I love reading other peoples ‘Uses’ pages so I thought I’d make my own. Will probably add more things later and an image of my workstation when it’s “done.” They’re never actually “done”, though, are they?
Hardware
- 2021 14" MacBook Pro
- PC tower running Unraid as a NAS/media server
- Happy Hacking Pro2 Keyboard - Black on black
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Uplift Commercial standing desk with a 6' butcher block countertop. I love this way more than I thought I would. So much room for activities!
- Old Eames Aluminum Group chair. Still going strong for a 1986 model.
- LG 5k display. It's kinda busted, but work gave it to me for free. I still want a Studio Display, but this is fine. Apple should make a 27" XDR.
- Vivo rigid single-arm monitor mount. I've tried multiple articulating monitor arms and disliked all of them. This one is cheap and simple.
Software
- Neovim
Text editor of choice for a long time now. And I’m still terrible at using it efficiently.
- Cloudinary
Cloud hosted media platform that lets you transform images.
- Lightroom
Lightroom catalogs is how I organize and edit all of my images.
- Negative Lab Pro
A Lightroom plugin that does a fantastic job at converting digitized negatives into positives.
- Imaging Edge Desktop
This is Sony’s tethering tools. It isn’t perfect, but it is free. I really just use it to scan film. It has everything I need, and maybe a lot of things I don’t. But it works.
- Things 3
Things is how I remember everything. Setup for the Getting Things Done method of getting things done. I use it all day every day for work and personal.
- Obsidian
A very good markdown notes editor. New addition to my workflow but I’m loving it. Mostly using Obsidian for keeping track of work notes but will likely incorporate it into personal use soon. I highly recommend checking out plugins and customizing it.
- Reeder
My goto RSS feed reader. I admittedly do not use it enough and sometimes I don’t like how it displays posts, but I love that it uses iCloud and I don’t have to pay for some extra subscription.
- Magnet
A simple app for macOS that I shouldn’t need, but Apple can’t seem to get window management right.
Cameras
- Leica M10-P
- Leica M-A
- Leica M6
Hasselblad 500c- Olympus XA 2
Ricoh GR III- Ricoh GR III X
Nikon D800E- Sony A7R IV
- Chamonix 45F2
Lenses
- Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH
- Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH
- Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH
- Leica (Leitz Canada) 90mm Tele-Elmarit 90mm
Carl Zeiss 80mm Planar f/2.8 CCarl Zeiss 150mm Sonnar f/4 C T*- Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG ART Macro (Sony E mount)
- Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro (Nikon F mount)
- Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
- Rodenstock 75mm f/4.5 Apo Rodagon D 2x
- Rodenstock 210mm f/5.6 Sironar-N
Scanning Rig
Nikon D800E & Sigma 70mm DG Macro- Sony A7R IV » Nikon PB-4 bellows » Rodenstock 75mm Apo Rodagon D 2x
ALZO copy stand- Copy Stand (that’s the name, copy-stand.com)
- Negative Supply 5x7 99cri Light
- Negative Supply MK1
- Negative Supply 120
- Negative Supply MK2