Category Archives: advice requested

Bank suggestions needed for a friend

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Oleg Volk

“Well, we had our online store almost ready to go live in a few days and we got an email from our ecommerce host that by selling firearms and munitions that we are violating their gateway payment policy of their … Continue reading →

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A question for friends who borrow guns from me.

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I am not seeing my bullpup Remington 870 or the Kel-tec sub2000 with quad rail on it. It’s very possible that I am overlooking them right in front of my face, but it’s also possible that I lend them out … Continue reading →

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Bullpups Unlimited 870

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Oleg Volk

If you have one of these shotguns, please email me privately.  

Posted in advice requested, shotgun | 1 Comment

Ballistic questions about pistol caliber carbines

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Has anyone tried 60-95 grain bullets in 9mm Luger from carbines? What kind of accuracy, external and terminal ballistics should I expect? Has anyone shot 22TCM into gelatin from a rifle? Photos? I should have a chance to test these … Continue reading →

Posted in advice requested, ammunition, rifle | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Adobe Camera RAW 8.7 question

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Older versions of Camera Raw had a setting for changing midtone brightness (gamma) during the image import. I don’t see a way to do that now other than with curves — but curves do not work with gradations or paintbrush … Continue reading →

Posted in advice requested, camera and lens | 3 Comments

A problem with dust on the camera sensor.

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Oleg Volk

My A7R developed a persistent piece of dust on the sensor that’s resisting dry (with Dust grabber) or wet cleaning (with Eclipse liquid and Pec pads). Short of sending it to Sony for service (slow, expensive, uncertain of the results), … Continue reading →

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Best place to make panoramic photo prints?

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I am looking for a lab that can make very tall (12″x36″ or larger) pillar prints. Any suggestions? Even better if local to Minneapolis, MN and can do foam-backed prints, but plain photo paper by mail would be fine also.

Posted in advice requested, camera and lens | Tagged | 6 Comments

Studio space around Edina, MN?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Earlier this week, I did photo shoots in Cannon Falls, MN. The studio was provided by a friend. Unfortunately, the drive takes almost an hour, and close to hour and a half for some of my friends. I’d like to … Continue reading →

Posted in advice requested, camera and lens | 2 Comments

Unprovoked French aggression of 1812?

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Living in the USSR, I was brought up to view the Great Patriotic War of 1812 as a clear-cut case of French perfidy. Evil Imperial French and their dozen allies invaded Russia…ok, invaded the part of Poland previously occupied by … Continue reading →

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Understanding statistics

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I need a recommendation on a good introduction to the math side of statistical analysis. I got as far as pre-calculus in math and only remember some of it for daily use…yet would like to get at least a general … Continue reading →

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Short M1911s

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Oleg Volk

One of my models is on a quest for a short M1911 (with 3-inch barrel), currently considering a Kimber. Which companies make short, reliable 1911s in 45ACP?

Posted in advice requested, weapon | Tagged , | 21 Comments

Additional photo retouchers needed

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I work with three regular retouchers. For family reasons, two of them are temporarily unavailable just as my volume of work increased. So I am looking for additional helpers. Here’s an example of the work recently done. Pay varies depending … Continue reading →

Posted in advice requested | Tagged | 3 Comments

US immigration policy madness

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Oleg Volk

My family came to the US as refugees and had a very easy time of going through the naturalization process. We may have been a happy exception. I have a friend, an internationally known writer, who submitted his green card … Continue reading →

Posted in advice requested, civil rights, rkba | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Where could I buy or borrow a cloth machine gun belt?

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Something like this. Need one or two for a photo shoot.

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Miasto 44

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Does anyone know where I could find a DVD or a video file of Miasto 44 with English subtitles?

Posted in advice requested | Tagged | 2 Comments

Where to get a power adapter from Swedish to American outlet?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I have a Swedish visitor here and she needs to plug in her laptop. All my web searches turn out the reverse (US–>Sweden) of what I need. Suggestions, please?

Posted in advice requested | 15 Comments

Need help with coordinating a project in Boise, ID

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The location at which I was set to do photos, video and some live fire just became unavailable. Neither of my two local coordinators have been reachable in several days, so I need to come up with plan B by … Continue reading →

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Slow-motion video in HD?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Now that even some cell phones offer decent quality 240fps slow motion, I’d like to see if slow-mo is available in HD resolution…for my purposes, even 720×1280 (Youtube HD) might work, though full 1920×1080 would be preferable. I tried little … Continue reading →

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Extremely odd camera/card failure. Need advice.

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Took about 30 photos with Canon 5D2 tonight, put the 16GB Sandisk Ultra card in the reader and it didn’t auto-mount. Removed it, it mounted as empty volume. Put it in the camera, it came up empty. Put it back … Continue reading →

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Where in the US could I find this kind of forest?

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I am looking for coniferous trees, moss, mushrooms, wild berries, something like this photo set.

Posted in advice requested, nature | 42 Comments