My name is Kasper Bergholt. After 16 years away from the visual arts, a vintage Nikon D3, bought in 2023 for a minor macro photography project (documenting a Leben tube amplifier), pulled me back in. This expanded in to photographing architecture and various objects, some of which have been collected in the ‘Objects for an… Continue reading About
The Leben CS-600 ~ An Introduction to Leben Tube Amplifiers
This blog post, focusing on the Leben CS-600 and CS-600X tube amplifiers, began as a thorough introduction to vintage tubes after I bought a Leben CS-600 in 2024. It expanded to cover other Leben Hi-Fi Stereo Company amplifiers, from early models to their latest tube-based products, with a focus on integrated amplifier designs. In addition,… Continue reading The Leben CS-600 ~ An Introduction to Leben Tube Amplifiers
Bill Evans: The Paris Concert Edition Two
“Unfortunately, many of our best performances are out there in the universe someplace, and you still as professionals have to go in at ten o’clock on Wednesday and make a record and hope that every few records you might catch a really good day. And the rest of it is being professional and, certainly as… Continue reading Bill Evans: The Paris Concert Edition Two
The Nikon D3 in 2026 ~ Review, Photos, Thoughts
In December 2023, I switched from a Pentax K5 to a Nikon D3. With the K5, I used either a 35mm macro limited lens or a 77mm f/1.8 limited. The K5 had slowly worn out. First, the SD card slot stopped working, causing cards to get stuck, leaving only the USB port usable. When that… Continue reading The Nikon D3 in 2026 ~ Review, Photos, Thoughts
Sunbuck Kondo Audio Note KSL-M7 preamplifier “clone”/ Exploding Capacitors
Here is my first tube photo in a while: a Russian 5U3C (Cyrillic: 5Ц3C) rectifier tube from 1976. It’s what’s known as New Old Stock (NOS), meaning that the tube has never been used. The tube was bought for a Kondo Audio Note KSL-M7 preamplifier clone produced and sold by the Chinese brand Sunbuck on… Continue reading Sunbuck Kondo Audio Note KSL-M7 preamplifier “clone”/ Exploding Capacitors