When I bought the little Sony RX100m3, and later the Sony a6100, a part of the reason for selecting them was that they are compact cameras that I could carry with me all the time. Admittedly, the a6100 is a little harder to carry than… Read More »Missed It By That Much…
I found these magnetted to the refrigerator door tonight when an errant ice cube knocked an overloaded magnetized bin off the door. I’m guessing two things. First, I’m guessing the bin was probably just a bit overloaded. And second, someone might have been holding out… Read More »The Original Space Force
I’ve added a few new items to my musical arsenal. Two of the three are capable of all sorts of sounds and rhythms, while the third offers some really fun control options. They are, clockwise from upper left, The Elektron Model:Samples, the Arturia Microfreak, and… Read More »Nu Muzik Toyz
One day last week, I glanced into the disaster area that is my “den” (thinking that I really must clean that mess out), and noticed a small box sitting on the floor. I don’t know how it got there, and at first glance, I wasn’t… Read More »108 Shots Begin Now
Musicians and bands, both on stage and in the studio, taken over the 20+ years I’ve been making images with a digital camera…
Today’s adventure was a trip to Service Photo, with the intent trading my remaining Fujifilm kit on the last (for now) few bits for my Sony kit. Specifically: a 50mm f/1.8, a small but capable flash, a third battery, and a couple of other small… Read More »Back Yard Adventure With Sony’s E 50mm F/1.8 OSS, And A Fond Farewell To Fuji
I spent a hot, hazy, and humid afternoon in Gettysburg putting Sony’s E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS zoom through some of it’s paces. Some of the video will appear on the next episode of What’s In My Head. The lens used for the test was rented… Read More »Sony’s E 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 OSS At Gettysburg — Test And Review Images
In this post, I’m going to talk about the Alpha a6100, one of Sony’s latest compact APS-C interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras, and the “kit” 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 power zoom lens. As is usual with my camera commentaries, I’m not going to dwell on technical specs. There… Read More »Around The Yard – Sony Alpha A6100 Review
I spent a really nice afternoon yesterday visiting Sykesville, catching up with my good friend Erik and his daughter, Lauren. She’s interested in learning about photography, I haven’t seen Erik in an age, and I had a camera to test. What’s more, the weather was… Read More »Sykesville Saturday – Fujfilm X-T200 Review
WHAT’S IN MY HEAD?Episode 01-03 I know that I promised to explain my recent comments that I’m “doing photography wrong”. That’s turned out to be a much bigger can of worms than I thought it was going to be. So instead, in this installment, I’ll… Read More »Episode 01-03 – Fujifilm X-T200 Review – Is It Any Good For VLOGGING?
WHAT’S IN MY HEAD?Episode 01-02 In this episode, I talk about an el-cheapo microphone, a little bit about the PC I use to make the show, and AMD’s big flip-flop – B450 and X470 MBs will support Ryzen 3/4000 CPUs. Products mentioned: The New PC:
In this episode, I show off the new-but-needs-improvement mounting of the Sony RX100iii main camera, as well as the very flexible mounting for the Logitech C920 web cam. And, I audition four microphones, two of which are still available on the market. The show ended… Read More »Episode 01-01 — The Microphone Episode
The pilot episode of What’s In My Head is live. It’s far from perfect, but a lot has been learned. Before the next episode, the Sony RX100iii will be mounted in place of the current Logitech, which will be mounted in a better position for… Read More »Episode 01-00 — Elgato HD60s
