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Former Kmart Supercenter
Wallingford, CT. October 2016.
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WEEK 29 – Carrollton, GA, Target (II)
Panning to the left, we get a view of the sleek new electronics desk: a far cry not only from the bulky “boats” of old, but also even the more modern “Target Electronics” desks! I guess a bunch of hard edges, reflective white material, and a backlit front shelving space will do that for you… speaking of which, I actually think it’s quite clever how that space has been utilized for an all-in-one battery station, even if it does sacrifice having any true branding to help identify the desk’s purpose.
That arrowed remodel sign informs us that we will encounter the entertainment, sporting goods, toys and games, and auto and home improvement departments as we press forward toward the store’s left-side wall, and indeed we shall, as our stour continues two weeks from now. Stay tuned!
NEXT WEEK – more from the Oakland Kroger post-remodel…
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Philadelphia - 2012
Mamiya RB67 Pro-S shown with the waist level finder and Mamiya-Sekor 90mm F3.8
Camera porn!
This beautiful Mercedes Hispano, based at Stranorlar in Co. Donegal, smiles for the camera. Fleet number MH33, registration number 99 D 58123. She is seen here in the Ulsterbus bus depot at Foyle Street in Derry City, shortly before operating on the evening service route 480 from Derry to Ballybofey, via Carrigans, St. Johnston, Raphoe, Convoy, Stranorlar, and Ballybofey.
This bus was new in 1999, spent a short while on CIE Tours work, then spent most of her service life operating on route 32 from Letterkenny to Dublin, which at the time operated via Lifford, Strabane, Omagh, Aughnacloy, Emyvale, Monghan town, Castleblayney, Carrickmacross, Ardee, Collon, and Slane, with a request stop at Ashbourne, then on the N2 into Dublin City (Busaras). These days the 32 route operates via Dublin Airport, so as normal from Letterkenny to Castleblayney, it now stops on the outskirts of Carrickmacross town, stops at the bypass at Ardee, then straight up the M1 to Dublin Airport, then into Busaras bus station in Dublin City. In some cases this bus would do 2 trips a day, depending on the particular rostar that she was on on that day.
In approximately 2007, she was downgraded to schools work, and can now usually be found around the Ballyshannon area of County Donegal. One man drives this bus all the time, and he keeps her looking exceptionally well. You've really got to hand it to him, he is a credit to the company.
This powerful coach (powerful being the operative word) is fitted with a Mercedes V8 Twin Turbo engine, amazing tork from it. MH33 has well over 2 millions miles on her clock at this stage, and believe it or not, still retains it's original engine. Some of the MH class were known for being problematic, but this bus has never given an ounce of trouble since she arrived on the scene in 1999, apart from the basic work that coaches need to go through during their lives, this bus has never needed any major work done to it, she was always the star performer. The MH (Mercedes Hispano), in a class of it's own.
I got an iPad, and it's literally my life c:
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I got to play (albeit briefly) with a Pentax 645D last Saturday.
I used toown a Pentax AF645N ii just before the deegeetal revolution hits. This new offerings by Pentax feels right at home...
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VH-ZTG Cessna C-165 Airmaster c/n 589 - Gympie Aero Club Competition Day 2010. Location: Gympie Airport, QLD. File: VH-ZTG_YGYM_20100516_0875
I picked up my new Venus OPtics Laowa 15mm Macro lens last week. But I’ve already returned it. Let me explain why in this review.
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Rehoboth Beach, DE. October 2018.
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This old camera is not just any old camera, but my dad's own personal AE-1 from when he was in high school. It still works, and I have a few awesome pictures from it. The lens mounted on it is a Canon FD 50mm f/1.8, but I also have a Vivitar FD 75-205mm f/3.5
I used to have a Canon FD 28mm f/2.8 for this, but I took it apart and slapped an EF mount on it for manual focus fun on my DSLRs.
The PCB Group Order! Woo!
The full 22x16 panel, with a lot of empty space. I could've fit a bunch more boards.
The Olympus PEN-FT is the most advanced member of the PEN half-format family that flourished in the 1960s. The Pen-F is, all appearances to the contrary, an SLR, but its designers avoided the characteristic hump and bulk of other SLRs by using a Porro prism and fixing it sideways. This required some creative engineering of the shutter design, but the camera's designer, the ingenious Y. Maitani, came up with a brilliant solution there.
All film Pens use 35 mm film but the image only takes up half a frame and is exposed sideways, so if you hold the camera horizontally, the picture will be taken in the portrait mode.
Olympus offered a large line-up of high quality lenses, but in my opinion, the standard 38/f.1.8 Zuiko lens is also far and away the best choice. Almost always, I find that the field of view is exactly what I need. The lens is fast enough too. Come on. Who needs more aperture than f/1.8?
The FT offers off-the-prism (and thus, implicitly, through-the-lens) metering, which makes the viewfinder image a bit darker. Focusing still is a breeze, however, thanks to the microprism focusing screen. The light meter is not coupled - it indicates which f-stop to use, albeit using a proprietary numbering scheme.
