I am trying to force myself to get back into my shop, so I decided to do a bit of buying along the way, just to make me feel a bit better.
I am a great believer in good photos in the shop, as a picture can say myriads more than can ever be described in words, so what I buy, ends up as just another tool to be used, and spends most of its' time amongst the swarf and grime, with only a very odd outing to take pictures of something else.
Like usual, I have gone for a Fuji again, a SH10, about 2 steps, and a year behind the latest version, but instead of costing about 450 squid, I bought a Fuji factory refurbished one for 200, and I would defy anyone to tell it from a brand new one, it even came with the normal 1 year guarantee.
These pics were taken with my old Fuji S8100, as it is a bit difficult trying to get a camera to take a picture of itself.
This is the beast itself.
30X manual optical zoom, and it focuses down to 1cm (just under 1/2")
It also does hi speed filming, up to 1000 frames per second, so that allows you to s-l-o-w down your videos so you can see what is happening.
A back shot showing that it has loads of gizmos that most probably will never be used. I bought the camera purely because it has the long zoom, great macro and hi speed video. Plus the next bit in the next shot.
It has a swing up viewfinder, which takes me back to my professional photography days, doing things at waist level, which is great for me, much easier to compose shots.
The zoom is fully manual, twist the grip to go in/out, like a normal film camera zoom, and if you want it to do, you can manually focus it as well.
I just don't know where that lens goes to when it is retracted, by the size of it, it looks like it should push the back out of the camera.
I just hope that this will produce better results than I have had in the past.
So now onto another item.
It seems like I am pushing Arc Euro, but I have nothing to do with them commercially, it is just that they are coming out with some wonderful new items (and it looks like there is more and better to come), and very reasonably priced.
A digital mic, 0 to 25mm, or 0 to 1", at the press of a button.
As you can see, it is the same size as a normal mic except for that big lump hanging on the back, but it doesn't seem to get in the way, as I was able to handle it single handed, even in my gammy hand. The main difference apart from the box is the way the friction works. It is the opposite of a normal mic. The ratchet is the big barrel and the full pressure is the knob on the back.
At the same time I also bought a set of mic adapters, but really they are only for use with digital mics as it makes reading a normal mic a little difficult when one is fitted. Some are more useful than others, but that is always the case with things like this.
Just pop on the adapter and zero up the digital bit. Now i can get into tiny places to measure up.
While I was at it, I bought the 25 to 50mm and the 50 to 75mm, I just couldn't help myself.
Where from, here of course.
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Measurement/Micrometers/Outside-Micrometers
Got to keep some pennies back as I am off to the new show tomorrow.
John
I am a great believer in good photos in the shop, as a picture can say myriads more than can ever be described in words, so what I buy, ends up as just another tool to be used, and spends most of its' time amongst the swarf and grime, with only a very odd outing to take pictures of something else.
Like usual, I have gone for a Fuji again, a SH10, about 2 steps, and a year behind the latest version, but instead of costing about 450 squid, I bought a Fuji factory refurbished one for 200, and I would defy anyone to tell it from a brand new one, it even came with the normal 1 year guarantee.
These pics were taken with my old Fuji S8100, as it is a bit difficult trying to get a camera to take a picture of itself.
This is the beast itself.
30X manual optical zoom, and it focuses down to 1cm (just under 1/2")
It also does hi speed filming, up to 1000 frames per second, so that allows you to s-l-o-w down your videos so you can see what is happening.
A back shot showing that it has loads of gizmos that most probably will never be used. I bought the camera purely because it has the long zoom, great macro and hi speed video. Plus the next bit in the next shot.
It has a swing up viewfinder, which takes me back to my professional photography days, doing things at waist level, which is great for me, much easier to compose shots.
The zoom is fully manual, twist the grip to go in/out, like a normal film camera zoom, and if you want it to do, you can manually focus it as well.
I just don't know where that lens goes to when it is retracted, by the size of it, it looks like it should push the back out of the camera.
I just hope that this will produce better results than I have had in the past.
So now onto another item.
It seems like I am pushing Arc Euro, but I have nothing to do with them commercially, it is just that they are coming out with some wonderful new items (and it looks like there is more and better to come), and very reasonably priced.
A digital mic, 0 to 25mm, or 0 to 1", at the press of a button.
As you can see, it is the same size as a normal mic except for that big lump hanging on the back, but it doesn't seem to get in the way, as I was able to handle it single handed, even in my gammy hand. The main difference apart from the box is the way the friction works. It is the opposite of a normal mic. The ratchet is the big barrel and the full pressure is the knob on the back.
At the same time I also bought a set of mic adapters, but really they are only for use with digital mics as it makes reading a normal mic a little difficult when one is fitted. Some are more useful than others, but that is always the case with things like this.
Just pop on the adapter and zero up the digital bit. Now i can get into tiny places to measure up.
While I was at it, I bought the 25 to 50mm and the 50 to 75mm, I just couldn't help myself.
Where from, here of course.
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Measurement/Micrometers/Outside-Micrometers
Got to keep some pennies back as I am off to the new show tomorrow.
John
