I’ve been around long enough now to have seen quite a few “things” come and go. Trends, fads, innovations that weren’t, inventions that didn’t quite make it, even entire industries that just went away once they became obsolesced. And I guess it’s the latter that I find somewhat curious today. I believe it is [Continue]
I should use my blog more for idle thoughts, I sez to myself, thinking idly. And for thoughts that aren’t so idle. I’m having more and more occasions where I feel like writing something of import to me, but I don’t feel like trying to come up with a story outline or an article premise. [Continue]
It’s a very sad night tonight. Barack Hussein Obama is projected to have been re-elected to the United States Presidency. BHO, a person who has yet to prove to the satisfaction of millions of Americans that he is even one of us, has managed to bamboozle the majority of the US constituency once again. BHO, [Continue]
Okay, anybody who’s paid attention to my previous posts on the subject knows that I’m on something of a Quest. A Quest to find the Best Chicken Fried Steak in Existence. Alright, alright, I’ll admit that this isn’t a full-time thing. Nothing like the Knights Templar and their Quest for the Holy Grail or anything. [Continue]
Last week, Bai Shin and I were out looking for mohair yarn. Her mother knits and she wants a new mohair sweater, so she wanted to buy enough for her mom to make her one. We found a place called Nimblefingers on Memorial Drive in Houston, just west of Gessner. Upon arrival, I noticed a [Continue]
Well, we’re entering into the home stretch, preparing for Thanksgiving Day. And if you’re already thinking beyond T-Day for ways to deal with all the leftovers, here’s an idea for you that’s both fun and easy to do. Guaranteed to be a hit as well: Turkey Pot Pie. Yum. The gang around here are all [Continue]
Well, if you don’t mind shooting with a manual focus lens, that is. And I don’t, cuz that’s how I got started in photography, and I’m still really used to cranking on the ol’ focusing collar. The Tamron 60B compared very well against its Canon and Nikon 300/2.8 contemporaries. If you visit the adaptall-2.org website, [Continue]
You may or may not be aware of this, but there is a growing trend among photographers, who are using older manual focus lenses on their digital cameras. It isn’t just some flash in the pan sort of thing, either. In fact, we have prestigious lens makers such as Zeiss making manual focus lenses expressly [Continue]
Okay, first of all, my apologies for the crappy photo above — it’s the best I could do with my cell-phone’s cheezy camera. And while the photo might not get your mouth to a-watering, still, it gets the idea across. What will most likely be my never ending quest for finding the Perfect Chicken Fried [Continue]
Nowadays, lenses and accessories for these old Leica Thread Mount (LTM) Canons are getting pricey. Unless you’re patient, that is. Or you fall into good deals. Both happened to me recently. I managed to snag a Kyoei Super Acall 135mm f/3.5 off eBay recently — complete with the original box and instructions — for an [Continue]