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modified a lens

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2008.04

I modified a wide-angle lens to allow it to take filter accessories such as a polarizing filter. I read a suggestion online somewhere. I first wrapped the barrel of the lens with gritty tape, then added a series of step-up and step-down adapters. These fit snugly outside the tape and allowed for a larger step-down ring at the front, to which I attached the actual filter. It was fairly inexpensive and allowed me to get the kinds of effects I like with my photos.

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I feel fortunate that I enjoyed the blandishments of modernity. I had hip replacement and root canal. I was able to travel on airplanes. I was able to take cheap food for granted. I went to the movies. I enjoyed rock 'n' roll. And now I'm ready to move on.

—James Howard Kunstler