Pistons On The Square

The third Saturday of October is five days from now. It’s important to me because every third Saturday, of every month, classic cars from Austin and the surrounding area make the trip to the square in Georgetown, Texas. When the weather is good, cars start arriving before 8AM and by 9AM there are hundreds ofContinue reading “Pistons On The Square”

Experiment with the Fuji X-H2

The Fujifilm X-H2 is a new camera to me and I am still learning the controls and functions. There are many differences from my previous camera the Fuji X-T4. This posting is about using the new camera with an old lens that I just acquired, the Konica Hexar AR 57 1.4, a manual focus lensContinue reading “Experiment with the Fuji X-H2”

Another Day, Another Lens

Two days ago I added pictures from the Fuji/Pentax lens testing. I have a second telephoto lens that I have not used before. This is the Fuji GFX 50S with the Pentax 135 3.5 attached. The package is very light and unassuming, and I think quite versatile for street and portrait photography. I am includingContinue reading “Another Day, Another Lens”

A Life in Pictures

Originally I was going to start a series of posts that would have one picture a day. The picture would inspire a story that would talk about the why, what, where and when aspects of the photograph. I may still do that, but the title that summarizes the whole thing is “A Life in Pictures.”Continue reading “A Life in Pictures”

Vintage Lenses – Vintage $$ – Digital Imaging

I found some old money from when I was in Vietnam and a few dollars left over from my R&R trip to Hong Kong in 1967. The bills are a little worn in places (adds character I think) and were just begging to be scanned into the computer. I have a couple of adaptors andContinue reading “Vintage Lenses – Vintage $$ – Digital Imaging”

Taking/Making Film Into Digital Images

I guess there should be a distinction between what an analog camera produces and what a digital camera produces. The not-yet-quite common term for digital camera output is images and the common term for analog camera output is pictures. I make the mistake all the time and call the output from either camera type, imagesContinue reading “Taking/Making Film Into Digital Images”