market and gave thousands of music fans their first taste of high-quality record replay.
As the years passed and CD dominated, the demand for record players suffered. Dual, like most record player manufacturers, struggled, fading from view in the UK at least. The brand has gone through numerous business changes over the decades but now seems to be back and focused with a new range of turntables that aim to recapture some of that old magic.
The belt-drive CS 418 is currently the company’s starter deck. It’s an understated design that still manages to look smart. Ortofon’s well-regarded 2M Red moving magnet cartridge is included as part of the package and is a good, sensible choice with an even balance and secure tracking ability.
Take the CS 418 out of its packaging and it impresses. It’s solidly made and finished with care. Unlike the CS 505, this one doesn’t have a sprung sub-chassis, instead, like many rivals, depending on soft elastomers on its feet to isolate the record from unwanted vibrations caused by the speakers or the support. That smart plinth is a solid piece of MDF covered in a black vinyl wrap and supports the steel shaft/brass bushing main bearing and DC motor.
DUAL CS 418 TECH SPECS
Turntable: Dual CS 418
Type Belt drive
Speed 33 ⅓, 45 and 78 RPM
Speed change Electric
Cartridge Ortofon 2M Red
Phono stage Yes
The platter is a relatively chunky aluminium die-cast affair that would ring quite strongly if it weren’t for the 2.5mm-thick rubber mat that rests on it. There are cutouts in the platter to allow the flat drive belt to be positioned around the motor pulley.
On the right of the plinth is a dial to switch it on and select the rotational speed. Unusually, 78RPM is on the menu alongside the expected 33⅓ and 45 options. The position of the dial means that it’s not too hard to knock the cartridge accidentally during use, so care has to be taken.
Thoughtfully, considering this deck is aimed at those just getting into playing records, Dual has also included a built-in phono stage. There are many amplifiers on the market that don’t include one, so it’s a useful addition. It is possible to bypass the phono circuit with a flick of a switch, in case it’s not needed or you want to upgrade. Spoiler alert: owners of this deck probably should at some point.
The arm is a straightforward design with a detachable headshell. It feels nicely made, moves smoothly, and pleasingly lacks the unwanted bearing play that plagues many of the more affordable decks that pass through our test rooms. Our only slight complaint is that the arm’s lift/lower lever doesn’t share the precise feel demonstrated by the rest of the arm design, feeling a little sloppy in use.
We plug the CS 418 into a system made up of a Cambridge CXA61 amplifier and Bowers & Wilkins 607 S2 speakers, as well as our usual high-end set-up of Burmester 088/911 Mk III pre/power and ATC SCM50 speakers. As with all turntables, it makes sense to place the Dual well away from speakers and on a rigid, level and ideally low resonance support. Without such care, you won’t really hear just how capable this turntable is.
Once up and running, which takes a matter of minutes, the CS 418 delivers a performance that puts it among the front runners at this price. It’s a clear, expressive and balanced-sounding package, and is able to dig up plenty of detail and organise it in a musically cohesive way.
As we listen to Carmina Burana, it’s hard to not be impressed by the deck's composure and ability to capture the scale and highly charged energy of the piece. The music’s savage dynamics are rendered with composure and a pleasing amount of impact while the stereo image retains a good sense of precision and focus.
The tonality of a record-playing package is always going to be dominated by the choice of cartridge, and so the Ortofon 2M Red makes its mark with a decently even-handed balance and a good dose of refinement for the money. This moving magnet cartridge is a fine all-rounder that is a cut above the norm at this level when it comes to clarity and control. It tracks securely at the recommended 1.8g.
We switch to Catch A Fire by Bob Marley and the Wailers and the CS 418 continues to impress with a surefooted way with rhythms and a fine sense of musical drive. It’s an entertaining listen – one that communicates the feel and emotion of the music well. We particularly like the way this Dual package handles the midrange, with Marley’s vocals coming through with passion and nuance intact.
While the inclusion of a phono stage is useful, we would view the one fitted here as a fair starting point rather than the endgame in a more ambitious set-up. It’s a decent performer that’s likely to be just fine with budget amplification, but move up to the likes of Cambridge’s CXA61 amplifier and you’ll find it quickly becomes a limiting factor.
Turntable: Dual CS 418
Verdict
The affordable turntable market has been dominated by the likes of Rega and Pro-Ject for years. If the rest of Dual’s range can build on the solid foundations laid by the CS 418, maybe the brand can reclaim the crown it held so securely all those years ago. Make no mistake, this is a good start.
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Sound 5
Build 5
Features 5
McIntosh MA12000
£18,495.00
Their most powerful integrated amplifier ever, the feature rich McIntosh MA12000 offers 350 Watts per channel of clean, high performance power that produces a breathtaking home audio experience.
McIntosh has taken the wraps off its "most powerful integrated amplifier ever." The MA12000 pumps out 350 watts per channel, a whole 50 watts more than the US firm's super-sized MA9000 amp.
Oomph aside, the MA12000 offers up a tempting blend of warm analogue sound and cutting-edge tech. To that end, McIntosh has teamed a traditional preamp
– complete with four green-glowing 12AX7A vacuum tubes – with a punchy solid-state power amplifier and a Quad Balanced 32-bit DAC.
