Fergus Ferguson

800mm for under $1,000? That is insane. I have been to Alaska a few times, and done a few airshows, and 300mm on a 1.6x (480mm) is nowhere near long enough. You would need a very sunny day though.

I looked at these things for travel. I already have Canon xxD gear, and settled on a SX740 HS. It is a 40x, but the good thing is I can fit it in my pocket, so if I am going out casually or...

A long time ago I worked as a sales rep for Agfa in a non Photo division, and was headed for Bali. I wanted to scam off with some free film, but the stock control was insanely tight as we had...

I have an EOS 630 that I bought new in 1989. It still works, and I can put any of my EF lenses on it, and shoot at 5fps. I also have a couple of AE-1 Programs'. They are nice to play with, but the...

Back in the film days cameras didn't usually have exposure compensation, so the only way to compensate your exposure was by adjusting the film speed on the fly.

UV filters filter UV's.

@My, Sorry, I mis-spoke. I meant the EF-s 24mm f2.8 STM. Not M. Pardon me.

If you can't afford $3k, the Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f1.6 will get you fairly close to this, however you need to stop it down as wide open the effect is quite extreme. I paid just over $200 for it...

The EF 100mm f2.8 (30 years old) can be had on Ebay for about $170. It is a nice lens. Good to experiment with before you decide to spend a lot of money on something that you decide not to go with.

The EF 40mm f2.8 STM is going for $179, and the EF-M 24mm f2.8 STM is going for $129 on Amazon. I have both. They're really nice. Not as fast, but they are good wide open. This looks like a sweet...

It's pretty. Oh yes. Like the old Ilford XP, hand dipped.

@bal, Maybe they don't like retired dentists.

They had a high dose 'Punch It' button. Pow! All the lights dip, and the alarms go off.

Look on the bright side, you get extra grain for that retro look, and you only need to put half an exposure on it, as the scanner puts on the other half. Winning!

Where I come from a Goose is someone who is a gullible idiot. No joke. In this case, for $800, I think it is a perfect analogy. Who would spend that amount of money just to look like a truck driver...

I bought one of his Tupperware things years ago. It was $24 for a little lump of plastic. A total rip off. That is when I started messing around with trying other things, and the best thing that I...

Retired Dentists will be swanning around on cruise ships with their monochrome Leica's and Ebolia masks on as we speak.

Ah, the Rob Me 2000. I hear it has a Leica pocket, right next to the Rolex pocket.

I just got a 90D for Christmas. It replaced my 7 year old 70D. I doubt there will even be DSLR's by then. Excellent timing Mr Canon, excellent timing.

Great. I hung on to the last minute and got a 90D for Christmas. In 2027 when I buy my next body...it will probably be the iFone 19.