Saturday, November 26, 2022

Fine-tuning my thoughts about the TTArtisan 50mm f.095 Lens. Can it be good? A Texas Style Story.

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TTArtisan lens used in the 1:1 format on a Sigma fp. either wide open or maybe at 1.1. I'm not the deepest thinker in the photography sp...
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Friday, November 25, 2022

Once a year I confront my nemesis... and every year it wins.

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Leica SL + Nikon 24mm D lens.   Yes. I tried to resist. I pushed away from the table. But the powerful attraction was too much for me. I fou...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The joys of home ownership. Off topic? Not for me...

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Quick quiz: When is plumbing most likely to fail? Oh, that's easy. It would be either the day of or the day before any major holiday.  I...
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Ah. The ancient Nikon 20mm f2.8 D wide angle lens. Maybe it was the adapter.... Maybe it was the operator.... A bad shooting day?

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A friend gave me a lens. It's the Nikon 20mm I mentioned yesterday. After a long day of accounting and chasing down vendors so I could p...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

New lens (to me) arrives suddenly and unexpectedly.

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  Again...it was cold, damp and the day featured endless, plodding rain. The little heater in my office barely kept up with the falling temp...
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Sunday, November 20, 2022

The Sigma 65mm f2.0 lens is wonderful. All the right stuff in one package. And affordable.

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   I finished re-reading a favorite novel this afternoon ( Ada . By Vladimir Nabokov) and decided to get out of the house and get some fresh...
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Saturday, November 19, 2022

OT: Cold and rainy swim practice this morning. Bracing trip from the warm pool through the Arctic blast to the relative safely of the locker room.

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 We're not burdened by weather that brings life to a complete halt. At least not yet.  I woke up early today. I guess the combination of...
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