http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:18:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those of you that have followed my reviews, you may be a bit surprise by this new acquisition of mine.  Funny enough a year ago so would I have been. About a year ago one of my former students (one of the best) and now friend , told me ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=550 Relief from the Cold For those of you that read this blog, it may seem strange to see me writing about a jacket.  However certain photographic situations do require specialized equipment i.e. clothing.  After doing some research into a warm jacket / parka and then receiving this one, I thought it ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=535 This addendum to yesterday’s entry (or diatribe) should in no way be construed as a retraction.  It is after some reflection that I feel there were some omissions that I mean to correct in this installment. First off let me reiterate that my comments were not meant to deride or ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=532 As a regular blog reader of a few selected sites, this recently caught my eye.  It came from Thom Hogan’s blog entry of 13 January.  To refresh, back in November Adobe announced a new policy, wherein all future updates would be “one-version update”.  Meaning in order to get an update ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=529 If anyone has gone onto Apple’s website recently, you will have noticed that the page is taken up with an image of the late Steve Jobs.  For my part I hope that image remains for as long as possible.  Sadly as of this writing , it has been changed. Apple ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=515 A Portraitist Lens Possibly this is the lens that I have been waiting for.  That is a pretty big statement, I am sure you are thinking.  So it better be good, right?  Well as the first word states ”possibly” . The lens in question is as the title suggests, another older ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=490 As I started to write this blog entry, I was reminded of the film “Bull Durham”.  In the movie Kevin Costner, plays the part of an veteran minor league baseball player.  His dreams of making it to the major league or as it  is referred to in the film “the ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=477 The “Dished” lens What does this guy mean now?  Simple this is a review about a lens that has been dished by so many reviewers, one could think that it is pure crap or something to hold food.   Maybe for some applications it is.  And for sure it is ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=450 A Tale of Two Lenses Yep once again we are talking, a 50mm lens.  This time however it is about two 50mm lenses.  So this will be a little bit of a review and a little bit of a comparison of the two lenses.  The title I suppose could have ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=433 Follow up on the discussion of focus error on the 50mm f/1.2 AIS Since writing and posting my review of the aforementioned lens, I have had a few correspondences with Lloyd Chambers.  So first I would like to extend my gratitude to him for taking the time out of his ... http://www.jimgamblin.com/blog/?p=420