January 2013, Tatoi
January 21, 2013
January 9, 2013
January 6, 2013
January 5, 2013
Pretty little bastard I
January 2013, Athens
Well that's embarrassing. And to think I had the nerve to bitch about microscopic and practically invisible specks of dust on the glass of used lenses that I tried... Sorry, love!
January 3, 2013
Nikon D5100 and company
Words are wind
In 2009, I boldly declared that (camera) size matters, and smaller is better, mmmkay? And I can't be bothered to carry a bulky SLR everywhere I go. Hence, the Lumix DMC-LX3: compact, light, small, in my purse and off we go.
In 2010, I loudly complained that ISO-400 or higher sucks big time, that this isn't grain, its goddamn noise, and "...I think I need a better camera. Crap." I didn't do anything about it, I just nagged from time to time.
In 2012, I had the chance to fool around with a Nikon D7000 and a prime 50mm 1.8 lens for about twenty minutes. During these twenty minutes, I was SO happy and excited, that the fate of my trusted Lumix was sealed there and then: it was doomed to become a secondary camera.
So, in 2013, I'm finally upgrading to a DSLR, because (sensor) size matters, and bigger is better, mmmkay? And because a fast prime lens is what I should have been working with years ago, and I didn't, and now I really, really want to.
Greedy motherfucker
The upgrade was rather radical, and it goes like this:
Body: Nikon D5100
Nikkor 35mm F/1.8 G AF-S
(equivalent to the standard 50mm prime, simple and fast)
Nikkor 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 AF-S G VR
(all purpose zoom, from wide angle to short tele)
Nikkor 55-200mm F/4.0-5.6 G AF-S ED VR
(big mean tele, though on the slow side)
I don't know how this happened, I swear I was going to get a body and a 35mm prime for starters and wait months or years for secondary lenses, but I got greedy. And very very excited. And I'm not done yet.
In the long run, I'll definitely get a fast 50mm prime, too. I have my eyes on the Nikkor 50mm F/1.4 D, and I'm waiting for a decent one to appear in the used market. (Everything I've gotten so far is used.) F/1.4, I say. It will be glorious.
Until then, I got plenty of stuff to play with, so beware: new camera and new lenses (plural!) means there's a learning curve ahead. Yay for me, groans from the audience. :)
P.S. I'm not getting rid of the Lumix, mind you. I got to love the pretty little bastard. Image quality notwithstanding, it's a great tool, especially for street photography. I'm not (yet?) comfortable to point a big DSLR to people's faces, and I'm still very fond of stealth mode, so the Lumix stays, proudly.
P.S.S. Thanks, Santa!
December 30, 2012
And we're counting our blessings
December 2012, underground, Athens
At the end of the day there’s another day dawning
And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise
Like the waves crash on the sand
Like a storm that’ll break any second
There’s a hunger in the land
There’s a reckoning still to be reckoned
And there’s gonna be hell to pay
At the end of the day
And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise
Like the waves crash on the sand
Like a storm that’ll break any second
There’s a hunger in the land
There’s a reckoning still to be reckoned
And there’s gonna be hell to pay
At the end of the day
~ Les Misérables, "At the end of the day"
December 29, 2012
December 23, 2012
At dusk, it's supposed to be violet
December 2012, Ymittos, Athens
Enlarge and look at the olive trees at the bottom. Is it me, or does the rendering hurt the eyes? It's not me. It hurtsss us. At ISO-80, for fuck's sake. Ouch. On an unrelated note, did I mention that I'm upgrading to a DSLR?
December 19, 2012
December 15, 2012
December 12, 2012
December 11, 2012
Winter is coming
December 2012, downtown, Athens
We'll be the last generation to remember what central heating was like...
December 9, 2012
Sun and rain
December 2012, Patissia, Athens
Ήλιος ήλιος και βροχή
να παντρεύονται οι φτωχοί
Ήλιος ήλιος και φεγγάρι
να παντρεύονται οι γαϊδάροι
~ παραδοσιακό παιδικό
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