Wrexham Mackem wrote: ↑

Fri 10 Jul 2020, 11:27 am

Sad as I am to say it, it looks like optical viewfinders are history.

DSLRs are history as well.

The electronic view finder's on the new Canon's are made by Sony.

Brian

There are reports that in video mode the camera overheats after 20 minutes in 8K EAW or HEVC. If you shut the camera off for 10 minutes to cool down then you only get 3 more minuets of 8K.



Brian

Just announced on BBC Breakfast weather, live from hangar 4 Duxford, the museum is opening on the 1st August. Edit - From IWM Web Site. Reopening this August IWM Duxford will reopen from Saturday 1 August. Member booking now open. General public booking from Wednesday 15 July. Looks as though as a M...

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600 and 800mm lens at constant f/11

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/cano ... /ci/47884/

Brian

I've noticed that my allotted entry time is 06.55.

Brian

Just out of curiosity, I clicked on the ticket link in the e-mail and hey-presto, the ticket was there.

Brian

It's heading towards Stevenage.

Logged into the members portal in Chrome no problems but no link to the e-mail ticket. E-mail to Membership desk sent.

Brian

Showcase days on the 4th and 19th August 2020
https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/showcase-days

Flying list 'SO FAR' for the BoB show.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/airshows/duxford ... lying-list

The IWM have 3 museums, a ship and an underground bunker to organise social distancing for. Might take a bit longer.

I've heard the Premium tickets are almost sold out.

Brian

PHOTOGRAPH ICONIC AIRCRAFT Look back to the summer of 1940 through your camera lens as a private area of the museum is dressed to form a life-like Battle of Britain scene. Capture Duxford’s historic buildings and airfield just as they were 80 years ago. Take photos of iconic Battle of Britain aircr...

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Wrexham Mackem wrote: ↑

Mon 08 Jun 2020, 10:19 am

What I'd give now for some Group B rallycross instead of an event that looks and feels like a computer game.

World of Sport and Grandstand on a Saturday afternoon. Mini's flying everywhere.

Brian

No matter what social distancing procedures have been put in place, isn't this considered a mass gathering which under current Covid-19 restrictions should not take place.?

Brian

£50 for a motorbike with one maybe two on board. Mmmmm

Brian

GeeRam wrote: ↑

Fri 26 Jun 2020, 3:59 pm

, which begs the question, among many, is where are museum visitors going to park?

At Trumpington Park & Ride and get a shuttle bus in. Honest.

Brian

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There were rumours in November that Olympus would shut down its camera business within 8 months, which was flat out denied by Olympus. Now, here we are, 8 months later, after several years of speculation and rumour and more denial, Olympus has indeed sold its camera and imaging business to a compan...

The UK's coronavirus alert level has been downgraded from four to three.

Under level three, the virus is now considered to be "in general circulation" and there could be a "gradual relaxation of restrictions".

Previously transmission was considered "high or rising exponentially".

BBC Web

Sitting in a hangar at Cambridge airport.

CJS wrote: ↑

Wed 17 Jun 2020, 12:52 pm

I'm sure that I have looked on Google maps before and these 2 weren't at Fairford

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6867735 ... a=!3m1!1e3

I spotted 3. One on the dispersal south of the runway.

Brian

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