Recent content by Gorgonzola

I think school uniforms are a great idea and I wish the "public", (i.e. gov't run), schools here in Canada required them. Potentially, with adequate enforcement, it could reduce slovenliness and wealth distinctions, and maybe even help kids focus on the studies.

As an occasional, amateur photograph and, now, as an octogenarian, I appreciate lenses that are light and cheap. :) Recently I've mentioned my Viltrox 25mm f/1.7 and my Fujinon XC 15-45mm, both light and cheap. The latter cheap because bought used. Also bought used is my Fujinon XF 16-80mm...

Picture taken by me in Edinburgh, Sep. 17th. 2024 ...

To veer off on a slight tangent, I'm going to comment on my new, Fujifilm X-T50 in combo with the Viltrox 25mm f/1.7 lens, that I recently acquired see above, versus the extremely well-reviewed and popular Fujifilm X100vi. The X100vi with filter and shallow lens shade ... My X-T50 with...

Fujifilm's 'medium format' line of cameras and lens is almost unique, although Hasselblad has cameras that use the same sensor. No doubt they are capable of spectacular results. Perhaps sadly tor my age, photography, style, and pocket book, I make do with Fuji's APS-C line up. I have 9...

I chose 'Spatial Performance'. To sure, good dispersion and flat frequency response are very important in achieving this. However sometimes overlooked is low distortion which, IMO, is at least as critical in achieving the "spatial performance" characteristic.

What price would you hope to get if you sold it? McIntosh equipment holds its value well, though stereo, 2-ch, do better than multi-channel, etc. If you don't have a romantic attachment to the McIntosh brand, you might sell it and buy a new class D amp for less than you got for it. There are...

I've decide to replace my damaged XC15-45. The redeeming feature of this lens is its small size and light weight. However other than these important factors there isn't much else to admire IMHO. I got mine on ebay.ca for a good price from a small-volume seller. He says the lens is new...

So in the last couple of weeks I've (a) lost a lens, (b) gained a lens, and (c) acquired a new camera. To begin with the last I treated myself to a Fujifilm X-T50, compact upper-mid end, 40 megapixel camera. I got the "Charcoal Silver" version... As for the lost lens, the as my...

A favorite of mine from the "silver" era is the Kenwood KA-9800. This is particular pic seems to be a "dark" silver mode which quite appeals to me. Here's a silver rack handle version under the 'Trio" brand ...

I'm not look for new speakers at this time, but If I were, I'd be most interested in the C6B's for my main stereo system. I'm impressed by the flat response and low distortion of these Ascilab speakers. In the case of the C6B, I'll be interested in the bass extension and whether I could...

Getting a little weary of your motorcycle pictures, Jey ... just sayin' :confused:

Thanks for your reply. It's the first I've heard of any one doing that; it certainly makes sense. For my part I'm mainly a Classical music listener. Classical music recordings generally don't suffer nearly as much from loudness maximization that popular genres do.

Interesting; so I presume you buy the vinyl because the music isn't on CD? Or because you like the vinyl sound. Remember about 20 years ago debating on another forum with a diehard vinyl proponent. He admitted that the LPs he ripped using a CD recorder, retained all the sound qualities he...

I bought my last LP circa 1995. By then I'd already had a CD player for over a decade but, surprisingly perhaps, there were recordings still only available on LP at the time; that's why I bought the odd LP at so late a date. The current interest in vinyl strikes me today as a sort of fetish...