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I have a Lumix .75x wide angle converter which has fallen into disuse and it occurred to me it might help the autoKAP hit rate on the Canon Eos M. The expense and weight of replacing the 22mm lens with … Continue reading
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The Canon Eos M has 4 important characteristics for KAP: it is relatively cheap has an APSC size sensor is fairly light at 380g (less than the 534g Powershot G1x) an intervalomter is availabe for it This makes it the … Continue reading
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Last night I was invited to give a talk on my KAP work to the Royston Photographic Society: I was determined to make a good case for KAP so I turned up early, found an open space and got a … Continue reading
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I’m preparing for a short talk on KAP and I need to get a grip on the options when explaining ‘why KAP?’ to photographers. The table sets out the options but there are aspects of KAP that don’t fit in. … Continue reading
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I was encouraged to see a 16mp Canon camera for £55 and pleased to see it had a CHDK build available. Having found the Ixus 7 to be a bit short of things I thought I ‘d give it a … Continue reading
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Canon Ixus 7.0 Leica X1 Canon Ixus 7.0 Leica X1 It’s rare for me to photograph the same thing at almost the same time with 2 different cameras. I’m having fun flying a light weight AutoKAP rig with a Canon … Continue reading
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This is the beginning of my build of Simon Harbord’s genius ‘Silly Putty’ (SP) AutoKAP rig. The dimensions are determined by either the part sizes or the jaw size of my vice. After reading up on the merits of hot … Continue reading
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Here are my 12 favourite shots of the last year. For one reason or another most of the shots I’d planned to take didn’t come off so these are the fruit of largely unplanned flights taken when wind and light … Continue reading
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The new version of the ‘look at me on YouTube’ action camera for wingsuiters, snowboarders and assorted ‘extreme’ sports enthusiasts is out now. The new lightweight wonder is under test by Wind Watcher and he has generously posted some sample … Continue reading
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A blustery SEasterly and here we go with the PFK: It took a little while for the GPS to get lock from 6 satellites and the speed readings are a bit misleading, I suspect there is more vertical speed than … Continue reading
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