The lens saga continues, it is pretty goosed... I did manage to get it to take 'one' photo the other day (see right) but as a whole it is going to have go in for repair. Last photo with the zoom lens I asked here in Wanaka and they would just send it away themselves. And I could drive to Queenstown which is 50km away (each way) via the Cardrona Hill, or the gorge … [Read more...] about BLOG: The Lens Conundrum (pt II)
BLOG: An Aspiring Adventure
It was rather cold overnight dropping to 2 deg C and climbing to a 'high' of 7 deg C today! Brrr! Nonetheless I decided to set off to Mt Aspiring, some 50km away - with 35km of which is on gravel road. It was not the greatest of days with lots of cloud cover and a touch of rain, but I had the full-frame camera, a 360 camera, the drone and my trusty iPhone, with me. To say … [Read more...] about BLOG: An Aspiring Adventure
BLOG: The Lens Conundrum
Hmm, the 100-400mm lens conundrum continues. I went for a walk today with camera in hand and I was badly missing not having the zoom lens with me. Looks like I might have to post it to Canon in Auckland and let them work on it. I looked up some stuff online today saying it might just be the contacts that need cleaning. But not in my case, I think it is rather more serious … [Read more...] about BLOG: The Lens Conundrum
BLOG: Made it to Lake Wanaka
Well, it has been a mission and a half getting here, but have made it to Lake Wanaka. I noticed the night before that a screw had come out of the back of my 100-400m lens. Now today upon testing it is showing a 'ERR1' error and not talking to the camera. Whoopsie and I was of mind of the the first astro-run this weekend. Flying past Mt Cook / Aoraki - the highest … [Read more...] about BLOG: Made it to Lake Wanaka
Astrophotography at Atiamuri
On a cold night in April I went out to capture a bit of Astrophotography. First time in ages that there was no clouds or moon to ruin things. It was the coldest night of the year so far and the car reckoned it was 1 deg C at times, but it was well worth it. As the fog rolled in from the nearby Waikato River, I captured the centre of the Milky Way near Atiamuri in the Central … [Read more...] about Astrophotography at Atiamuri