Archive of journal entries re "Equipment"

Cycling the viewfinder on the iPhone

Colin OBrien

I was out cycling this morning. Nowadays, when we are in Palo Alto, I try to get out of the house and get some exercise each day, even if only a short while. My preference is for a walk with Jill, again, even if it’s only around »

Lens loses infinity

Colin OBrien

The past few days we’ve been on the west side of the state, staying at the family farmhouse of a friend, not far from Benton Harbor. The first evening there, I went for a walk along the lane, looking for photographs. I was happily working on scenes from a »

First snow

Colin OBrien
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Lens choice ratio

Colin OBrien

We went to Chicago for Thanksgiving. One day I went out to Lake Michigan to take photos (this is actually on the way) and the other day I went to the river to take photos. I took the D700 and two lenses, 35mm and 180mm. I’ve managed a preliminary review and found 18 I liked so far, of which 2 were with the 35mm. »

6×6 LX2 again

Colin OBrien

I walked into town late this afternoon. I put the LX2 in my back pocket – never been able to do that with a camera before. On the way home, there were interesting clouds in the sky and I was taking photos. Though this photo doesn’t have any clouds »