Recent content by hammeredklavier

I actually have GAS for a non-existent lens: the Sigma Art 50/1.4 DG DN. I can't begin to imagine why it doesn't exist - you'd think it'd've been among their very first mirrorless offerings - but there it is. If they made a 28/1.4 DG DN I'd probably snap it up as well, but that's unlikely. The...

I had one of those too, a long time ago. I think the ex Mrs Dr Carnes bought it for me. The hands fell off after a few months! I've got a Certina dive watch that I never wear, I just stick to my Casio 5600 now. I actually tried to kill one once and failed!

Technically they're obsolete, but if you make a habit of doing things that would rapidly lead to the death of a smartphone - and indeed most watches! - then a G-Shock remains very handy. I suppose I'm still interested - I'll sometimes stop and look in a jeweller's window, and very occasionally...

Just my two-penneth - the specs that appear to drive camera sales these days seem to me to be irrelevant to most photographers - absurdly high burst rates, massive buffer depth, scary-fast psychic AF! What on earth are people photographing that requires such performance? Beyond extreme sports or...

Thanks Mike. Yeah I wondered about that myself - I just laid everything out on the desk and I can get it in 360 x 300... but there's not much room for manoeuvre! Advice taken! Ta Alex

Yeah, they're not that expensive, as things go these days! This one then? https://modushop.biz/site/index.php?route=product/product&path=205_208_269_271&product_id=194 Tallest components are the CAP6 boards at ~ 60mm tall; case depth is 80mm. I don't see any need for more clearance, do you...

Tough Solar. You don't even have to change the battery!

I think it means the sound is sort of hard, loud, and shouty. Lacking refinement. Maybe to some degree psychological, given the DBL's appearance! :D

Have you tried Hahnemuhle smooth photo rag? I think that's possibly what you're looking for. More generally, I find Innova papers great value and much to my liking, especially Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm and the Photo Cotton Rag 315. The cotton rag prints quite warm, the baryta slightly...

Dunno, but to my ears, that's exactly how they sounded. Each to their own and all that!

Casio GW-M5610-1ER...

RME ADI-2 DAC. I think... (Excluding a box of power amp parts!)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexcarnes/ Fans of the Orton Effect might want to give it a miss! :-D

Luxury watch prices seem to inhabit the same parallel universe as property prices, probably because the two have become extremely attractive as investments with money being cheap and supply restricted. I don't like Rolexes (fortunately) but when I look at the current prices of dive and military...

I use the same DAC, but simply adjust the EQ until I think it sounds about right. I probably shouldn't admit to that around here! :D