A few weeks ago I attempted to take some photos of the moon with my 300mm lens. The results were pretty good, but I wanted more, more, more! At 300mm, the moon is still quite small in the frame, and the photo I just linked was cropped a fair bit to “zoom in” some more.Continue reading “Mirror lenses: worth it?”
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Review – Samyang 8mm f/3.5 aspherical Fisheye lens
The background For ages I’ve wanted a decent fisheye lens. Back when I was shooting with my Fuji S9600, I bought a filter-thread screw-on fisheye adapter. It was only about £30 and the chromatic aberration was awful, even in the viewfinder. But it opened up a new world of photography to me, and I enjoyedContinue reading “Review – Samyang 8mm f/3.5 aspherical Fisheye lens”
Review – Tamron 70-300mm lens
Recently I bought a Canon EOS 450D from Jessops. They were running a bundle deal, and it came with a Canon 18-55mm lens and a Tamron 70-300mm lens. The long zoom was quite an important aspect to me, since I had upgraded from a Fuji S9600, with a huge range in focal lengths. I’ve nowContinue reading “Review – Tamron 70-300mm lens”
Review – Antec Remote Fusion media case
Background I decided to build a new media centre PC to replace my MSI Media Live barebones kit, which is getting a bit long in the tooth now. (The onboard graphics chip is not able to drive a display at 1080p). Having been bitten by the limitations of the MSI Media Live, such as theContinue reading “Review – Antec Remote Fusion media case”
My thoughts on the iPhone 3GS
I’ve now had an iPhone 3GS for a couple of weeks, and it seemed only right to write something about it. This is not a review – there are many, many other reviews of the iPhone out there. This article is just a collection of my own thoughts, and a few comparisons to my otherContinue reading “My thoughts on the iPhone 3GS”
Review: Cat Eye Strada Cadence
Over the years I’ve had a number of cycle computers. Most have been Cat Eye, although some haven’t. It’s clear to me that Cat Eye make the best cycle computers – both in ease of use and in build quality (which is rather important when it will be subjected to rain, sun, vibration, heat andContinue reading “Review: Cat Eye Strada Cadence”
Review: RSP Asteri 2 LED bike lights
Today my new bike lights arrived – a pair of RSP Asteri 2 LED lights. The manufacturer’s website has hardly any details and reviews of these lights are scarce, so it is practically my duty to write this review, for the benefit of anyone else who is considering buying them. Also note that the picturesContinue reading “Review: RSP Asteri 2 LED bike lights”
Review: Promise SmartStor NS4300N NAS
I decided to buy a NAS and remove the disks from my home server. I didn’t want to spend too much money, since this was one of those non-essential projects. But equally, I didn’t want to spend too little and get something that would break and destroy all my data with it. Eventually I decidedContinue reading “Review: Promise SmartStor NS4300N NAS”
Plustek OpticFilm 7200 35mm scanner
Today my new 35mm scanner arrived – a Plustek OpticFilm 7200. The 7200 is the bottom of the OpticFilm range, but perfect for my needs. All of the scanners in the range have the same optical resolution, but some offer features such as iSRD infrared dust and scratch removal, or MultiExposure where the scanner makesContinue reading “Plustek OpticFilm 7200 35mm scanner”
O2 Mobile Broadband
Note: This article is under development. More info and screenshots will be added later. Keep checking back! I decided to buy a mobile broadband USB modem yesterday. For those of you who don’t know, I work as a wireless network & VPN specialist for the University of Bristol. At the time of writing, there areContinue reading “O2 Mobile Broadband”
Jonathan Gazeley 