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...
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...
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...

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...
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...
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...
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...