O Crominho do Técnico

I really miss caracóis in the summer/spring here in Boston. I’ve asked around and there doesn’t seem to be an easy way to buy them. Here’s a recipe if you can find them!

Some sundays just render themselves to provide us with pictures like this…

E-PL1 with a not so great Leica Collapsible Summicron 50mm

(Photo by Jimmy Katz)

A sad day. Check some great videos here.

The new Sony cameras NEX3 and NEX5 were released a couple of days ago. They’re Sony’s response to the micro 4/3 format spearheaded by Panasonic and Olympus. While the micro 4/3 format’s sensor is approximately 50% the size of a full 35mm sensor, Sony is using an APS-C size sensor in the new cameras. Below is a picture that shows you how it relates to the traditional 35mm film cameras.

Ever since they came out, people have gone crazy and either claimed Sony’s new format (E-mount, 18mm distance to sensor) is doomed or that micro 4/3 format (20mm distance to sensor) is doomed. All this based on a couple of sites that put some pictures up comparing cameras at different ISOs. All of this to the delight of the pixel peeping fanatics.

I think most of them are missing the point. Photography is not about capturing with the best possibly technical quality every moment. It is, first and foremost about about capturing those moments. While having fun. Yes, Photography is about having fun. That is what is going to make you pick up your camera, go out and take shots.

What I’ve really enjoyed seeing is people going back to their old lenses. They had been probably attached to their film cameras for 10 or more years now. With some adapters, all vintage lens – superb and mediocre – can now be used on the micro 4/3 format. Soon, they will also be on the NEX.

I for one am loving that Sony has now a new pair of cameras that with the right adapters can get people to use their old lenses. I am even more thrilled that this will make people not use auto-focus. They will have to devote themselves more to the shot, further pushing the boundaries of their creativity. Photography will be more fun!

Combine an iPad and a Super Mario Game…

This Sunday, we hope!

It took me one month to be able to run 3.25 miles in 32 minutes in the vibram shoes. It’s still tiring but I have no major pains the next day. More importantly, my right knee hasn’t been complaining and I recently realized that I can now stretch my hamstrings without my piriformis getting in the way.

I believe that more than getting me more into shape, running in a barefoot style has been helping me a lot with muscle imbalance. Beats the hell out of stretching a lot during the day and visiting the PT for several weeks.

Best 70$us I’ve ever spent on my health.

This is why I love Ricky Gervais. See how Letterman doesn’t know what to do or say. He’s just in awe about Ricky’s un-PC’ness :)

no iPad for me to play with. Lousy friends…

My next casual shoes, when they come out (April?, nope late May). Turns out that they will probably be Euro-only for still an unknown reason to me. My bet is that europeans are more apt to try crazy casual shoes than their fellows americans.

I’ve been loving to run a bit in my fivefingers KSO that I got from REI with a 20% discount. I’ve never had fun running before in my life. I could do some miles playing soccer but NEVER just running. I wonder if it was just my body totally rebelling against the gait I had… More to follow in the coming weeks :)

ps: This message was written while being sore all over my body, but even more so in my feet and calfs. Right knee has been surprisingly almost pain free(!)