Being the thoughts and writings of one Gustaf Erikson; father, homeowner, technologist.
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We’re planning on visiting my parents this Easter weekend, but there are warnings of heavy snow on the way there. Instead of driving today we’ll be going down on Saturday.
You’d think that Good Friday would be a slow shopping day at IKEA, but you’d be wrong…
Update 2008-03-26: we’re back, from some freaky weather. Fun for Viking though, he hasn’t had any winter weather this year.
I just got hold of my latest Tradera purchase, a Nikon E-series 135mm f/2.8. This lens is in much better condition than the 24mm Nikkor I recently bought, thankfully.
It’s a nice compact lens with a neat little integrated hood. The E-series have been critisised for not being up to the Nikkor standard of build, but compared to today’s plastic fantastics it feels wonderful. The focusing is pretty stiff ompared to the 24, but it’s more like my old Zuiko so I can’t say I’m unused to the feel.
Some test shots are up on Flickr. Pay no attention to the exposure errors, I’m learning. I think this lens has some definite potential for indoor available light shooting if I rack up the ISO, and I’ll be happy to investigate the different perspectives available with this little telephoto.
Oh, in other news, I’ve sold my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 to someone more likely to appreciate it.
I’ll be doing my best not to access the internet from home during evenings and weekends. Mindless IRCing and browsing have been sucking a lot of time recently, and it’s past due to cut back. I’ll try to stick it out a month, then keep internet usage to weekends in the future.