I Bet Fujifilm Will Announce a New X100 Camera Soon

One thing that has made no sense whatsoever is that Fujifilm has not said anything about its insanely popular X100V – except “We have stopped taking orders”. The only reasonable explanation – they will announce something in April or May – and the logic goes like this: 1. They are starting to release 40 mp sensor cameras – super-ceding their 26.1 mp cameras. ALL…

Gone

They’re goneMoved awayOld tree fortThey used to playHouse a homeThe distant pastSo long agoNothing lastsOvergrownOld stone houseMisses its peopleNot even a mouseYet here it sitsBiding its timeOutlived them allWay past their prime

The Witching Hour

When the sun goes downShe plays her partOn the player piano Its after darkShe plays a tuneFrom her faded pastA show tune numberShe was in the castThe 1930’sShe was in her primeThose were the daysA really great timeAfter she diedShe rode a broomNow she sits and staresIn her old dressing room This song was written using my Gretsch lap steel in D tuning. Tomorrow…

Fujifilm Sepia Film Simulation

The film simulations in the Fujifilm cameras are really special – and I’m quite surprised – I had such a different opinion 10 years ago when Fuji came out with this idea. I’ve read that its even causing many to get into serious photography – where they are replacing taking selfies and snapshots with iPhones with a real camera. Now I have seen the…

Opium Den

Announcing The New LX200L Rangefinder

What if Leica, Lumix and Fuji collaborated on a new digital compact rangefinder with these specs: One can dream ……

Why the Fuji X100V is Much Better Than a Leica

After a LOT of musing about my 1980’s experience with a Leica M6, and after 10+ years using Panasonic Lumix digital cameras with Leica designed lenses (usually made in China), there’s a new kid in town – Fuji film and the X100V. The X100 series is already 10 years old, and when they came out I thought their film simulation idea was a sort…

Night Walker

I caught her late at nightA flash of camera lightShe ran to the front doorHer husband never moreShe’s locked inside all dayShe tried to run awayShe’s always been ignored Her husband never moreHe had a heart of goldThat’s what we’ve been toldShe creeps around the storeHer husband never moreShe hides a butcher knifeBehind her back at nightThat trails blood on the floorHer husband never…

Surveillance

Look into the cameraHidden inside the skullOf a haunted picture frameYour image postedYour soul roastedYou’re to blameYour greed is your sinYour lust is your viceSeen from many anglesYour cover blownYour crimes are knownYour web now untangledYet we never seem to learnKarma is a currencyThat crime does not pay Yet we keep commiting crimesIn the name of a faceless lordOur burning souls last day

Let There Be Light

I had this wall mounted TV in my ham radio shack which became my music recording studio about 3 years ago. The TV was only used to display a very cool Geochron world map clock. When I removed that – there was this metal arm sticking out from the wall and I decided to use it as a moveable lamp fixture. This is just…