The web abounds with detailed descriptions of the panoply of technology used in this camera, so I won't talk about that,
On a personal note - I find this camera a pure joy to use. There are no frills. It does what it's supposed to do, no more. So I'm not distracted and can concentrate on composing your picture, which is what I should be doing instead of fiddling with controls and menus.
You feel, hear and see that it's a brilliant piece of technology. A lot of complex engineering went into making it as simple as it is. Unlike modern computerized DSLRs which appear to be following the tenet that "if it was difficult to engineer it should also be difficult to use."
People react to it. Not like they'd react to a high-end DSLR or medium format behemoth. This camera doesn't elicit envy, it just pleases people with its looks. The reaction of the technician in the camera shop today was typical: A small gasp, followed by "Wow, that's a stunner. Let me hear the sound of her." That's right. He said "her", not "it". And then I fired her and his eyes lit up with joy and he went "Ahhhhhh ....yes!"
See what I mean? Everyone who sees her walks off with a smile on their face.
This is not a silent camera. But her sound is pure music to anyone who loves cameras. Granted, she has drawbacks.
Though she's rather heavy (which is good), the manufacturing quality isn't comparable to, say. a Leica. You see that when she twists and flexes slightly in your hands and you feel it most of all when you advance the film. That has a grindy feel to it.
But still. This baby was made in 1966, and I'd say she's in a very admirable state, given that she'll turn 50 next year.
An overview of the electronics desk (still rocking P97 style!), which is the centerpiece of the section itself. You'll note that this store has electronics and entertainment, while nearby, still technically separated. The departments are separated in new stores as well, I suppose, but they're right beside each other rather than across an aisle and oriented in a different direction.
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若問我在C/Y mount的Contax中那一部機最有趣，我一定不用考慮的便直接回答是AX！能接上的鏡頭都能實現自動對焦，能有不有趣之理嗎？
先來溫習一下歷史
於上世紀三十年代，原本只專注於鏡片生產的Zeiss開始生產相機，而所用的品牌就是Contax，直至六十年代停產。到了七十年代，Zeiss找上了日本的Yashica合作，重新再以Contax的名字來推出相機。重生Contax主打的當然仍是Zeiss的高質量鏡頭，但這些掛著Contax名號的相機中亦不乏一些名機，而當中最吸引我的，就是那台在1996年發表的AX
在外觀上，九十年代的Contax機身看起來都差不多一個樣子，頂多是尺吋上有一點點的分別。AX當然也都不例外，分別是他的厚度和高度都比兄弟們大了一點吧。高大的身型加上複雜的結構，令AX有著1080g的機身淨重，比 Minolta 的 Dynax 9重 (910g )，但仍比 Nikon F5 輕一點 (1210g )。其實機身拿在手上沒有想像中那麽重，全金屬的外殼也有著一份札實的手感。就算已差不多二十歲，各個按鈕和轉盤亦仍有著適當的阻力，沒有因經年操作而變得鬆鬆散散。把機身造得這麽大，其實就是為了收藏了那項到現在還是他獨有的科技 -- 機身自動對焦。他的菱鏡、反光鏡箱和底片架等組件都是安裝在一套滑軌上的，透過電動馬達控制這些組件前後移動，便能實現自動對焦功能了。雖然說起來好像很輕易，但這仍是一件要依靠特別技術才能實現的事情。例如要為了令相機在滑軌上移動時仍保持精確性，Yashica的母公司京瓷( Kyocera ) 便提供的特製陶瓷軌導；而為了令相機的內組件能迅速移動，便用上了超音波馬達來作為驅動系統。這些技術令AX有著高速的對焦能力，速度雖然跟 Nikon 和 Canon 的旗艦機相比也許還是差了一點點，但確實已是足夠有餘了。最重要的是這項技術能令手動對焦的鏡頭也擁有自動對焦的能力！
除了 Zeiss 自家和合作伙伴 Yashica 的鏡頭群外，最常看到的就是M42鏡頭的轉接環。有了這個接環，就等於令一大堆老Pentax，Carl Zeiss Jena 和 Pentacon 等老鏡頭能實現自動對焦！機身對焦還附帶了一項特殊功能 -- 幾乎所有鏡頭都能變成微距鏡！AX的對焦桿有一個 MACRO 選項，當選用這個選項時機身的內組件便會自動移動至最遠的距離，令相機好像加上了一個extension tube一樣，令鏡頭的對焦距離近了很多.
除此之外，AX還是第一台有Custom Function的相機。Custom Function在現代的高階數位相中幾乎已是必要的能力，舉凡ISO step、對焦輔助等慣用功能都能在裡面設定。而在當年的AX，能設定的功能也有八項，可控制對焦燈和機身正面按鈕等功能，再配合相機上大大小小共十多個的各式按鈕和轉盤，說AX是最複雜的底片相機之一也不為過
photo taken with
Sony NEX-3
Porst Color Reflex Auto 55/1.4
Mitakon Lens Turbo
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The technic works very well after all this years! We heard radio messages from all over the world there...That made real fun!
Die Technik funktioniert noch hervorragend nach all den Jahren! Wir haben dort Funksprüche aus der ganzen Welt empfangen...Das hat richtig spass gemacht...