This last weekend was a bank holiday weekend with (in theory) lots of opportunities to do “stuff”, but in practice some rain and general exhaustion conspired to mean we only got to spend one day out, a trip to this years Enfield Pageant of Motoring, a classic motor show. We went on the Sunday, which …
Monthly Archives: May 2014
What the hell?!?: Thoughts on the Sigma 50mm ƒ/1.4 Art lens
I was actually in two minds about getting this lens. I have too many 50mm lenses, although I did sell my Nikon 50mm F1.4 G earlier this year. This lens promised performance approaching that of the Zeiss Otus, which would be high praise indeed given the off the chart performance of the Zeiss. “Testing”* the …
A tale of extremes – Fujifilm X-T1
That’s about the best I could come up with for the title of a piece dealing with my impressions of the Fujifilm X-T1. This is a flawed camera, with some gaping omissions and dropped balls, at the same time as being the best X series camera yet. Confused? I certainly was! I found my initial …
Reach for the skies
A week or two ago I ventured to the RAF Museum in Colindale, North London, with my son (nearly 3). At the time he was dead against the idea of going to a “zeum” (museum), so I explained we were going to see planes at the “airport”. He was quite excited about this, so we …
Dinosaurs in the Woods and more thoughts on the Zeiss 24-70mm F4 FE
Or alternatively, a visit to Knebworth… My son and I went to Knebworth, famous home of the Lytton family, for a fun day out last week. Those who aren’t aware of the stately home may recall the grounds as the location of various rock concerts from the likes of The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink …
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