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If you shoot film you will soon have more films to use.

I saw a new "international" version of the NEX 6 + 16-50mm + 55-210mm for 100,000 yen yesterday at Bic Camera here in Sapporo. That is about US$915. It is duty-free for tourists so they would get the 8% tax rebated so 92,000 yen, US$840. I am not a tourist so I can't get the tax rebate. Is...

I have been watching from afar the lead up to the vote. I have no dog in this fight so offer no opinions, but I am interested in what happens. I am wondering though if the vote goes for independence how would that affect Scots living in the rest of the UK and non-Scots living in Scotland? I have exp...

http://connect.dpreview.com/post/4231583673/apple-announces-iphone-6-and-6-plus New iphone has a larger sensor, IS, and PDAF. No doubt fewer and fewer people will bother with anything other than the camera in their phone. Probably a zoom lens will be next. I don't have a smartphone, but they are ev...

Clearly this serious looking man is doing academic research on the use of electronic manga by men while riding the train at night. He must try it himself in order to gather the relevant data. :lol: By the way, in the window reflection you can also see the woman sitting on the other side of the train...

Saturday we went to the natsu matsuri in Yoshida and then on Sunday we went to the Doronko Matsuri (Mud Festival) in Shirakawa-cho, an even smaller town. Both were great fun! Photos are in the Japan gallery: http://www.bakubo.com/Galleries%202/index.html http://www.bakubo.com/Galleries%202/Japan/Shi...

On Saturday we drove to the small town of Yoshida to attend their natsu matsuri (summer festival). This is the time of year when towns all around Japan hold summer festivals. We spent time there in the afternoon, then went to our hotel for awhile, and in the evening returned. In the afternoon there ...

I saw on Tuck's blog today that he had a job and shot 4000 photos in about 3 days at a conference. That makes my head hurt just thinking about it. He seemed to enjoy it, but it sure sounded bad to me. I shot about 3100 in almost 4 weeks in Turkey, less than 2800 in 4 weeks in Nepal, a bit over 700 i...

Recently we went on a day trip driving over the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge from Shikoku to Oshima (which is one of the islands along this long bridge that connects Shikoku with Honshu. One of the things I did while there was take a boat for an hour to see the famous whirling tides and also to see a pla...

I finally put some of my Turkey photos on my website so if you are interested you can take a look: http://www.bakubo.com/Galleries%202/index.html My website has always had two, sometimes somewhat conflicting, purposes. One, is a place to put my favorite photos. Two, is a place to put my travel photo...

Arnold Schwarzenegger in New York for the first time in 1968 with Yashica SLR. Arnold Schwarzenegger in New York in 1968 with Yashica.jpg I remember back in the early 1970s I was trying to decide between a Yashica SLR or a Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL SLR to spend my hard earned teenage money on. :) Ended ...

Sony A6000, Panasonic GH4, Olympus E-M1, Fuji XT-1, Nikon D4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up8K_xd ... wlxOVS6h8A

Pretty good video comparison.

Personally, I always use AF-S and single shot mode in all cameras I have used since the early 1970s.

I returned to Japan a few days ago after my close to 4 weeks of travel in Turkey and I am working on the photos now. It was my first time there and I found Turkey very interesting with warm, wonderful people. I hope to visit again someday. You have probably heard the news of the big coal mine explos...

Today I flew from Tokyo to Matsuyama; a flight I have made several times on the same airline. Most recently was last year. The flight is less than 2 hours with some good views so I often get a window seat where I can watch and sometimes take photos. The planes are new and the windows are pristine. A...

Yildiz, I sent you PMs on April 9th and April 27th using the PM system here and just now I noticed that they are still sitting in my Outbox and were never sent to you. The system seems broken. Oh well, I just wanted you to know I had replied to you in case you were wondering.