Post by dee on Aug 9, 2020 5:01:45 GMT -5
On 7th May 2019 , morning my Cochlear Implant turned on .
Afternoon , Eliza confirmed with neck cancer ...
She now has the all clear , but no guaranties of course and residual effects of radiotherapy .
At least , now I cam 'talk' about it almost rationally .
It kept me going with 2hr visits to London for appointments and operation , and just before lockdown , for radiotherapy in Chelsea which involved a 30min bus ride through an increasingly deserted London .
A camera focused my mind away from the anxiety - although I had no idea of the intensity util a kind of cloud was lifted with the [almost] all clear .
Initially , it was around the Thames , being a tourist in my home town , trying to avoid the hordes - or finding shots the hid the chaos .
Then 6 weeks of that bus ride , top deck front day and night taken from a moving , or waiting bus .
The cameras are Fujifilm ,X-T1 / X-Pro1 , even X-M1 compact , the 1st digitals to evoke that SLR 'feel' .
They were never intended to be 'collected ' , the X-Pro was bought really cheaply with 27mm for a trip to Malaysia .
The X-M1 even less outlay for the 16-50 zoom ...
The X-T 1 , I admit was because of it's SLR style reduced to my modest budget .
This gave me the superb 18-55 .
I recognise , now that the old 35-80 suits me perfectly , I hardly ever use a longer focal length , other than a 35-80 cropped to 50-120 on the only A35 .
Frankly , despite all the hype in some circles , I can' differential the snap shots/files - all enjoy that 16mp sensor .
I have just bought the X-Pro2 , for no reason , but I wished to continue with that OVF but with greater control over focusing .
Maybe the X-Pro1 will go , but I need to get accustomed to it 1st .
Incidentally , many of my old film cameras are going on to e-bay as , at 73 , i have to have a clear out !!
Thanks
dee
Afternoon , Eliza confirmed with neck cancer ...
She now has the all clear , but no guaranties of course and residual effects of radiotherapy .
At least , now I cam 'talk' about it almost rationally .
It kept me going with 2hr visits to London for appointments and operation , and just before lockdown , for radiotherapy in Chelsea which involved a 30min bus ride through an increasingly deserted London .
A camera focused my mind away from the anxiety - although I had no idea of the intensity util a kind of cloud was lifted with the [almost] all clear .
Initially , it was around the Thames , being a tourist in my home town , trying to avoid the hordes - or finding shots the hid the chaos .
Then 6 weeks of that bus ride , top deck front day and night taken from a moving , or waiting bus .
The cameras are Fujifilm ,X-T1 / X-Pro1 , even X-M1 compact , the 1st digitals to evoke that SLR 'feel' .
They were never intended to be 'collected ' , the X-Pro was bought really cheaply with 27mm for a trip to Malaysia .
The X-M1 even less outlay for the 16-50 zoom ...
The X-T 1 , I admit was because of it's SLR style reduced to my modest budget .
This gave me the superb 18-55 .
I recognise , now that the old 35-80 suits me perfectly , I hardly ever use a longer focal length , other than a 35-80 cropped to 50-120 on the only A35 .
Frankly , despite all the hype in some circles , I can' differential the snap shots/files - all enjoy that 16mp sensor .
I have just bought the X-Pro2 , for no reason , but I wished to continue with that OVF but with greater control over focusing .
Maybe the X-Pro1 will go , but I need to get accustomed to it 1st .
Incidentally , many of my old film cameras are going on to e-bay as , at 73 , i have to have a clear out !!
Thanks
dee
