It may have escaped some peoples attention, but I’m turning into a bit of a fuddy duddy. My friends still think of me as a techno geek, but I don’t think I’m in that bracket these days – my son can activate functions on our TV I didn’t even know existed (and so it begins…). …
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Wandering with the M240 and Summicron 28mm F2 ASPH
When you see secondhand Leica lenses in the 28-50mm range that are some of the renowned ones, like the Summilux 50mm F1.4 ASPH, the Summilux 35mm F1.4 ASPH FLE etc you really should just pounce if the price is right. That’s exactly what I did with respect to a mint Summicron 28mm F2 ASPH I …
A sunny afternoon in Greenwich
This isn’t the only post I’ll ever write on this topic, in particular I reserve the right to post many more pictures of the beautiful sights of Greenwich 😉 , but in the meantime I wanted to record a visit last weekend which had just perfect weather. Unfortunately it felt like the rest of the …
A walk in the sun with the M240
I decided, since I was toying with the idea of selling my M240, to take it to London on a day with sun, to see what I had been missing. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js As it happens, I had been missing a lot. The M system is simply unparalleled in terms of optical performance. The A7r with 55mm …
Some street, some landscape and the Zeiss 24-70mm F4 FE
A dinner in town with work presented an opportunity to try out the 35mm F2.8 Zeiss lens and the A7 at 5000 ISO. I’m impressed by the performance of this combination. I spent some time using the 35mm and 55mm lenses for some street and environmental pictures. Basically the lesson here is in the comparison …
Ever have one of those days…
On the weekend I took my son to the local transport museum, which is open the last Sunday of every month. The museum (Whitewebbs Museum of Transport) is well supported by volunteers and is also behind the well known Enfield Pageant of Motoring. It sounds a wee bit crackpot, but the displays are actually very …
The problem with Sony… Some impressions of the Sony A7
So let me start with a negative. I really didn’t like the Sony NEX-7. I hated the menus, the controls, the image quality above ISO 800, the display icons, the ergonomics yah-de-yah. 😉 . OK, a bit strong, but I did feel like the NEX-7 was a disappointment to me as a photographer. I never …
X
Admittedly, most cameras seem to have an X in their name these days 😉 . I further admit that I can’t see the point in owning multiple Fuji X cameras. I can see myself wanting two FF cameras to shoot events, but otherwise I’m glad I sold my X-Pro1. Cameras like that ought to be …
Indecision/Decision
It’s one of those times again when I’m in a bit of a quandary regarding an aspect of my photography kit. In particular, it’s my Fujis. First of all, let me point out that they are smashing aps-c cameras. Nothing wrong with that! However, all too often I’m using them at times of day I …
The Heritage Coast
This is actually a bit of a fraud, since I didn’t really visit the whole of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, rather just the beaches at Southerndown and Ogmore when visiting around Christmas time. It’s a stunning location, which I know well from growing up nearby, but also from last years Christmas visit with my GH3. …
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