So we got the expected updates for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, i’ll not be upgrading as my 6 Plus is fine.
The iPad Pro looks interesting, it will be dependent on what Adobe do on whether I finally upgrade my old iPad2.
A flurry of posts after nothing for a while
If you only check my blog every couple of weeks then you will not have noticed but if your one of my more regular readers who checks every few days then you will have noticed theres been a bit of a gap with no posts and now a huge flurry of catchup posts.
Well basically, after getting back from Orkney I started to feel a little under the weather, then after the weekend it hit me like a tonne of bricks, and I have spend fours days in bed with a blanket over my head not wanted to have anything to do with the world.
The fever, chills, constant headaches have now passed to the point where I can face a computer screen for at least a few minutes in every hour so I have been posting a few updates.
Shooting details
Even when on holiday to beautiful places like Orkney, I still look out for details and more unusual shots. The above shot of the cobbled slip way needed more dramatic light and then should have made a dramatic Black & White, unfortunately this day in Kirkwall it was bight sunshine.
Looking out for objects to photography, with it being a harbour then this lifebuoy just had to be photographed.
The last shot is the one that I think actually works from this set. After parking up near the harbour and walking into town this old petrol pump took my eye as we walked up an old street towards the centre of Kirkwall.
The End room starts to get furnished
Just to quick snaps of the end room, now with three large book cases at one end. This means we can finally unbox our books that have been in storage or blocking up the wing hallway for the last two years.
Not only that but I have unboxed my hi fi so we now have music in there. Currently only two sources set up, CD and a wired input from my iPhone. I am thinking about moving the main Apple Wireless Extreme from the living room into hear and getting a newer model for the living room.
Crazy but cool camera accessories.
There are a lot of crazy camera accessories you can buy, some are just crazy others are way cool.
I’ll let you be the judge of this one but I think its very cool on the right camera. These are wooden camera grips from JB Camera Designs. On small mirrorless cameras I think they can look very good.
Well its Home coming Thursday
Well thats it.The holiday is over and we are back home and back to the routine of work. While I took my wildlife kit I did not manage to get any great shots this time unlike my week on the Shetlands in 2013 but it was a great holiday nevertheless with some fantastic live archaeology being done in front of our very eyes and new discoveries being made.
Leica’s CCD M series Sensor update
A while ago, Leica published some details about potential issues with the CCD sensors in their M series cameras. https://brown-family.org.uk/m9-ir-cover-glass-corrosion/
Until now if you had the issue Leica would replace the sensor with one from stock that potentially could have the same issue.
Well good news from Leica, they have announced they have developed a new generation CCD sensor for the M series and from now its these that will be fitted to Leica CCD rangefinders.
We are very pleased to inform you that we have successfully completed development on our new generation of CCD sensors and conducted subsequent quality assurance testing under practical conditions. As a result, Leica Camera AG can now begin replacing the sensors in the M9, M9-P and M-E models that were affected by corrosion with sensors from the new generation.
Sensor replacement for M Monochrom models will also begin shortly. We will inform you of the precise date of this as soon as possible.
On this note, we would like to remind our customers that we can only offer replacements for CCD sensors for cameras affected by this particular problem; prophylactic replacement is not possible.
We thank you for your patience and for your loyalty to the Leica brand.
Read more on LeicaRumors.com: http://leicarumors.com/2015/09/01/update-on-the-leica-ccd-sensor-issue-for-the-leica-m9m9-pm-em-monochrom-cameras-2.aspx/#ixzz3kxP5faRu