The unit boasts digital smarts, too. There's support for hi-res 24-bit/192kHz playback and seven digital audio inputs, including two optical inputs, USB and an HDMI (ARC) connection.
McIntosh has form when it comes to creating monster amps (see also: the 450W MC462) and knows a thing or two about controlling large amounts of firepower. Hence this latest effort features the company's Autoformer technology, which aims to ensure that the amplifier’s 350W are fully delivered to any speaker.
So, where do you start with raw power at your disposal? Have a gander round the back and you'll find enough connections to connect to virtually any traditional music system. There's 10 analogue inputs, including six gold-plated unbalanced inputs, two balanced inputs, plus one moving coil and one moving magnet input (meaning your vinyl collection should sound better than ever).
The whole shebang comes wrapped in McIntosh's retro-chic style, complete with black glass panels and dual "McIntosh Blue" watt meters that indicate power output in real time, so you can of see precisely how many of those 350 watts your speakers are pumping out.
Thankfully – for you and your neighbours – the MA12000 also comes with McIntosh's High Drive headphone amplifier, which can drive a wide range of audiophile headphones.
As you've probably guessed, all this headline-grabbing power doesn't come cheap. The MA12000 will be available through authorised McIntosh dealers from October, at a price of £16,500 ($14,000).
The world's smallest Minidisc Player - hardly bigger than the medium it was designed to play!
An essay in "Brushed Aluminium", stylish and minimalist.
Introduced to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Minidisc format, eventually rendered obsolete by the ubiquitous "MP3 player" and relatives.
In my opinion, the sound quality of MD far outshines (in other words it still does) the MP3 offerings.
MD aficionados like me, are legendary for their obsessive views and behaviour!
Now for sale on getty images go here to see
These are my son's ipod earphones, the iconic look that Apple have created. A musical zeitgeist.
I am afraid I am not a fan of the ipod. It is style over substance in my opinion, although there is no doubt it is a beautifully made piece of kit, and a very clever interface.
I want a music player to do just that - play music - and very well. I don't want it to make phone calls, or play games.
I prefer my trusty iriver h140. It stores 40 gigs of music and has incredible sound and playback settings that a sound engineer would be more than happy with.
It has an open source operating system that is continually being improved by any number of geeks around the world, and unlike Apple, these improvements are designed to make the music listening experience better, not to find better ways of getting you to download music from itunes or buy pointless apps.
What I like most about the iriver is that it is multi-codec, so if I want to play a FLAC file or an OGG VORBIS file, I can; and as these files are far superior to mp3 I often do.
I object to being told by Apple that I can only play the format that they want me to play on an ipod, which is why I don't have one.
I don't use the in ear type of earphone as in the picture. I prefer Grado SR60s. Unfortunately I cannot justify spending over £100 on headphones, but the SR60s come in under this, and the bass sound quality is equivalent to that of pro headphones.
They are made by a small company in Brooklyn NY, and I have to say that they look really cheap and plasticky, so if you worry about looking cool (which I don't) you won't want to wear a pair. However the sound quality is stunning - which after all, is the point.
Tucked beneath the sloped rafters of the Doolan-Larson Building at Haight and Ashbury, this photograph captures a moment in time that hums with memory and music. The centerpiece is Norman Larson’s stereo system, a proud stack of late-20th-century audio gear—a Carver receiver, Onkyo cassette deck, Magnavox tuner, and Compact Disc player—each component a testament to the golden age of analog sound. Decades ago, Larson, a passionate steward of the building and the Haight’s cultural legacy, would have spent quiet evenings here surrounded by the ghosts of San Francisco’s counterculture, letting his music spill through the rafters.
Imagine the playlist: Jefferson Airplane’s harmonies drifting into Joni Mitchell’s “California,” followed by Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue spinning late into the night. Perhaps he listened to The Grateful Dead’s American Beauty, recorded just blocks away, or Janis Joplin’s soulful roar, echoing the heartbreak and brilliance of a neighborhood that changed the world. Maybe he’d cue up Coltrane for introspection or a Bach concerto when he needed the structure of something eternal.
Friends likely joined him here—artists, musicians, activists, dreamers—drawn by the same magnetic energy that made Haight-Ashbury a crossroads of freedom and experimentation. The attic, with its wood-paneled warmth and leaning stacks of CDs, feels less like a storage space and more like a personal sanctuary, where music bridged eras and ideals. The rotary phone, the neatly coiled tapes, and the waiting fire extinguisher all suggest a time when analog ruled and everything had to be done with your hands.
The Doolan-Larson Building, itself a San Francisco landmark, has long been a nexus of art, music, and rebellion. Once a haven for counterculture figures and later lovingly preserved by Larson, it stands as a layered artifact of the city’s creative pulse. This stereo—dusty but dignified—is more than a collection of electronics; it’s a reliquary of taste, history, and devotion to sound.
Every volume knob and switch carries the fingerprints of someone who cared deeply about music as more than background noise. It was memory. It was meaning. It was connection. The light filtering through the attic windows now seems to hum along—a silent encore for the songs that once filled this space and the man who made sure their echoes would endure.