Gear Geek: The List
Here’s a list of the gear that is in regular or semi-regular rotation: Canon Digital Rebel XTi Sigma 10-20 f4.0-5.6 lens Canon 18-55mm f3.6 EFS kit lens Canon 50mm f1.8 EF lens (the “nifty fifty”) Canon 75-300mm f4-5.6 EF lens Lensbaby 2.0 Canon Wireless Remote Nikon F2 w/50mm f2 lens Yashica Mat-124G Pentax MX (no…
The Flickr Brouhaha
I guess I’m one of the Flickr “Old Skool”: Got my account back toward the end of 2004 (I think) and have gotten away with putting off merging my Yahoo! ID with my Flickr account. Yesterday I got the “dreaded FlickrMail” saying that, as of March 15, I’ll have to merge my Flickr and Yahoo!…
Morro Bay
A Nice Surprise
I was going through some of my gear and ran across a roll of exposed 120 film in a bag. I had no idea when I shot it or what was on it when I dropped it off for processing a couple of days ago. All I knew was that I had shot it in…
Dreaming of Yesteryear
Tree Blossoms (in January!)
Gear Geek: First thoughts on the Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Well, a week on and I’m loving my new Digital Rebel XTi. I got it with the 18-55mm kit lens (which is…okay but not great) and I bought a 70-300mm zoom lens, which I’m using almost exclusively. The 70-300, I’m finding, is good for portraits where I don’t want to be right up in someone’s…
Pinhole Tree
For Pinhole Day last year, I bought a pinhole body cap for my Pentax MX and shot 4-5 rolls of film with it. It was my first try at pinhole photography and I quite enjoy it. Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day is April 29, 2007. Check with your local flickr (or other photographers) group for a…