What am I doing with another DSLR? Aren’t mirrorless cameras undoubtedly the future? I think they are part of the future, because they offer certain advantages, particularly in terms of judging exposure through the EVF (electronic viewfinder). But I’ve moved towards preferring to use an OVF (optical viewfinder) over the last year principally because of …
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Year of the Bus
I was mystified to discover 2014 is the year of the (London) bus. I wasn’t actually sure why this was the “Year of the Bus”, but a host of TFL and bus company websites informed me that 2014 has been chosen as “Year of the Bus” because there are several important bus anniversaries this year: …
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 …
It’s all purple…
A while back I ordered some Lomochrome Purple from the nice people at Lomography. The film allows you to shoot infrared-style photographs. Although the resulting photographs look very different from standard color negative film (greens become purple shades), they are developed using the same C-41 process. The film mimics Kodak’s old Aerochrome (slide/E-6) film line, …
Kew Gardens with my RX1 and D800E in combination
This weekend I visited Kew Gardens in south west London. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are a series of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in Richmond upon Thames. It’s a botanical research and education institution with 700 staff as well as a visitor attraction receiving almost two million visits a year. The …
Trafalgar Square, Sun, D800E – the perfect combination?
Not really – Trafalgar square in the sun has beaten the dynamic range (DR) of too many cameras I’ve previously owned. So think of this as more of a torture test. I think the last time I visited I was testing the DR expansion function on my X-Pro1 and was amazed at how impossible it …
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