Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Very relaxed is probably the best way to describe the late afternoon. Got the chair out again, radio on quietly through headphones, and a book. Found the perfect part of the garden completely sheltered from the breeze while still in full warmish sunshine and that was it for an hour. A snooze may also have happened during that time.

One thing I must do is to sort out where to transfer the just matured ISA funds to. A small amount of the interest has been taken out to treat myself to an away day and a couple of other bits, the capital shouldn't be needed for a while and I can add a little bit of this year's allowance to it so I may look at a slightly longer term investment.

 

[Reynard]

Too true - the best investments I made as an amateur were a couple of the Canon L series white lenses (70-210 & 100-400). Not only for the picture quality, but I didn't lose much on them when I sold them off during the pandemic.

I have a 28-70 2.8L and the 100-400L. Both brilliant. I also have a 20mm prime and a 50 1.8 prime. The latter is Canon's cheapest lens, but optically, it is one of the best.

Also have a Sigma 300 2.8, which I bought used from a colleague when he upgraded. It's middling. But I couldn't justify the Canon version unfortunately, as the 100-400 is my go-to.

 

[blackrat]

I think that is the only thing that I can agree with Elon Musk.
He called President Trump's trade advisor a Moron!

Cat calling the kettle black. They are all morons, every last one of the sh*ts.

 

[Reynard]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Mind you, still got the away leg at the Bernabau next week...

 

[blackrat]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Mind you, still got the away leg at the Bernabau next week...

Bernabau
Which is what?

 

[Reynard]

Bernabau
Which is what?

Real Madrid's stadium.

 

[classic33]

Someone on here stowing away?

 

[Reynard]

I has a tired, so going to have an early one. First, to bank the fire, and then it's off upstairs to bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[Gravity Aided]

Ooooh, the Dark Side!

I had a Canon Eos 5 film body (still have it), and then went digital in 2003 with a used Canon D60. I'm still using my 20-year-old 1D mk2 - sure, it may only be 8mp, but good glass trumps excess megapixels any day. The only downside is that its low light / indoor performance is nowhere near where modern camera bodies are. I *have* to use flash indoors if I can't use long exposure on a tripod, as above 400 ISO it starts to struggle.

It needs a new battery pack, as the two I have no longer hold more than an hour's worth of "juice" these days. But I see I can get aftermarket ones for something like £30.

In my defence, I own a Canon G10, but I am mostly Lumix and Olympus M43, and Pentax for the big guns.

 

[Gravity Aided]

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Looks a lot like the late 70's early 80's, IIRC.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Cat calling the kettle black. They are all morons, every last one of the sh*ts.

I saw a car today with something written on the back window which decency cannot display here, but it was about the administration, was very funny, and very much a new thing for my bit of the Midwestern US.

 

[blackrat]

I saw a car today with something written on the back window which decency cannot display here, but it was about the administration, was very funny, and very much a new thing for my bit of the Midwestern US.

Please display it, we are all grownups - well some are. Unfortunately I live in a red state, so signs portraying the cretin negatively would not last long, neither would the person displaying it. Remember Jasper?

 

[biggs682]

16 degrees in the kitchen
Time for a few chilly miles

 

[biggs682]

Clear blue sky and a light frost when I went out a hazy thin mist when I got back.
First cuppa brewing
Fruit bowl needs topping up

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm up.. 👍