I should start by saying that I’m a cynical so and so and I regularly shake my head at the seeming madness of modern life. This week I (unintentionally) became part of a story that heartened me and cheered me up no end. The background So, to rewind, back in October I took some days …
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Some thoughts on the Sony SEL1018
I genuinely thought, at about 1:30pm this afternoon, that this post was going to be about how good this lens was and how great the output looked…. I should start by saying I love ultra wide angle zooms. I’ve owned a number of them in my time. My regular UWA zooms for M43s are the …
A walk in the park with my E-PL5
There isn’t a lot of research or amazing landscapes for this post, it’s more of the same from the E-PL5. I did pick up the black 12mm for it and it does look great on the camera. I did almost send it back though because I noticed that people could still see me and the …
The Empire Strikes Back: The British Museum with my M9
The regular visitors among you may realise that recently I visited the British Museum with my E-PL5. While there (and I did only have about 30-40 minutes last time) I decided I wanted to come back and (naturally enough) look at more of the exhibits, but also to spend more time capturing the people visiting …
Street photography with my Leica M9 and Summilux 50mm
Despite loving my M9, I have never really thought it a great camera for street photography. Which is actually somewhat silly, given that the likes of Henri Cartier-Bresson used film Leicas. Nevertheless, my attempts to use an M9 on the street all too often result in pictures like the above shot. Needless to say though, …
My X100 is ill…
Unfortunately, I confirmed last night that my FujiFilm X100, the camera which above all else taught me much more (and led me to develop a passion rather than a frustration) about photography, is faulty. Above all, I’m a bit sad. It may not have the most megapixels or any in camera filters but I almost …
Impressions of the Fujinon XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 lens
This is a very good lens and should be in any self respecting Fuji X-Pro1 or X-E1 owners bag. It feels solid and is very well screwed together. I’ve had rubbish weather to test out this lens and I’m upset I cannot replicate the very bright conditions on Sunday when I first road tested the …
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm – first use
WOW. They don’t make zooms this sharp do they? The results are beautiful. If they are Fujifilm, yes they do. This seems to be a stunning zoom. To think it is the kit for the XE1 leaves me scratching my head in wonder. This lens is about as far from a “kit” zoom as you …
British Museum with my E-PL5
Now I am a bit more used to my E-PL5, I appreciate more of its finer points rather than its deficiencies. No one looks at it (I have a black model). I’ve never really believed the colour of lenses makes much of a difference to whether people notice you and your camera, but I do …
Impressions of the E-PL5
I bought an E-PL5 on a spur of the moment thing. I had sold my E-P3 a couple of weeks back, I missed it and I found a decent price body only on the E-PL5 and thought “what the hell”. Unfortunately, my first impressions were poor. The screen seemed tiny in comparision to either the …
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