I find neck straps really uncomfortable with any size of camera. I guess that's why I like the Black Rapid sling type straps. All my Nikon pro SLRs are equipped with Black Rapid straps & I could never go back to the old traditional neck straps now. Also the SnapR20from black rapid has been good with small cameras as it houses and protects them allowing easy access via the same sling … [Read more...] about Gordy’s Camera Strap on the Fuji X100
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GoodYear Blimp Crashes In Germany
I was just heading to bed when I got an email marked 'URGENT' from a German news agency wanting a copy of the photo above. I had a horrible feeling something had happened to the GoodYear Blimp and it's pilot Mike Nerandzic. I was flying with him less than two months ago. I tried to google for news but nothing came up. Then, shortly after the email came a tweet from Trevor Monk (@HAVmustfly) … [Read more...] about GoodYear Blimp Crashes In Germany
Royal Wedding Street Party
While visiting friends in the village of Belton, Leicestershire, I experienced a street party ... I took photos on my FujiFilm X100. It's super discreet and having the fixed lens makes you work that little bit harder to get in close while all the time allowing you to really get to know the focal length. This helps to make 'shooting from the hip' less of a hit and miss endeavor. The street party … [Read more...] about Royal Wedding Street Party
Video on the Fujifilm X100
I'm loving the Fujifilm X100 for image making. It has a great sized sensor in a beautifully well made, retro-styled body. It does have its issues though. It is sluggish when taking multiple raw photos and its manual focusing is fiddly. They are not really issues that concern my use though, and I feel most of the niggles so far reported can be fixed with a firmware update. For me its good points … [Read more...] about Video on the Fujifilm X100