Recent content by Spiritflier

I still shoot and dev at home but it's mainly black and white... Fortunately, I have an Epson V600 for scanning so unless I've got something special, I don't really have much in the way of print costs. I have at least 15 films cameras here but I tend to reach for the same few. It's too...

RIAT takes a bit of planning but it's worth the effort... Be prepared for an early start and late finish. The last one I went to, I was at the front of the queue to get onto the airfield and then had a mad dash to get a spot right on the flight line - it was worth it though. Some of my favourite...

I can't speak to the Olympus but I do have the Panasonic 100-400 on my E-M1X and I'm really happy with it. I got mine from MPB for a good price so it's definitely worth looking on their site. :)

Perfect micro four-thirds weather today... It made a nice change to shoot at low ISOs with very little in the way of noise reduction in post. :)

Thanks Jeff. Fortunately, it's only a 20 minute drive from my house... It used to be a regular haunt for photos but I stopped shooting anything requiring a long lens for quite a few years. That last shot of yours is stunning by the way. Perfectly timed! :)

Bwlch Nant-yr-arian was very nice and Christmassy yesterday... Autofocus in the snow was a challenge but I came away from the visit with a few good images. :)

I was supposed to be heading up to Abergele from Aberystwyth this morning... Thankfully, I decided not to bother. ;)

Something slightly different this time... Shot at the wider end of the Panasonic 100-400mm. The land on the horizon in this shot is the Llyn Peninsula. I like the way the picture arranges itself into lots of layers. The starlings didn't put on much of a display and stayed very close to the...

Back to Bwlch Nant-yr-arian again this afternoon... The light was awful but I'm definitely getting more tuned in to the camera now. ;)

Very much enjoying using the E-M1X and the Panasonic 100-400mm... Although I had reservations about the smaller sensor, having Topaz DeNoise AI has negated most of the worries I had. :)

Hi Jonathan, The DCR 250 works well on standard lenses... My daughter has mine semi-permanently attached to her 14-42 on her E-M10 MKI The DCR 150 is a bit weak though. I agree that a dedicated macro lens is the better option if the OP can afford it. :)

Another option is the Raynox DCR close focus lens. It either clips on to the front of your existing lens or you can can screw it on with step-up/step-down rings. They're not expensive and work really well. :)

I took the E-M1X for a wander around Bwlch Nant-yr-arian yesterday afternoon with my daughters... It was bitterly cold so we didn't hang around for long but it gave me an opportunity to give the camera a good outing. The first heron picture was shot at 1/40th by accident - proof if any were...

Hi Alan, That's one of my favourites as well... They put the trees on the pier a few years ago. I'm not quite sure why but they're certainly unusual and they make a nice backdrop. :)

Hi Alby, It has been a while hasn't it? ;) I remember it well... I haven't been back since although I've visited Skomer on a few occasions. I think Andy should organise another trip back there. Not quite moved all the way to micro four-thirds... I'm still firmly in the Fuji camp but it's a...