I wanted to say a few words about the new Canon 30D but I didn’t get the chance in my last post. It’s a great camera. I feel professional using it, even if I’m not. It’s heavier than the Digital Rebel (300D) but not much. The biggest problem is that I’m still not used to [...]

I’ve been pissed the whole week. No internet is almost like no air. I didn’t have air for almost a week; that is, my internet connection was down this whole time. The ISP blamed it on the phone operator. It seems there was something wrong in my area and no one else had internet. I [...]

For the second part of my Chicago downtown “vintage” photo expedition, I switched to Fuji Superia 400. The 200 film handled itself quite well but it was time for “stronger measures”. I had to to change film while moving quickly through a mass of people, actually moving against the crowd, because we got there late [...]

I have finally come around to sharing a few of the photographs I took one night in Chicago. The rather “unusual” thing about this series is that they are part of the first roll of film taken with my Canonet QL17 G-III. I used a Fuji Super HQ 200 film to shoot these images. The [...]

After dreaming about a Canon EOS XXD for almost 2 years, my wishes have finally come true. Today, on this beautiful – and frickin’ freezing – winter day, my Canon 30D has arrived. Thus, it upgrades my old 300D after exactly 2 years of use.
I am very pleased with the folks at B&H (with whom [...]