New Years Eve in Pécs, Hungary
Just spent a very cold and snowy New Years Eve in Pécs, Hungary.
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Merry Christmas 2025
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Fireworks
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Trip to Tai O
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Covid 19 “Honest Government Ad”
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Lens repair – Tamron 14mm-150mm
I’m ashamed to admit that I managed to drop my camera c/w my favourite 14mm-150mm Tamron super-zoom lens yesterday. I failed to secure the camera correctly to the tripod and it fell crashing to the ground, lens-first. Fortunately the camera, a tiny µ4/3 Lumix DMC-GX7, seemed unharmed. Even more fortunate, I generally I use those…
Hong Kong with a new digital camera, part 1
I found myself in Hong Kong in Christmas 1998, and decided to treat myself to a new camera. My first half-decent digital, an Olympus C1400L. These are some of its results…
